Next Sunday is
Book of Mormon Day--celebrating its publication almost two centuries ago in 1830!
Compelling evidence also shows that March 26 was the date for the First Vision in 1820. This book changed global history and more particularly for the ancestors featured on this website, it was the reason our dozens of pioneers left homes in Europe to come to America. The current of faith run
ning down through the years is anchored by
records from generations ago. From
Wealthea Bradford Hatch who read the Book of Mormon to her Indian friends in New York in 1830, to
Victor Hegsted who learned to read from a Danish Book of Mormon at his mother's knee as a four year old, this volume of scripture has inspired, motivated, and empowered our lineage and our lives today.
After years of trying to educate, enlighten, and entertain my own family about the scriptures, as well as Primary, Sunday School, Institute, and early-morning seminary students, here are a few ideas of how to celebrate the Book of Mormon this coming week.
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| Joseph Smith birthday dinner |
DECORATE
- with gold decor
- with Mesoamerican-themed items; pull out those little Book of Mormon toy figurines
- with Israeli/biblical costumes/souvenirs
- with colonial items to represent Joseph Smith
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| Rice Krispie golden plates from Pinterest |
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| golden plates with Hershey nuggets from Pinterest |
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| maple cake with Book of Mormon "caractors" |
BOOK OF MORMON THEMED FOOD
- Waters of Mormon (label the water pitcher)
- honey (or Honeycomb cereal) for Deseret (Ether 2:3)
- maple syrup for Smith family farm
- curelom & cumom (Ether 9:16-19): unknown meat, label whatever you're eating as "curelom burgers" or "cumom steak"
- neas & sheum (Mosiah 9:9): unknown grains, possibly quinoa (serve quinoa and lentils)
- iron rods: pretzel sticks, or bury pretzel sticks in pudding like Anti-Nephi-Lehi weapons
- white & sweet fruit from Nephi's vision (marshmallows, lychees)
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| maple options |
ACTIVITY IDEAS
- write testimony on aluminum foil "plates" and bury them in the yard
- write testimonies in copies of the Book of Mormon; give out copies
- write on a Title of Liberty what matters to you
- write down faults/sins you're getting rid of and bury that box
- sword fight/laser/light saber/wand duel/tug of war between Nephites & Lamanites
- create Book of Mormon art (competition ends Sunday)
- learn new things about the Book of Mormon
- download the Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy app, podcasts
- read Book of Mormon books--pull out that Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites series for your kids, or pick up Grant Hardy's Understanding the Book of Mormon or Brant Gardner's Tradition of the Fathers
- download an e-book of your favorite Book of Mormon picture book
- dictate a page of the Book of Mormon and practice being a scribe
- create your own personal history/family record
- read scriptures together as a family
- have a testimony meeting about the Book of Mormon's influence in your life
- listen to/sing Book of Mormon songs (two not from the hymnal: Armies of Shiz and Moroni's Lament)
- camp out in tents and listen to a General Conference talk like King Benjamin's people
- climb a Rameumpton (ladder) and talk about Alma's missionary work
- read 3 Nephi 1 and turn the lights on and off and fall to the ground
- plant a tree/walk in a forest to consider connections between Sacred Grove/tree of life/planting seed of faith/fruit of eternal life
- read/listen to the Book of Mormon in another language you know
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| gather in tents to hear King Benjamin |
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| hold to the rod |
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| our Title of Liberty |
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| defend the flocks |
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| write on the plates |
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| fight the Lamanites |
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| read Tennis Shoes among the Nephites |
Other thoughts?
ning down through the years is anchored by records from generations ago. From Wealthea Bradford Hatch who read the Book of Mormon to her Indian friends in New York in 1830, to Victor Hegsted who learned to read from a Danish Book of Mormon at his mother's knee as a four year old, this volume of scripture has inspired, motivated, and empowered our lineage and our lives today.
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