Follow

In our Elders Quorum Presidency meeting yesterday President Fawson made mention of the one rule they have in their house; Follow the Prophet.  I've been thinking about that since then and tonight for FHE we discussed the importance of Prophets and following them.  It went pretty well.  I tied in one of the boys favorite auto accessories - the GPS.  We talked about how it shows us the way to where we want to go - it provides directions that if followed, lead us to our destination.  When we miss a turn more direction is given and though it may result in a longer journey ultimately we end up where it is we want to go.  I was in the hot seat with the GPS and came up with God's Prophetic Servants.  I know, it is a little cheesy but it works... right?  Anyhow we  talked about the importance of following the prophet and how his words will lead us back to our Father In Heaven.   We had a good time and I hope the kids took something from the message.  I will focus more on this as we move forward.  The idea is to teach them correct principles, not principles that I made up but those that we have received from the Lord.  Sometimes it can be easy to set aside your parents rules but it is more challenging to set aside the Lord's rules.  As a text for that we are reading the For the Strength of Youth booklet.  I think that will spell things out relatively well.