General Conference October 2018

So excited for General Conference this weekend!!  I rounded up the best updated activities and printables I could find!  Hopefully this will help in your preparation to make General Conference a success for your family!  

Youth Notebook
https://www.lds.org/new-era/2018/09/general-conference-notebook?lang=eng

General Conference Bingo, Coloring Pages
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/activities-for-children?lang=eng

New Conference Activity Pages from the Friend 
http://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/magazines/friend-october-2018/2018-10-0010-my-general-conference-notes-eng.pdf

Getting to know our Prophet and Apostles 
https://www.lds.org/friend/2018/05/our-prophets-and-apostles-today?lang=eng

Apostle Bingo
https://cknscratch.com/general-conference/lds-apostles-bingo-and-matching

Note Pages
https://cknscratch.com/general-conference/free-general-conference-note-pages

Apostle Flashcards
www.littleldsideas.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/apostle-cards-2018.pdf

For more ideas on preparation go HERE

General Conference Countdown- 1 More Day!

I love this quote from Elder Pingree Jr.'s talk "I Have a Work for Thee."  Can you believe it?  Conference is tomorrow!  So excited to hear from our newly called Prophet President Nelson and all our other leaders who will speak!

General Conference Countdown- 2 More Days!

This week I had a circumstance that made me feel amazed at God's divine design for each of us.  I really love Elder Rasband's talk "By Divine Design" where this quote comes from.  I know his hand is in our lives.  

General Conference 2018 Activity Round -Up

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' General Conference is only a few days away!  Here are a few helpful links as you look for ideas to help your kids listen, learn, and enjoy!  (Click HERE to see my original Conference post)  

Conference Notebook for Youth 

Conference Activities for Kids (Bingo!)

Easter Themed Conference Activities 

Easter Themed Conference Activity 

Simple Conference Worksheet 

16 page packet 

50 page packet

Senior Primary Packet 

Activity Packet

Conference Pages 

General Conference to do Page

Book of Mormon Coloring Sheets

Pearl of Great Price Coloring Sheets

Articles of Faith Coloring Pages 

General Conference Countdown - 3 more days

Does anyone else ever feel like this?  This comes from Elder Bednar's amazing talk "Exceeding Great and Precious Promises."  

General Conference Countdown- 4 more days!

This quote comes from President Eyring's talk "Fear Not to Do Good."  I love to read this talk when I'm overwhelmed by the world.  It reminds me that it will be hard, but good will always win.  Faith will always defeat fear!

Countdown to General Conference- 5 more days!

I thought it would be fun to countdown to Conference by sharing a quote from our previous conference, each day until Saturday/Sunday!  This quote was quoted by Elder Pingree Jr. in his talk "I Have a Work for Thee."    Such an inspiring talk that makes you want to let God make more of you in your life.  

Sharon Eubank - Turn on Your Light

I absolutely loved Sharon Eubanks talk from October General Conference!  I hope we can all turn on our lights!

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General Conference Preparation

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Semi-Annual General Conference  are my two favorite weekends of the year!  I've loved Conference weekend since I can remember.  My parents always made it a special weekend filled with great anticipation!  Now I try to do the same for my kids.  I'm going to share some ideas.  REMEMBER: Do what works best for your family.  Do what will bring you and your family JOY!   Don't become overwhelmed.  Pick one idea you like and do it!    

PREPERATION

-Have your kids learn the Apostles Names.  "Some might say it is not the leaders who are important, but the message they bring. Yet, if our children do not know the names of the members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, they most likely will not know their messages either."

-Where will the family watch conference?  Do we need additional tables/chairs brought in?

- Make a plan for Saturday and Sunday.
Plan your meals.  Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Plan your snacks. (Growing up we always had super fun food during conference, which added so much to making it a special weekend!  Did someone say cinnamon  rolls!) Plan a fun family activity for the afternoon break.  Something that is active after all that sitting!!! (fly kites, go to a park, go on a bike ride)  -Plan to get a good amount of sleep both Friday and Saturday nights, and try to get any household chores/yard work done ahead of time.

- What supplies/ activities do I want to have ready.  I try super hard to have everything we are going to need in the room ready to go.  Snacks, drinks, pens, pencils, glue, tissues....

-Activities for the kids.  I have found that my kids only have so much attention span for coloring type pages, and Conference bingo.  I print my favorites from the links below, and then I also collect all the "quiet" activity things in our house to have ready and available.  Legos (build a temple!), construction paper/glue/scissors, puzzles, chalkboards, dry erase boards, paint with water books, etcha-sketch, magnadoddle, stringing beads, lacing cards, playdoe, or the latest favorite is to crochet a super long chain.  Then I hit the dollar store/ target dollar spots to see what fun new cheap activities I can find.  At the dollar store I usually pick up pipe-cleaners and beads to string on them, felt stickers, a new puzzle or two, and whatever else looks fun and quiet.

   
**Pick the Apostle (Don't Eat Pete) 

LDS.org Conference Ideas (CONFERENCE BINGO!)

**Friend Magazine- Connect the Topic to the Apostle 

LDS.org Book of Mormon Coloring Pages 

**Modern Coloring Pages 

**Modern Coloring Pages 

Free Printables

LDS Word Searches

Dot to Dot Pages

**Conference Packet 

**Ultimate Conference Packet 

Conference Wall

**Conference Worksheet for Youth or Primary 

**Conference Bingo and Activity Page

**Apostle Bingo/Matching 

**Apostle Matching Game 

**Apostle Matching Game to Baby Picture 

**Conference I Spy Game 

**Conference I Spy Game 

**Scripture Lego Building Ideas 

**Apostle Go Fish 

**Gospel Puzzles 

Fruit Loop Necklaces

Dot Sticker Printable (Not updated, but can still use the 1^st presidency and several apostles)  you can use bingo markers, or dot stickers!

Treat Buckets  - Or snack buckets so its not as sugary!

Most importantly BE EXCITED!  Your excitement rubs off and your kids will learn to love conference just as much as you do!!!  Does everything run perfectly smooth and quiet for our conference weekends.  NO. But we try our best.    

General Conference Preparation Game!

And I'm so excited to share with you my creation of "Pick The Apostle!"  Played just like "Don't Eat Pete!"  I found the pictures of the apostles HERE. 

Simply click on the link below the picture, and download it to your computer.  OR click on the picture below.  When it enlarges, right click and save.  Print on card stock at your favorite copy store!  8 1/2 X 11 regular size paper!  Make sure to laminate it, so it will last!  

8 1/2 X 11 - With Names

8 1/2 X 11 - No Names for more of a challenge!

How to play: Place a piece of candy or cereal on top of each Apostle.  Have one player go out of the room.  All the other players choose which apostle will be "IT." (Say they choose Elder Cook!)  The player comes back in the room and one by one takes off the candy/cereal until he picks up "IT," then all the players shout the name of the apostle. (In this case ELDER COOK!)  The players turn is then over, and another player gets to leave the room.  This is such a fun game to help kids learn the apostles names!!  My kiddos LOVE it!

Preparing for General Conference= Learn the Apostles Names

When my oldest boy was 2 years old, I realized he knew lots of names.  Names of family, TV characters, and I decided he could totally learn the apostles names too!  I was right.  He learned them, and had fun doing it!  Since then I have always tried to make sure my kiddos know the names of the apostles, and can recognize them by their pictures.  I want them to love these men.  They are the real leaders in this world.  They are who I want my children to look to for heroes.  I also have learned that they listen better in General Conference if they know WHO is speaking.

Last Monday I posted these pictures found HERE.  I love that every time we pass by them, my 3 year wants to ask me who each and every one is.  He is learning them quick!  You can also print two sets of these cards and play a matching game with them, or go fish!

and just a simple list of their names.  Nothing fancy.

By Wednesday the kids already had their names in order.  (We learned this song with the old ones, and we just squeezed the new ones into it...)  Just simply displaying it in my home, gave my kids a desire to learn!!