Family Power Pack Lessons

This is a project underway in the Toran and Erin MacArthur home which we want to share for any who may be interested.  It occurred to us one day that there are a number of things that we want to make sure we have tried to teach our kids as they grow up - everything from spiritual lessons to life skills to basic knowledge topics - and yet it's easy for life to kind of fly by and maybe we don't teach those points in a well communicated manner.  

These topics are in no particular order and I imagine the list and the lessons will grow over time (unless I tire of it first!).  Feel free to make suggestions or share your own stuff.

So for starters, here is the list as it exists as of 1/1/2009: 
Introduction: Truth, Testimony, Christ-Centered Life
Lesson One: Character and Integrity, Ethics
Lesson Two: Education
Lesson Three: Heritage
Lesson Four: Resiliency - Keep Moving Forward
Lesson Five: Loyalty
Lesson Six: Others
Lesson Seven: Happiness and Optimism
Lesson Eight: Finances - Knowledge and Skills and Budgets
Lesson Nine: Civics and Government 
Lesson Ten: Duty and Responsibility
Lesson Eleven: Habits and Organization
Lesson Twelve: Leadership
Lesson Thirteen: Self Improvement - Repentance
Lesson Fourteen: Perspective: Local, State, National, International
Lesson Fifteen: Health
Lesson Sixteen: Time
Lesson Seventeen: Family, Traditions (Past, Present, and Future)
Lesson Eighteen: Friends - Experiences and Keeping in Touch
Lesson Nineteen: Memories - Photos, Video, Journals, Story Telling, Productions
Lesson Twenty: Technology
Lesson Twenty-One: Work, Hard Work, Division of Labor
Lesson Twenty-Two: Values, Priorities
Lesson Twenty-Three: Shopping
Lesson Twenty-Four: Being Prepared
Lesson Twenty-Five: The Basics of Science and Curiosity
Lesson Twenty-Six: Reading
Lesson Twenty-Seven: Travel
Lesson Twenty-Eight: Media
Lesson Twenty-Nine: Missionary Work
Lesson Thirty: Sports
Lesson Thirty-One: Eating, Restaurants, Cuisine
Lesson Thirty-Two: Networking, How to Shake Hands
Lesson Thirty-Three: Brevity, Simplicity
Lesson Thirty-Four: Humility, Meekness
Lesson Thirty-Five: Confidence
Lesson Thirty-Six: Courage
Lesson Thirty-Seven: Independency, Inter-Dependency
Lesson Thirty-Eight: Navigation Skills, Maps
Lesson Thirty-Nine: How to Find Out
Lesson Forty: Adversity
Lesson Forty-One: Environment, God's Creation, Dominion
Lesson Forty-Two: Racial History and Issues
Lesson Forty-Three: Free Markets and Economic Systems
Lesson Forty-Four: Fame, Fortune and Fools
Lesson Forty-Five: Culture
Lesson Forty-Six: Faith
Lesson Forty-Seven: Conversation Skills
Lesson Forty-Eight: How Things Grow - Gardens
Lesson Forty-Nine: DNA
Lesson Fifty: Color, Rainbows, and Blue Skies
Lesson Fifty-One: Chosen Challenges and Goals
Lesson Fifty-Two: Temples and Symbols
Lesson Fifty-Three: How to Work with Mom and Dad (And Preparing to Become a Parent)
Lesson Fifty-Four: Dependability
Lesson Fifty-Five: Manners
Lesson Fifty-Six: Forgiveness: Turning the Other Cheek
Lesson Fifty-Seven: Scriptures
Lesson Fifty-Eight: Agency
Lesson Fifty-Nine: The United States of America: Patriotism
Lesson Sixty: Music
Lesson Sixty-One: Interviews
Lesson Sixty-Two: Self Evaluation and Feedback
Lesson Sixty-Three: Listening
Lesson Sixty-Four: Hobbies
Lesson Sixty-Five: Gratitude
Lesson Sixty-Six: Fashion and Personal Care
Lesson Sixty-Seven: Brief Mormon History
Lesson Sixty-Eight: Holiday Traditions
Lesson Sixty-Nine: Soberness and Laughter
Lesson Seventy: The Founding Fathers
Lesson Seventy-One: Great Inventions
Lesson Seventy-Two: The Internet
Lesson Seventy-Three: In the World, But Not Of the World (Strangers in a Strange Land)
Lesson Seventy-Four: Fun, Adventure and Spontaneity
Lesson Seventy-Five: Honesty
Lesson Seventy-Six: Careers, Providing
Lesson Seventy-Seven: Revelation and Prophets
Lesson Seventy-Eight: Mathematics and Numbers
Lesson Seventy-Nine: Church Welfare and Service (and Mother Theresa)

What's This All About?

For several years now, the Jim and Sherri MacArthur clan has fairly regularly held a monthly "Sunday dinner" which soon also grew to include brief lessons presented to the kids, and another for the adults.  Topics generally revolve around family and Gospel topics (the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ).  

Because some of our family do not live close to Utah County where these have been held, and in the interest of providing an accessible site for sharing these ideas with one another, we are establishing this blog.  Time will tell what direction we head with this, but hopefully it proves useful.  And if not...well...