Family Night with Jack the Giant Slayer

After an opening prayer, read The Book of Jack together. Show the younger kids the pictures as you read along.


What did Jack use to get up to heaven and find an unexpected answer that solved the p
roblems he had such as not having enough food to eat or money to buy food with?

We don't have magic beanstalks, but what do we have that can help us "reach" heaven and find answers to our problems? Prayer can help us "slay our own giants".

Sing A Child's Prayer.

As we pray daily we are actually planting the seeds of a relationship with our Heavenly Father. How do we get to know someone? By spending time with them and talking to them. Can we get to know someone without ever talking to them? Why is it important to pray to Heavenly Father?

Jesus promised that if we ask, he will answer: JST, Mark 9:40-48; Doctrine and Covenants 4:7; 3 Nephi 27:29; 3 Nephi 18:290.

Do you remember a story from the scriptures when somebody else slew a giant? Who was it?

Read 1 Samuel 17:1-11, 16-24, 26, 31-37, 40-51.

How was David able to slay Goliath the giant? He had faith that God would help him. Why is faith in God important to be able to overcome hard things? Hebrews 11, Moroni 7:33

Testify that as we ask God for help in prayer, and then exercise faith that he will answer our prayers, we can overcome our trials or "slay our giants".

Learn the following hymn as a family:















Hand out this coloring page to the younger children:

For older children: Ask them to identify and write about one or more personal giants that they are struggling with. Challenge them to pray during this upcoming week for strength and faith to overcome their giant, just as David exercised faith and received strength to overcome his. If they wish, they can tape their piece of paper by their bedside to remind to pray about it daily. Let them know that they will be given time to report on their success in overcoming their giants through prayer and faith during your next family home evening.


Additional Resources:

https://www.lds.org/friend/2001/07/trying-to-be-like-jesus-christ/prayer-and-faith-go-hand-in-hand?lang=eng&query=prayer+and+faith


https://www.lds.org/liahona/2014/10/the-prayer-of-faith?lang=eng










http://fairytalesofkingjames.blogspot.com/2015/03/personal-giants.html


The Book of Jack