Last night for family home evening we had a lesson to help us get ready for the upcoming General Conference. I set up a play tent in the living room with the door opening towards a picture of the temple. We sat (quite snugly) in the tent and read from the Book of Mormon the account of King Benjamin gathering his people together at the temple to hear his words (Mosiah 2:1-8). I asked the boys why it was important for the prophet to speak to us and they replied, "to teach us, it's kind of like going to school," "to tell us things." It was fun to hear their simple yet truthful answers. We then talked about things we could do to help us listen to the propthet during conference. We set a goal for each of us to listen for one thing during conference that will help us be like Jesus. I then had the boys draw pictures of our prophet today, President Thomas S. Monson. Here are their masterpieces. It's fun to see the difference in details from the youngest to the oldest.
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| This was one of the first times Thomas has drawn a recognizable person. Notice his circle head, two eyes, mouth, arms, legs and the line below the mouth is his tie, according to Thomas. |
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| William's prophet with a super-human arm. |
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| Hryum's very detailed picture including, stand, microphone, flowers, audience and a message from the prophet telling us, "do not smoke." |
Oh, how I love it when family night is a success, ending with priceless memories instead of contention and frustration.
1 comment:
What a cute idea, Holly! I love that you read directly from the scriptures instead of summarizing or using pictures. What a great way for your boys to feel the power in that book!
And who says the prophet doesn't have a superhuman arm -- you never know. :)
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