We have always tried to be good about having Family Home Evening, Family scripture study, and family prayer on a regular basis. It is difficult with small children and you sometimes feel it is in vain but I have always had a testimony of the big 3 and we have strived to do it regularly. Sometimes we have done better than others and we are by no means perfect. I know, big surprise. :) Anyways, as my children get bigger I am seeing a greater need to give them oppurtunity to feel the spirit and to develop a testimony of their own. They are facing greater struggles and need a greater strength. I am so determined to do all I can to help them and to teach them to be righteous and good. I have a testimony of the big three and we are again striving without renewed determination. Our bishop has challenged our ward to read the Book of Mormon this year. This is not uncommon and I have been challenged what seems like a million times in my life. I am in the Young Women's program and we are reading at the same pace. I love this. It's so fun to be at the same spot and to be able to talk about it and know we are reading the same thing. We are just reading two pages a day. We will finish just a few days before Christmas. What a great time to finish. We have been doing these two pages a day as a family. It has been awesome. We read while my kiddos are eating breakfast. I feel like we are giving them a little dose of the spirit before they head off to school into the wilds of the world. We have our family prayer and I send them off on the bus with a prayer in my heart that they will be safe and good. They really are such good kids. Here is a copy of our chart. My kids love putting the stickers on and I love seeing our progress. This will be the first time that we finish as a family. I am so excited.
Tonight for family home evening my Savannh gave the cutest lesson. I cannot believe the progress she has made and how I worried about her so much when she was 3 and 4 years old and not talking yet. I was so afraid she would always be behind. So afraid how she would learn and develop. Now my girl is at grade level and LOVES school. She gave an amazing lesson. She wrote it all out by herself and stood up in front of our family like a pro. So cute. I have always helped them with lessons in the past, but my girls can now do it all by themselves. They are amazing and make me feel like such a good mom. Here is her lesson typed directely from her own words:
"When you are 8 you will get baptized and get the Holy Ghost. It's a cool thing to do. You will be happy. You will feel a happy thing inside you. I love my family. We get baptized by our Dad. I love the church and my family."
She then read a passage from The Book of Mormon ABC book from the letter F
F is for family. Father Lehi, his children, and his wife left theif home to start a new life.
Then she recited the first article of faith my heart:
We believe in God the eternal father and in his son Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost.
I loved it, loved and it and am so proud of her. I worried about her so much and my husband always told me she was going to be fine and that I needed to just let her develop in her own time. I wanted a reason and a way to fix her. But, she didn't need fixing, she just needed time to figure things out for herself. She is amazing and I am such a blessed mama.
Here is my girl with her lesson.
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