Last night had to be the best FHE (Family Home Evening) that we've had in a long time. The success of the lesson caused me to reflect on one of my favorite conference talks by Elder Bednar:
http://lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/watching-with-all-perseverance?lang=eng
Sunday afternoon as I left a home teaching visit, a family member of the home I was visiting passed me while I was on my way out...it was her father. He, being blind, was led by his teenage son. The next day, while outside, some dust got in my eye and as I struggled with trying to remove the dust I thought of that father and how lucky I am that I have my sight. As my eyes cleared, I looked up to see a beautiful blue sky with clouds scattered about and began to think about all of the beautiful things that my eyes were meant to see. That is when I got the idea for my awesome lesson.
There have been many a lesson that have failed (in my opinion) because they were too regimented or planned out but this time I thought I would try something different. First, we talked about the fact that the Lord created our bodies and their various parts for reasons. (Obviously because I have two young and silly boys....certain body parts were left out of the discussion.) We then talked about things that our specific body parts were not created for and ended with what useful things the Lord wants us to do with our body parts. Well I noticed a pattern in their answers with the DO NOT list which mostly involved kicking and punching etc...but I was so happy with the DO list especially when it came down to the final appendage which I saved to the end....our hands. Priesthood ordination, blessings, praying the "hands" list was by far the longest....finally we talked about the Savior and the things he did with his hands - the boys were so into the lesson it was AWESOME! It helped them and myself to realize that even though there is so much out there for us to access or participate in....we were made for good.
So that's about it for tonight....the dirty dishes are calling. I'll end with a question/quote from Jaiden earlier this week:
"Dad....so when we get married in the temple...do we just go in and choose a girl?"
If only it was that simple.
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