Near the end of the summer, Seth’s family had a special family home evening to read the last chapter of the Book of Mormon. Seth was so quiet that Mom thought he was asleep. He could imagine himself right there, hugging Jesus and feeling His hands on his head blessing him, just like Dad blessed him when he was sick with the flu. Seth had a picture in his room of Jesus surrounded by little children. Seth was very quiet as Dad read about Christ taking each little child in His arms and blessing him or her. They read about Jesus visiting the Nephites. “But you will fight against him, and Heavenly Father will take care of you, just like He took care of the boys in this story.” Remember how Satan wants you to feel bad?” she asked. You are determined to do what is right! You will have hard battles in your life. “No, I got happy! I think you are like the boys in this story. And I looked at you listening to the Book of Mormon, and I thought about how much you want to be good and make promises to Heavenly Father.” “I started reading about these boys and how good they are, and how Heavenly Father took care of them. When Seth looked over at her, she was crying. As Mom began to read, her voice got quiet. One night, after Seth’s fifth birthday, Dad started reading the story of 2,000 young men, the stripling warriors, who decided to fight to defend their parents, the people of Ammon. That’s when you’ll be baptized, and promise to try to do what’s right for the rest of your life.” And when you are eight, you’ll make a really big promise. “You can pray to Him and tell Him you want to do better,” he replied. “Dad,” he asked, “how can I make a promise to Heavenly Father?”ĭad stopped reading and looked up at Seth. Seth thought about how he sometimes argued with Caleb, who was already asleep in his bed. The Lamanites buried their weapons and promised Heavenly Father that they wouldn’t fight anymore. You can choose the right.” Seth felt strong, knowing that he could tell Satan no and follow Jesus instead.Ī few months later, on a rainy winter night, Seth listened to the story of the Lamanites being taught by the great missionary, Ammon. “Sometimes he will try to tempt you to do bad things. “Satan wants us to make bad choices so that we’ll feel bad inside,” Dad explained. Then he was so mad that he wanted everybody else to feel miserable like him. He was so angry at Heavenly Father he couldn’t live with Him anymore. Mom and Dad closed their scriptures and explained how Satan was a son of Heavenly Father who would not obey. Soon, he realized there really were things he wanted to know. He started to imagine the pictures in his mind-Nephi building a boat, Lehi blessing his sons. So he started to listen and tried to think of questions to ask. He didn’t want Mom and Dad to do all the talking. “Seth,” Dad said, “you can ask questions, but they have to be about the Book of Mormon.” Sometimes he interrupted with stories about preschool, or ideas he had for Halloween or Christmas or his birthday in February. Other times, he didn’t feel like listening. Seth did feel peaceful listening to the Book of Mormon, most nights. “Just listen as long as you can, and enjoy the peaceful feeling.” Some nights, Seth fell asleep before they finished reading. They read from the Book of Mormon every night. Sometimes they stopped to explain things. But you can imagine the pictures in your minds.” “There are no pictures for you to look at in this book. “This is just how my mom read the Book of Mormon to me when I was little,” Mom said. So how could they read as a family?Īfter Seth and Caleb climbed into bed that night in early autumn, Mom and Dad sat by the bedroom door with their scriptures open. He was only four, and his brother Caleb was two. Seth was confused when Mom and Dad announced that they were going to read the Book of Mormon as a family. You may also want to use clipart to help tell the story. *For Younger Children* Read this story and discuss the questions at the end. I feel the Spirit start to grow within my heart-Ģ. Search Ponder & Pray–Primary Song #109 or The Iron Rod Hymn 274
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