Jason, as I read your last entry it reminded me of an experience we had with Geoff just a few days ago. For some reason, he asked me to come into his room so he could ask me a question after he'd been tucked into bed for the night. I was a little impatient because it was late, and he should've been in bed a while ago. What he started asking were questions about the gospel. His first question was: "Who was Heavenly Father's dad?" He has a really logical mindset, so the concept of no beginning and no end boggles his little brain. He seems to understand that to some degree we simply need to have faith in things we may not fully understand, but he questions a lot. I worry a little because I find myself hoping he won't be one of those people who talk themselves out of a testimony through what they consider logic. My patriarchal blessing actually states that if I want my children to be able to make wise choices, I must not only teach them what they need to know about the gospel, but what they need to feel. I always wondered about that (am I doing that well enough, etc.?), but now that my kids are getting a little older, I see the wisdom in that. The spirit is so much stronger than our minds are. If you have any tips send them my way. I think we've had this talk before actually!
I guess I find it strange that Geoff asks questions that I don't ever recall asking myself as a kid. All of our kids are definitely strong indivduals and hopefully, if we play our cards right in teaching them, they will be great influences in the gospel. Geoff asks everyone if they go to church and if they don't, why not? He already seems to have a deep rooted feeling about the gospel, but there are days when he doesn't seem to care at all.
It defintely makes you proud to be a parent when you can tell that your kids are learning what they need to know to be truly happy in life. Here's to hoping those teaching moments will continue....
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Just a comment about all this parenting talk...
Mike and I taught the family relations class in our ward and one of the lessons was on teaching your children. Anyway, three things that we taught and thought were really important in the lesson were 1-you have to understand the gospel yourself, 2-you have to be intune to the spirit so that when the spirit tells you "teach this principle now" you will hear the prompting, and 3-you must actively find teaching moments in everyday experiences so that you can activate the minds of your children. I really think this is true and I am sure you are already doing these things.
I liked how you wrote: "...the concept of no beginning and no end boggles his little brain."
I must have a little brain, too.
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