Friday, August 28, 2009

What do you see?

While I was in Utah with my family I was making lots of trips from my sister Joanna's house in Layton (where I was staying) to Salt Lake City and back and also to Provo. This was so that I could try and see all of my family that are spread throughout that part of Utah. Every time we would head to SLC I would try to point out the temple to Eli so that he could see it. If you have ever driven that interstate before though you know that really all you see are the tall building that surround the temple. Well finally I decided that I would take the kids to the temple so they could see it and know of it's importance to me. So after Heather took us to dinner I asked if she would come with us and of course she did! It was so nice to have her there since my kids thought that the temple grounds where like a big flowered, water park to them. After we had walked around and looked at all we could before it got dark I wondered to myself whether or not any thing I was saying about the temple was sinking in for Eli. It was still worth it but I have to say that it became even more worth it when about two weeks later we were sitting at the table eating lunch and Eli holds up his potato chip and says, "Look Mom, my chip looks like the temple!" Silly I know for me to be so proud that my kid thinks his chip looks like the temple but it made me realize he really was listening! Ok so now I'm going to get all sappy but I am so glad that I have the gospel in my life and most of all that Keith and I were married in the temple so that my family will be together forever!

2 comments:

Philip and Jaime Connor said...

That chip really did look like a temple. It is cool to see that the things you have been telling them actually do sink in. What a smart, cute boy he is!

jojack8 said...

I'm glad you had your camera ready for that great picture; that boy knows a temple when he sees one! It's nice to be able to reinforce lessons with the little things in life...good work! Love, Mom