Reflections

In our RS and Priesthood meetings today we discussed a conference talk called "Because My Father Read the Book of Mormon." It got Dad thinking about when he was Primary age in Colorado and how both his parents were working hard to help the branch there grow. That really impressed him. 

Then he wondered if our kids were impressed in a positive way by what we did, realizing that they could also have been turned off if their parents were too involved in church service.

Then he reflected about Mike and Brenda's family, since we were there yesterday and watched an interesting interaction. They had planned to go as a family to some pottery thing, but Mike came in and said he'd just found out about an Eagle's project he wanted to help with, plus it was yard debri day and the neighbor lady was having trouble getting hers transported to the drop off place with her car so he wanted to help her with his truck. Naturally the kids were right alongside helping too! 

At first Brenda was disappointed that family plans got set aside for service, but then he offered to take the kids to the Eagle's project so she could go to a RS function. Surely the kids had as much fun there with him as they would have had at the pottery thing. He is so service oriented that the kids will really catch on that that's how to live a happy life. 

Lastly Dad said, "And what do they learn from their mother? That a woman can be talented and accomplish whatever she wants to!" I also felt she was supportive of Mike (after expressing her disappointment).  She is service oriented too. Those kids could not have better examples.