Sunday Camden and Cooper came home from church with new copies of the Book of Mormon. These are the first scriptures that are actually theirs, so they think it's a pretty big deal. Not that we don't teach them at home, but I am grateful for wonderful primary teachers who magnify their callings and use inspiration when planning lessons. My boys have read from their scriptures every day since Sunday. They have insisted on starting with the introduction and have continued on to the testimonies of the three and eight witnesses. I suggested that they could just start in First Nephi, but Cam told me he wanted to read the whole book, so I'm letting him. It's a challenge for 6-year-olds to be reading words like ancient, beheld, Nephites, and those other scripture related words, but they are doing a diligent and wonderful job.
The reward came yesterday when Camden asked me when he needed to pray about the scriptures. I thought he was talking about the daily prayer that accompanies scripture study, but he was really talking about Moroni's promise that if we read the Book of Mormon and then pray to know if it is true, the Lord will answer our prayer. I answered his question that he could pray every day when he read. He immediately set his book on the table, and ran over to the family room chair to kneel down. He looked at me and said, "Mom, do I just say, 'Heavenly Father, is the Book of Mormon true?'"
"Yep. That's exactly what you say." I answered.
He bowed his head and a few seconds later came running over to me to give me a hug.
"Mom! It's true! Heavenly Father said yes! Now I know what His voice sounds like." Camden was so excited, and I was profoundly touched by the faith and obedient example of my sweet child.
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