{For Us}

Lauren came home from church with her picture of Jesus and the tomb that she colored in nursery. Then she proceeded to tell us the following:

Lauren: Jesus died.

Me: He did? Why?

Lauren: For us.

Dean: Where did they put Jesus?

Lauren: Under the big rock.

Me: Then what happened?

Lauren: The rock moved.

Dean: Who moved the rock?

Lauren: The angels. Jesus was resurrected.

So sweet and simple. Just when I think she is too little to understand a concept she surpasses my expectations. I am grateful that not only are we able to teach Gospel principles at home to our children, but also when we take them to church every Sunday, there are great Primary Teachers that help reinforce what we are teaching at home. Sometimes, I think she even learns things better from her Nursery teachers than from us.

One of my favorite hymns is "There Is A Green Hill Far Away:"

There is a green hill far away,

Without a city wall,
Where the dear Lord was crucified,
Who died to save us all.

We may not know, we cannot tell,
What pains He had to bear;

But we believe it was for us
He hung and suffered there.

There was no other good enough
To pay the price of sin,
He only could unlock the gate
of heav'n and let us in.

Oh, dearly, dearly has He loved!
And we must love Him too,
We trust in His redeeming blood,
And try his works to do.

It is one of the songs I usually sing to Lauren when I rock her to sleep for her naps. Although I wish I could just put her in bed and she would go to sleep, singing her to sleep has given us some good teaching moments. I have sung this hymn so often she now knows all the words. The first couple of times, she would stop me and ask me what a certain part meant, and I would explain. Now if I start to sing the wrong verse or get messed up, she corrects me! Although I cannot sing very well, music, specifically the Hymns and Children's Songs, are often a great way for me to teach Lauren and express my feelings about Jesus Christ and the gospel.

Dean found this video "None Were With Him" in which Elder Jeffrey R. Holland describes the Savior’s solitary journey to overcome sin and death and testifies of the resulting blessings to all mankind. It was really good, lots to think about.

Then, during our Sunday lesson, the Mia Maid teacher showed the video "Reflections of Christ." Which was also awesome. It made me cry. Very amazing!

I love this time of year!