August 1, 2016

8/1/16 Brotherly Love and The Whole Armor of God


     Today, at lunch time, I turned around and saw Peter feeding part of his lunch to his brother Joseph. So kind of him to share and fun to see his coordination improving. You can imagine him saying to Joseph "Say ahhh".


       Today Heidi suggested that for Family Home Evening we talk about putting on the whole armor of God. She put together the "armor". TJ kindly modeled it for us. The missionaries stopped by unexpectedly and looked up a related church video. I drew a picture on our white board. Elder Locklear and Elder Macbeth also made paper airplanes that we used as "fiery darts". David willingly let us first throw them at him to show what happens in a non armored scenario. He was a good sport about it. Then we threw them at TJ with his sword, shield and helmet. Not surprisingly TJ came through with nary a scratch but David would have been mortally wounded had the darts been real. We talked with the kids about preparing now for when temptation comes. If we wait to put the "armor" on till temptation hits it'll be too late. It was the kind of lesson you wish you did all the time. The kids seemed to have fun and hopefully learned something valuable. Maybe it will encourage Heidi and me to be more creative in the future. 


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