Family Time

Last night, just before bed, I asked Marc if we could have a day with no TV on Sunday. (Unless it was a movie about Jesus or along those lines.) He agreed. What followed was a wonderful day as a family. After church, everyone napped and I was able to contemplate what I could do this month to help serve others around me. Then we had dinner together. After dinner Natalie asked if she could watch a movie and here came the real test, sticking to my goal for the day. I told her if she wanted to watch something we could watch a DVD called Finding Faith in Christ. For those who haven't seen it, it basically shows the life and ministry of the Savior. Throughout the movie I explained things to Natalie that were happening and took some concepts down to her level. I love teaching my children, especially about their Savior and how we can live like Him to get back to Him someday. I love the way their faces light up when they learn something new.Or when they point something out that I think is way beyond their years of understanding. One of the parts of the movie that touched me is when Jesus said, "...become as a little child, or ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God." It is through having children of my own that I have realized the power yet simplicity of this message. Children have a bright light in them, an innocence that we can only strive to emulate. If you guide them and teach them, they develop strong testimonies of their Savior. That he loves them as he loves each one of us. I believe that to be true with all my heart. I am so blessed to be a mother. To have the responsibility to teach and protect my children in such a troubled age in society. I don't know where I would be without the strong foundation my family helped me to build. And the strong testimony that I have kept since my ages of childhood simplicity. I believe what has been said that the family is central to the creator's plan. We must protect it and guard it with our lives. I hope to keep this goal of not watching TV on Sunday(besides such movies) and look forward to the blessings that can be ours and we strengthen each other in our family.