to listen and to play.

I attented the dedication of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple today. As I was sitting there, looking around at all the families that were there, I was jealous that my kids (and husband) were not able to be there. My mind started to think about the task ahead of me. The task that was assigned to me and that I willingly accepted, from my Heavenly Father, to raise and nurture my children in the ways of Him. It is a HUGE task...given the ways of the world today. I just try to think of things that I can do to instill in my children the knowledge that they are CHILDREN OF GOD. I believe, truly, that if they know that, and I mean, really KNOW that, that it should make life a little easier.

I am trying to be a good example to my children. I play the songs that Brooklyn is learning in primary, and Brison in nursery..(although you can only listen to The Wise Man and The Foolish Man soooo many times!) I love to listen to them and see them singing and dancing, and doing actions... It is fun for me and very fulfilling to watch them learning.

Brooklyn has grown in leaps and bounds from the first of the year, when she first went into primary. She has never been one to be shy and not want to go, so that was never a problem. Just the songs that she has learned has been an EYE opener to me. She came home one sunday and knew the words to "Baptism" and I didn't even know she was learning that. As we listen to the primary songs together, she will be singing along and then out of no where, she sings words that absolutely DO NOT belong in the song! It is just her way of learning, she sings what it sounds like, and then she tries to figure out what she is saying after.

For example:

I love to see the temple, i'm going there someday, to feel the holy spirit, to listen and to play. (pray)

Jesus came to John the Baptist, in Judea long ago, and was baptisted by immersion in the kingdom Jordan's flow. (it should be river...kingdom is the 2nd verse.)

How firm a dalmation (foundation), ye saints of the Lord.

All kidding aside, I am looking forward to the challenge of raising my kids in righteousness, and I hope that I do a good job.

A comment from the dedication, President Monson was talking about the opportunity that he and President Uchidorf had of taking the tour of President Obama's private plane. President Uchidorf was an airline pilot before he retired and was enjoying the tour and he took the opportunity to sit in the pilot seat of President Obama's plane. President Monson said that as President Uchidorf was touching the instruments, he (President Monson) told him..."don't do it Dieter!"

I LOVE my prophet. I LOVE that he is funny!