This is simply for my own memory.
Today, while driving to the mall I asked Jackson (and Noah) if they knew what religion we were. A friend of mine and I were talking today in her car and her daughter repeated us saying "I'm a Mormon" and I wondered if Jackson would know to tell someone that if he was asked. Nope.
So I said, "Are we Mormon?"
Jackson said, "Oh yeah. I am a Mormon." (Noah repeated him).
Then I kept on driving. Baby Einstein was blasting in the back round and I was enjoying the quiet in the front of the van. :)
Then Jackson asked me, "Mom, when is Jesus going to come again?" I said, "One day He will come again and it will be wonderful. But no one knows when that will be."
Then he said, "So, I guess he will just land then? Maybe fly?" (I am pretty sure he was talking about taking an airplane). I smiled. And then had no clue how to explain His "arrival" so I said, "Almost like He is floating."
Jackson just stared out the window and I could tell he was trying to picture it. For him, I think it was fun to imagine Jesus flying. And I thought it was so sweet that he wanted to know more about Jesus coming again. I know Jason and I try to talk about those things often, but never often enough. I am thankful for primary teachers that teach him so much. He is at such an impressionable age.
This was just a simple little memory that I wanted to have forever.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Just to remember
Posted by Jana at 10:43 PM
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Such a concept is hard for me to grasp (or visualize) so I can imagine how hard it must be for our little ones. I'm sure you are a better teacher than me.
I never grew up knowing these things in depth I just thought Jesus was a story someone made up. Now I am a Mormon with information overload on the subject:) My mind is still trying to wrapp itself around it all. At least kids have amazing imaginations to grasp these concepts, it probably makes it easier and extremly interesting:)
So....those pics are so darn cute and what a great story about Jackson....love it!
When do you guys move?? And where?? And how far away are you from DC?
What a cute story. Kids take things SO literally that you do have to be careful how things are explained to them. When my sis was pregnant she told her 4 year old that the baby was in her tummy. After a few seconds of pondering this information, he asked her if the baby was going to come out with food all over him?! We laughed and laughed.
Beautiful story!!
Deaven (at about age four) said to me, "I can't remember living with Jesus before". I said, "I know sweetheart, that's why we want to get back to Him so badly". And then he said, "But I don't understand why you didn't take any pictures".
SO FUNNY!!!
We have had that exact conversation with claire- she wants to know if Jesus can fly. Like a superhero. My answer was Jesus can do anything he wants (I know, thats a real good answer). Then she asked if he had wings. And with every answer I gave she had a billion 'why' questions.
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