It was Aaron's turn to plan family home evening tonight. I love when it's his turn because he really has a talent for being able to take more difficult concepts and explain them to the boys in clear, simple, and fun ways.
Tonight he layed my Moby wrap out across the living room to make a path. On the path he put to "barriers" made out of MagNeatos. The red one was death and the green on was sin. He put the boys at the start of the path and told them that the rules were that they had to stay on the path (so no going on the carpet) and that they absolutely could not cross the barriers, but that they had to get to the end of the path, which was heaven. It didn't take the boys long to realize they were stuck.
Aaron told them that Jesus had built a bridge (or banana chair in this case) for them so that they could get over, or overcome death. Because Jesus died for us, now everyone can overcome death.
The next obstacle was sin, and again, it didn't take the boys long to realize they were stuck. So, Aaron explained that Jesus also made a way for us to get around sin.
Aaron set up four chairs. The first chair was for repentance, the second baptism, the third receiving the Holy Ghost, and the fourth enduring to the end. As the boys climbed across onto each chair, Aaron briefly explained what that step meant, and a little bit about it. If we continuously follow the four steps that Christ layed out for us, then some day we'll make it to Heaven where there are lots of wonderful things waiting for us (like Easter candy, in this mini scenario at least).
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Where does he come up with this stuff? You guys should write a book. I'm totally using that for our next FHE.
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