What Eddie Said

Eddie, while running his finger under the print in his Book of Mormon, "read": "And it come to pass that Enos saw the tree with the fruit all lit up and Heavenly Father told him not to eat the fruit, but he ate it. He didn't listen and obey, and Heavenly Father said he couldn't eat any fruit any of the days, but he ate the fruit all of the days. He didn't listen and obey. Then Enos thought, "Oohh" (said in a sad voice), and he listened and obeyed."

Eddie read this last night at scripture time. We were shocked he knew the scripture phrase "and it came to pass". He is using Enos's name (we are reading in Enos for family scripture time) and telling Adam's story, but including the detail of the white fruit from Lehi's dream! And of course he is very focused on choices and consequences, which is what we spend a lot of our time talking about these days. I am so pleased that our efforts to read the scriptures daily and to tell Eddie scriptures stories are paying off. We honestly had no idea he was even listening! This gives me a lot of happiness and encouragement, and it makes me very hopeful and sure that Eddie will grow up to be happy and capable. I am so thankful for the scriptures, for the anchor they are for me and my family.