Sunday, January 24, 2010

Shoot The Lions

I hadn't intended to write every week about the sunbeams.  But they just keep giving me new material.  First off, we took them for our weekly walk to the drinking fountain.  They all saw the perils ahead and screamed, "Watch out for the walls."  This was without any reminder from us.  We tried to tell them to just remember that in our heads and not yell it out.


Later, I was sharing the story of Daniel in the Lion's den from the Old Testament.  In an attempt to engage the children and help them realize that being in a lion's den would be a not fun scenario, I asked what they would do if they were stuck with a bunch of lions.  One child rose his hand, because he clearly had the solution.  When I called on him he said, "shoot them."  I asked, "But what would you do if you didn't have a gun?"  The reply: "I would buy one."  Rather then try to have a logical discussion with a three year old about how there wasn't a gun shop inside the den and even if there was, the background checks and what not would take more than 24 hours, I just decided to move on.  I explained that Daniel's solution was to pray to the Lord.  Then I tried to relate it back to them and say that they could pray in difficult situations.  At this point another child rose his hand and said, "I don't have a gun."  Yet another child piped in: "I like trains".

Well, I guess this is just one more way that I'm like a sunbeam.  I'm sure the Lord looks down at me sometimes and says, "Why can't you just learn what I'm trying to teach you?"  My reply: "I like dinosaurs."

10 comments:

  1. You sure do like them don't you! It is ok, I think Heavenly Father just chuckles to himself too and loves us anyway. I just hope the sunbeams don't go home and tell their parents that they learned about shooting lions in primary. We might get a few phone calls or a visit from the Bishop.

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  2. I think that you liking dinosaurs has really slowed your progression. You should really work on that.

    PS. I would shoot the lions too.

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  3. I love this. Thanks for the laugh. But I like the parallel you made. You are right. I'm sure we miss lessons all the time that Heavenly Father is trying to teach us...or at least we are very slow to pick up on them.

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  4. love these stories!

    Let's face it, you really are just a an adult-sized sunbeam...

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  5. This post made me laugh out loud! I just love the little sunbeams. You and Robyn are the perfect couple to teach them.

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  6. Maybe the Bible forgot to mention they had conveniently placed a gun shop in the den...just in case Daniel felt the need to buy a gun when they threw him in the den...
    Great blog Jeff, your sunbeam stories make me want to have a primary calling :)

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  7. Did you know Perkins serves pasta? And it's yummy!
    xoxoxo

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  8. I think there were a few times when I was trying to teach things that I got the "I like dinosaurs" comment. I'm just glad you can appreciate a "teaching moment" when you see one!

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  9. I laughed out loud! Reminds me of my many years with kindergarteners. You never know what will come out of their mouths.

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