So last week we started reading the scriptures, with a goal to read them in 100 days. About 6 years ago I was in Young Women's in the Ranches, and we had a Youth goal with a scripture challenge to read them in 100 days. I kept my book with the scripture list and we decided to do it as a family. Every night we sit the girls down with their own scriptures, pencils and they have notebooks. They can follow along, or draw, whatever, as long as they are listening. We listen to the scriptures on cd.
It has been such a wonderful blessing in our lives, even in the short week. Jayda is so excited to read them every night and is in charge of the cd player and she follows along, stops to pause for questions and understanding, and is really enjoying it.
Halle and Mia aren't so attentive, but they try. They mark their scriptures (randomly - of course :) and draw and occasionally ask questions. But since they cant read quite yet...it is more challenging.
Sienna, well, what do I say. Of course she is all over the place and bugging Ryder and generally, not paying attention....or so we think.
After we read about Nephi and his brothers going back to get the plates from Laban...we read that the brothers were scared and started to run (from Nephi dressed as Laban) and that he had in fact retrieved the plates. When we were finished, she says...out of the blue...."so who got the plates? who was scared?" Of course it was in much cuter words and unfortunately I cant remember them exactly, but we were so shocked! Who knew she is paying attention.
Yesterday, Mia was taking a shower in my bathroom, and she was opening the shower door to look at the other girls in the bathroom...she leaned over and giggled and what not....well, as I was out of the room, she slipped and fell on the metal part that you step over to get in the shower...YIKES...yep, she landed right on her pelvis bone (right side) and there is a nice little cut and bruise there. She was screaming bloody murder of course and the pain was just so unbearable...apparently...in her screams....bless her little innocent heart...she said.." Why cant Jesus come and heal me?" Oh, I want to cry thinking about it. Her little innocent plea, through her crying screams of pain! I had to double take and try not to cry or laugh....but it was a moment written in my heart forever.
What a blessing to have the gospel to teach us and our children. The influence that comes from reading the scriptures is real. Our home is so much more peaceful and full of love and well..not perfect, lets be realistic....the girls still have their moments of arguing and fighting, but now, I have noticed, we have more tender and spiritual moments among the ruckus.
Sienna asked Grandpa the other day when they came over after church..."Where is your primary?" As in, where do you go to class at? (He was asking her about her Nursery, so she asked him about his)
What precious little angels we have for such a short time.
I hope I can be a righteous mother and train them up to be all they were sent here to be.
For Anyone interested: Here is the list. I believe you can copy and paste...perhaps. If not, email me. :)
100 Days Closer to Christ
Day 1 1 Nephi1 – 1 Nephi 3:10
Day 2 1 Nephi 3:11 – 1 Nephi 5:22
Day 3 1 Nephi 6 – 1 Nephi 9:4
Day 4 1 Nephi 9:5 – 1 Nephi 12:2
Day 5 1 Nephi 12:3 – 1 Nephi 13:42
Day 6 1 Nephi 14 – 1 Nephi 15:32
Day 7 1 Nephi 15:33 – 1 Nephi 17:20
Day 8 1 Nephi 17: 21- 1 Nephi 18:25
Day 9 1 Nephi 19 – 1 Nephi 21:11
Day 10 1 Nephi 21:12 – 2 Nephi 1:8
Day 11 2 Nephi 1:9 – 2 Nephi 2:27
Day 12 2 Nephi 2:28 – 2 Nephi 4:35
Day 13 2 Nephi 5 – 2 Nephi 7:8
Day 14 2 Nephi 7:9 – 2 Nephi 9:29
Day 15 2 Nephi 9:30 – 2 Nephi 11:7
Day 16 2 Nephi 11:8 – 2 Nephi 16:4
Day 17 2 Nephi 16:5 – 2 Nephi 20:22
Day 18 2 Nephi 20:23 – 2 Nephi 24:32
Day 19 2 Nephi 25 – 2 Nephi 26:15
Day 20 2 Nephi 26:16 – 2 Nephi 28:9
Day 21 2 Nephi 28:10 – 2 Nephi 30:18
Day 22 2 Nephi 31 – Jacob 1:6
Day 23 Jacob 1:7 – Jacob 3:14
Day 24 Jacob 4 – Jacob 5:38
Day 25 Jacob 5:39 – Jacob 7:7
Day 26 Jacob 7:8 – Jarom 1:9
Day 27 Jarom 1:10 – Words of Mormon 1:16
Day 28 Words of Mormon 1:17 – Mosiah 2:31
Day 29 Mosiah 2:32 – Mosiah 4:11
Day 30 Mosiah 4:12 – Mosiah 7:15
Day 31 Mosiah 7:16 – Mosiah 10:4
Day 32 Mosiah 10:5 – Mosiah 12:23
Day 33 Mosiah 12:24 – Mosiah 15:14
Day 34 Mosiah 15:15 – Mosiah 18:17
Day 35 Mosiah 18:18 – Mosiah 21:11
Day 36 Mosiah 21:12 – Mosiah 23:38
Day 37 Mosiah 23:39 – Mosiah 26:28
Day 38 Mosiah 26:29 – Mosiah 28:17
Day 39 Mosiah 28:18 – Alma 1:12
Day 40 Alma 1:13 – Alma 3:8
Day 41 Alma 3:9 – Alma 5:24
Day 42 Alma 5:25 – Alma 7:10
Day 43 Alma 7:11 – Alma 9:18
Day 44 Alma 9:19 – Alma 11:23
Day 45 Alma 11:24 – Alma 12:37
Day 46 Alma 13 – Alma 14:26
Day 47 Alma 14:27 – Alma 17:17
Day 48 Alma 17:18 – Alma 19:6
Day 49 Alma 19:7 – Alma 21:6
Day 50 Alma 21:7 – Alma 23:8
Day 51 Alma 23:9 – Alma 26:5
Day 52 Alma 26:6 – Alma 28:1
Day 53 Alma 28:2 – Alma 30:43
Day 54 Alma 30:44 – Alma 32:12
Day 55 Alma 32:13 – Alma 34:13
Day 56 Alma 34:14 – Alma 36:26
Day 57 Alma 36:27 – Alma 38:5
Day 58 Alma 38:6 – Alma 41:4
Day 59 Alma 41:5 – Alma 43:21
Day 60 Alma 43:22 – Alma 45:11
Day 61 Alma 45:12 – Alma 47:5
Day 62 Alma 47:6 – Alma 49:15
Day 63 Alma 49:16 – Alma 51:8
Day 64 Alma 51:9 – Alma 52:40
Day 65 Alma 53 – Alma 55:28
Day 66 Alma 55:29 – Alma 57:16
Day 67 Alma 57:17 – Alma 59:13
Day 68 Alma 60 – Alma 62:9
Day 69 Alma 62:10 – Helaman 1:7
Day 70 Helaman 1:8 – Helaman 3:28
Day 71 Helaman 3:29 – Helaman 5:31
Day 72 Helaman 5:32 – Helaman 7:6
Day 73 Helaman 7:7 – Helaman 9:17
Day 74 Helaman 9:18 – Helaman 11:38
Day 75 Helaman 12 – Helaman 14:3
Day 76 Helaman 14:4 – Helaman 16:19
Day 77 Helaman 16:20 – 3 Nephi 3:8
Day 78 3 Nephi 3:9 - 3 Nephi 15:14
Day 79 3 Nephi 15:15 - 3 Nephi 7:26
Day 80 3 Nephi 8 - 3 Nephi 10:19
Day 81 3 Nephi 11 - 3 Nephi 12:33
Day 82 3 Nephi 12:34 – 3 Nephi 15:24
Day 83 3 Nephi 16 - 3 Nephi 18:26
Day 84 3 Nephi 18:27 - 3 Nephi 20:27
Day 85 3 Nephi 20:28 - 3 Nephi 23:7
Day 86 3 Nephi 23:8 - 3 Nephi 27:18
Day 87 3 Nephi 27:19 - 3 Nephi 30:2
Day 88 4 Nephi – Mormon 1:17
Day 89 Mormon 1:18 – Mormon 4:14
Day 90 Mormon 4:15 – Mormon 7:10
Day 91 Mormon 8 – Mormon 9:21
Day 92 Mormon 9:22 – Ether 2:22
Day 93 Ether 2:23 – Ether 6:2
Day 94 Ether 6:3 – Ether 8:24
Day 95 Ether 8:25 – Ether 11:5
Day 96 Ether 11:6 – Ether 13:11
Day 97 Ether 13:12 – Ether 15:31
Day 98 Ether 15:32 – Moroni 7:32
Day 99 Moroni 7:33 – Moroni 9:22
Day 100 Moroni 9:23 – Moroni 10:34
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