ella home evening

We've started using the Church's new children's manual for family home evening, and it is wonderful. We're using the scriptures more and, whether reading or listening, Ella is proving herself to be an enthusiastic little scriptorian. Lauren enjoys herself, too, but so far most of her participation involves sharing completely unrelated comments about Jonah and the whale. She knows they're unrelated; she just can't get over it. "He was in the whale! And he spit him out!"

Last night I read the story of the loaves and fishes, then asked Ella if she could tell me what had happened. We were pleasantly surprised to hear her retell the entire story without missing a detail. She even quoted the scriptures a few times! It was so fun to watch, and helped us realize that it's time for the Moore family to (sometimes) move beyond simplified Gospel basics. 

Equally amazing, I learned that one can be inspired to snatch cherry Nibs and Swedish fish on the way to the Target check-out. Loaves and fishes!