My Future Missionary!

So I have the cutest little 4 year old in the world! We wanted to start teaching Caleb about the scriptures to help prepare him for primary. About a month ago we went and bought this illistrated version of the book of mormon for him. I wasn't sure if he would really like it or even get bored of it. Anyway, we were pleasently surprised! He wants us to read it to him every night! He can even tell us the stories in his own words! He is so fascinated by the picture of the Book of Mormon that was found in one of the stories that he wanted one for himself. Fortunately, Brandon had an extra missionary one that he gave Caleb. We wrote his name in it and told him that it's a very special book. We told him how to take care of it and how to treat it. After B gave him that Book of Mormon, Caleb wants to sleep with it every night. So, he not only sleeps with his favorite blanket but also his own scriptures and the illistrated BOM stories. He is so excited to learn about the gospel! Last night I was reading him the stories for 45 minutes! He would've kept going but, it was getting late. He is going to be a wonderful missionary someday. This has been such a learning experience for us! We underestimated how smart kids are! This experience has brought a greater focus to our family of the importance of having family home evening, family prayer, and scripture study.

I thought this was a cute picture. I wanted to take a picture of his "Valentine Bear" that he made at school and he insisted on having his Book of Mormon in the picture too. How Cute is that?

"And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up." Deuteronomy 6:7