Validation of a Parent

The weekend of Nathan's wedding, Scott and I received a very pleasant surprise. While we were in the temple watching my brother get married, my little sisters had Daniel, Tiana, Faith, and Michael in the Visitor's Center. Chalae told us about the experience as we drove home after the wedding.

She said that he kept saying "Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!" and was worried he was misusing the phrase, when she realized that there were pictures of the Savior everywhere. Danny stopped at the one that had Jesus on the cross and said "Jesus died for me. But he is alive now."

The really awesome part was when they came to the big statue of Christ. "I love you, Jesus!" he said, "Please talk to me!" One of the sister missionaries heard him, and asked Chalae if she wanted them to turn on the sound. She said yes, and all the little kids sat enthralled while Jesus talked to them.

Scott and I felt so much joy. You try so hard as a parent to teach and love them, sometimes you wonder if it even gets through. We were so happy to hear his little testimony.