We LOVE our Missionaries in the ward right now! Incredible young men that we adore having in our home. They uplift our family and help us teach our children true principles. Last night they came over, and taught a lesson on faith greater than Steve or I had ever done for our children. After reading Alma 32:28 about exercising faith, they had Carter and Addison do a Trust fall--falling backwards with their eyes closed and Elder Gates PROMISED to catch them. And he did. And they did it over and over again, and each time it got easier and less scary, because they KNEW he would catch him. And that's how faith works, they taught us. That the first time we have to take a step of faith, it might be really scary, and we might feel uncertain. But the more we exercise that faith, and remember the times that God has caught us before, we can trust and rely on Him more and more and remember that He will be there all the time to catch us and help us on our way. Thank you Missionaries, for that great lesson!
Elder Gates, Carter, and Elder Boyer
poor Addison didn't want to be photographed!
While waiting for dinner, they created this COOL game for our boys! Elder Gates made a grid of 9 houses. Elder Boyer designed some elaborate obstacles, and Carter and Addison collected cars. What they came up with was a Missionary Maze. Before each round, someone would put a star on one of the houses, designating the investigator's house. Another person placed the obstacles in the road (a car crash, a construction barricade, and a pond--with a duck in it...go Elder Boyer!) Then, the kids would drive the cars along the road, like a maze, to get to the investigator's house. Cool huh! It was a BLAST! The missionary maze game was inspired by the online version found here.
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