Simon Stander Wright Smith is just an inch away from getting his "Arrow of Light" which is a Boyscott award that signifies awesomeness. Of of the the last items on his to do list is to learn a little bit about a religion and then teach it to someone. Being Mormon, this meant that he taught us a Family Home Evening about what we call "The Restoration." Think of the gospel as a mirror. We believe that after Christ and the apostles were crucified, God's church left the Earth, as in the mirror shattered. People tried their best to do what they knew was right, they each grabbed a bit of the mirror, but it was impossible to piece together all of the shards. Mormons believe that in the early 1800's, a boy/teen named Joseph Smith prayed to find out which church to join and was told that none of them on the earth contained God's whole truth and light. Eventually the truth was restored to him, who became the first prophet of this period in time. Fast forward to today and our church is set up similarly as it was in the Bible, a Prophet (Thomas S. Monson) and we have apostles too. Interesting stuff. I'm a Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it. (p.s. if anyone ever wants to know more about what Mormons believe, or why on Earth I am one, give me a call/send me a message. I'm game for churchy conversations, a along as there's food involved:~)
Simon started us off with a game. I love this pic because it's easy to see his dalmatian spot on his hair. He was born with a dark spot on his head/hair, but the rest of his hair is blonde.
Explaining something important to the group.
He had the lesson prepared. He asked great questions. He gave everyone a turn to participate.
Basically, it was awesome.
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