Monday, July 14, 2008

The Gospel According to Ella

So a few months ago I started reading the scriptures to Ella before bedtime. I usually just read a few verses. Sometimes I explain them, but most of the time I just read. I wasn't even sure if she was paying attention to anything I was saying, but I figured at least we would get in the habit of reading them together.
Well Ella has now decided that after I read to her then she reads to me from her "scriptures". Her "scriptures" is a very small wallet size photo album with about 3 pictures of our family in it. She opened it up the other night and started "reading" this is how it went. (oh and FYI: Ella really likes the Wizard of Oz)

Ella: "Nephi wanted to eat the fruit off the tree. It was yummy fruit. Laman and Lemuel were not nice. They did not hold on to the railing. They went to the big building. And then the witch came out ...."

This morning we watched Peter Pan. Tonight at bedtime she read her "scriptures" to me again. This is how it went.

Ella: "And it came to pass that I Nephi had to grow up." Laman and Lemuel told me I had to grow up. That was not nice."

So that's the gospel according to Ella. For those of you reading this who are not LDS there is no Wicked Witch in the Book of Mormon. :-) The "real" story of Nephi, Laman, and Lemuel can be found here.

I must say I can't wait to here what tomorrow's story will be about. Maybe Nephi will run into a mermaid.