Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Parents Strongly Cautioned

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When Jack puts the girls to bed, he likes to read to them from Illustrated Stories from the Bible, and Illustrated Stories from the Book of Mormon, the classic, 1970s editions.
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By last night they had made it to Volume 9, which illustrates the story of Ammon defending the flocks of King Lamoni against Lamanite robbers. A graphic account, to be sure.

Thank goodness for this 'kid-friendly' collection!
Otherwise, the story might be frightening??
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(PS, for friends not familiar with the Book of Mormon...
You can read the story of Ammon, one of my personal heroes,
here or here )

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