Don't let this sweet little face fool you.
This scene follows a 40-minute tantrum Tess threw because
she couldn't wear her monkey PJ's to bed.
I often have interesting conversations with Tess in the car. There is a church we often pass that had a large nativity display out for Christmas. Now every time we pass it, Tess calls out, "Jesus! Baby Jesus! Are you???"
So, I took the opportunity to test her understanding of Jesus. A close approximation of our conversation follows:
Me: "Tess, what do you know about Jesus?"
Tess: "Baby. Baby Jesus."
Me: "Yes, Jesus was a baby. What else do you know about Jesus?"
Tess: "Mama."
Me: "Yes, Jesus had a mommy named Mary. What else do you know about Jesus?"
Tess: "Shepherds."
Me: "Yes, the shepherds came to visit Jesus. What else do you know about Jesus?"
Tess: "Ship-chures."
Me: "Scriptures? (That one surprised me a bit.) Yes, the scriptures tell about Jesus. What else do you know about Jesus?
Tess: [A pause.] "Waaaaah! Cried."
I guess we exhausted the extent of her knowledge, so she had to resort to speculation. (Not unlike a few Gospel Doctrine classes I've endured. Come on--we've all sat through a few of those lessons!)
We had another gospel conversation in the car tonight. We were talking about what we do at church, and I asked her about the Sacrament.
Me: "Tess, do you know what we eat during the Sacrament?"
Tess: "Bread."
Me: "Yes! And what do we drink?"
Tess: "Water!"
Me: "Yes, we drink water. What do we think about during the Sacrament?"
Tess: "ABC's?"
Me: "No, not ABC's. Who do we think about during the Sacrament?"
Tess: "Julia?" (Her friend from nursery.)
Me "No, not Julia. Who do we look at pictures of during the Sacrament?"
Tess: "Jesus."
Ryan then took the opportunity to remind me that she has less than a year until she's a Sunbeam! I think we have some work to do.
So, I took the opportunity to test her understanding of Jesus. A close approximation of our conversation follows:
Me: "Tess, what do you know about Jesus?"
Tess: "Baby. Baby Jesus."
Me: "Yes, Jesus was a baby. What else do you know about Jesus?"
Tess: "Mama."
Me: "Yes, Jesus had a mommy named Mary. What else do you know about Jesus?"
Tess: "Shepherds."
Me: "Yes, the shepherds came to visit Jesus. What else do you know about Jesus?"
Tess: "Ship-chures."
Me: "Scriptures? (That one surprised me a bit.) Yes, the scriptures tell about Jesus. What else do you know about Jesus?
Tess: [A pause.] "Waaaaah! Cried."
I guess we exhausted the extent of her knowledge, so she had to resort to speculation. (Not unlike a few Gospel Doctrine classes I've endured. Come on--we've all sat through a few of those lessons!)
We had another gospel conversation in the car tonight. We were talking about what we do at church, and I asked her about the Sacrament.
Me: "Tess, do you know what we eat during the Sacrament?"
Tess: "Bread."
Me: "Yes! And what do we drink?"
Tess: "Water!"
Me: "Yes, we drink water. What do we think about during the Sacrament?"
Tess: "ABC's?"
Me: "No, not ABC's. Who do we think about during the Sacrament?"
Tess: "Julia?" (Her friend from nursery.)
Me "No, not Julia. Who do we look at pictures of during the Sacrament?"
Tess: "Jesus."
Ryan then took the opportunity to remind me that she has less than a year until she's a Sunbeam! I think we have some work to do.
4 comments:
nothing a few magnets can't help (kidding -- lk calls the golden plates a "treasure"
She is very knowledgeable! I do believe she was referring to John 11:35. Well done, Tess!
I love her little pink nose and splotchy eyes. You can tell it was a doozy! How frustrating not to be able to get you to grasp how important those monkey pajamas are! Dipsy understands you Tess!
T\It sounds to me like Tess is well on her way to becoming the great scriptorians that her mom and dad are. She's only two!!!
Ha, Reen! Good one!
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