As one must who lives in Utah I got online to enter the lottery for the Christmas Concert tickets. They are highly coveted come December and honestly hard to come by. While on the web-site I noticed all these other awesome events to attend. One of which is the Joseph Smith movie at the Legacy Theater. I am ashamed to admit that we hadn't even seen it yet. It has been out long enough that you don't need to bother with getting tickets anymore so on Saturday I hauled the kids down to temple square to watch the Joseph Smith movie.
We were supposed to be in Moab this weekend but had to cancel our trip due to Byron being on the D.L. list. Last week I had the worst cold of my life, the week before that Ali was puking up her guts and now Byron is having a turn. Watch out boys...they have been warned. So we are doing our best to have some fun on our Utah Fall holiday, UEA weekend. The kids had half day Wednesday and no school Thursday and Friday. So Moab would have been awesome but alas it was not to be.
The movie....it was good. I cried an in appropriate amount, like is normal for me. Carter was enraptured by the movie. His eyes were glued, his face was appropriately forlorn and concerned and you could see his brain processing all of the new information. Tyler was slightly less engrossed in the film but also right there with the storyline. Ali was asking me when it was going to be over. Annoying but she is six.
This week I had been reading a book called The Expected One by Kathleen McGowen I believe. Very good book. Interesting read. This book definitely stretches your mind and makes you wonder about what you believe. I have not adopted the book as doctrine by any means but it was an interesting read and I have been rethinking what we know and how we know it, which is what I believe the author intended to do. History in general and at large is called into question.
It was interesting to watch this movie on Joseph Smith's life right on the heels of this "rethink what you think you know" book. This should be the point where I put in my big mind blowing conclusion but I don't really have one. I am thinking though and as I listen to things I have heard all my life it is good to re-think and re-commit and assess exactly where you are and what level you are living at.
Joseph Smith was an amazing teenager. He was born into an environment that allowed him to find truth at his own speed and question what he was learning. I hope we are able to allow our kids to do the same. He endured much in restoring the gospel of Christ back to the earth. I always like to believe there is a possibility of more knowledge that God may someday send us. I am excited about new doctrine and progress in the church. Sometimes it challenges or faith to wait for it. Maybe the reason for the church seeming slow in it's release of doctrine is the Lord allows his children to find answers on their own and then he confirms what they have learned with revelation from the leaders. This has been an interesting week for me of thinking and re-assessing what it is I really believe. Joseph Smith was the prophet of the restoration and I am so grateful that my kids are able to learn more about him and understand a little more about the early days of the church.
We spent a little time being tourists in our own city. We walked through the visitors center and looked around. We watched a few fun Mormon Ads they had playing inside the south visitors center. The kids peered into a diorama of the Salt Lake temple where you can see what the rooms inside look like.
As we were leaving we decided to take a carriage ride around town. You should have seen how excited Ty was when the driver let him hold the horse whip. His smile was from ear to ear. That boy has an affinity for weapons. It was a fun afternoon and I hope it will be a memorable one for them.
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