Sunday, August 19, 2007

"Brother Sniff and the Two Jesuses"

The kids were getting a bit restless toward the end of Sacrament Meeting today, so I took them out to the foyer to wait until it was over. In the meantime, I asked Zachary if he wanted to go to Nursery with his teachers, Brother and Sister Kratzer and Brother Smith. He loves Nursery so, of course, his answer was "Yes!" A few minutes later, he started talking about "Brother Sniff" as if he was sitting across the room. I looked up and saw Brother James, the husband of his former Nursery teacher, Sister James, sitting in a chair across from us with his daughter. As I was trying to correct Zachary and tell him that it was Brother James and NOT Brother Smith, he announced again, "There he is! Brother Sniff...and Jesus...and another Jesus!" Then I suddenly realized that Zachary was noticing a very important detail that I had missed. Above Brother James' head and a little to the right hung a beautiful painting of Joseph Smith's First Vision. Zachary was right all along. It was, indeed, "Brother Sniff"...and Jesus...and someone that looks a heck of a lot like another Jesus, who Zachary now knows is actually "Heavenly Fodder." :)

3 comments:

Wendy said...

Zachary is so smart! He's going to be an awesome missionary someday.

Unknown said...

That's my boy!!! He's such a joy!

Kelly said...

It was fun to meet up with you in yesterday at Archiver's to see your little kids. They look just like they do in their pictures, gorgeous.