Nathan was in charge of F.H.E. (Family Home Evening, a night where we spend time together as a family, have a song, prayer, lesson, and treat) last night and this is what he came up with.
He packed a cup with flour, placed a plate on top of it and then turned it over, thus creating
Tower O' Flour
Tower O' Flour
Then he placed a single Skittle on top. Each of us took a turn with a butter knife, shaving off some of the flour until the Tower fell and the Skittle dropped, covered with flour. Nathan talked about how each time we sin it hurts us, like when we took the knife to the Tower O' Flour, making it collapse. Whoever was the one who shaved off the last bit before it collapsed was the one who had to retrieve the Skittle--using nothing but their lips. Megan was the first to break the Tower.
Nathan then talked about how repentance can be difficult and not fun, but at the end there is a reward--the forgiveness we need and desire. Hence, working for the Skittle.
We did the whole thing a second time so Jeremy could have a chance to knock down the Tower.
We did the whole thing a second time so Jeremy could have a chance to knock down the Tower.
He worried that he wouldn't be able to get the Skittle.
But in the end, he did it. . .with a mouth full of flour.
But in the end, he did it. . .with a mouth full of flour.
Can I tell you how worried I was that I'd knock down the Tower and have to stick my face in that flour? Petrified!
I was shaving off the smallest amount possible each time!!
I was shaving off the smallest amount possible each time!!
