Allyisms

Today Ally told me to close my eyes. She put her hands on my temples and said, "What do you see?" And "How do you feel?" It was sweet and surprisingly therapeutic, but I'm not sure how or why she came up with this stunt.

Then I returned the favor. "What do YOU see?" She saw a river of candy. How great it is to be five?

Also, my seven-year-old class is hilarious. I told them the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and challenged them to tell the story to their families this week. They got pretty excited and asked if they could act it out. I said sure. "Awesome!" someone said, "I'm going to wrap my brother in toilet paper!"

I told them they should ask their moms first.

Healing the Sick

I found this article quite interesting, particularly this part:

The use of medical science is not at odds with our prayers of faith and our reliance on priesthood blessings. When a person requested a priesthood blessing, Brigham Young would ask, “Have you used any remedies?” To those who said no because “we wish the Elders to lay hands upon us, and we have faith that we shall be healed,” President Young replied: “That is very inconsistent according to my faith. If we are sick, and ask the Lord to heal us, and to do all for us that is necessary to be done, according to my understanding of the Gospel of salvation, I might as well ask the Lord to cause my wheat and corn to grow, without my plowing the ground and casting in the seed. It appears consistent to me to apply every remedy that comes within the range of my knowledge, and [then] to ask my Father in Heaven … to sanctify that application to the healing of my body.”

Thanks, Leah, for sharing the link!