They dressed up in clothes from the period of time that Joseph Smith was on the earth. Laurel said that they had these costumes made while they were teaching in Nauvoo.
Each family was asked to tell a favorite Joseph Smith story. Tyler represented our family and told the story of when Joseph played the stick game against a much bigger man. As they started the game it was neck in neck but Joseph said to his competitor, "Have you started yet?" Just then the pulled the stick with all of his might and won the contest.
Then we played some fun games that Joseph taught his young followers. The feather game and arm wrestling.
We loved learning from all the neighbors and family members who told touching stories of the prophet. We especially loved learning from Gracia Jones. She is a direct descendant of the Prophet. She told us that there are now about 100 members of the Smith line that have been baptized members of the church. Pretty amazing since many followers fell away from the gospel that Joseph Smith taught soon after his death.
1 comment:
That is a neat tradition! We overlook this great prophets birhtday too often. Thanks for the reminder. Merry Christmas!!
Post a Comment