My Turn Now...

We were getting ready for bed after Family Home Evening and as I started to help Freddy to say his prayers he told me, "No mama, my turn now."

This is his very first {all by himself} prayer:

"Heavenly Father.....
Thank thee...day
Thank thee, Auntie Kerstin
Thank thee, missionaries
Thank thee, Auntie Kerstin
Thank thee, missionaries
Thank thee, Uncle Taylor
Thank thee, Uncle Taylor
Thank thee, Mama
Thank thee, Daddy

Please bless Mama
Please bless Auntie Kerstin
Please bless missionaries
Please bless bed
Please bless leaf
Please bless bug
Please bless blankie
Please bless Mama...Amy

In the name of Jesus Christ AMEN"

I was crying through this whole entire prayer.

When he was finished I pulled him close to me and told him how proud I was of him, then I looked at him right in the eyes and asked him, "Freddy...do you think Heavenly Father heard you?" He looked back at me with confidence and said, "Yes! Heavenly Father heard us! And Heavenly Father love you!" Then he said, "I see Him..Heavenly Father and I heard Him!"

I guess he was right. It is his turn now. He doesn't need my help to pray, he has his own prayers in his heart and he can commune with Heavenly Father all on his own. When he was bearing his testimony (that is how it felt to me) about how Heavenly Father heard him and he hears Heavenly Father I felt overwhelmingly that this child is much more in touch with the Lord and Father than I am and that there is so much I can learn from him. How grateful I am right now to be this boys mother.

I have never been more proud of my son. I am also so grateful for living prophets who show us how to teach our children to exercise their precious, pure and powerful faith. Their faith is so amazing and I am seeing now just why it is so important as parents to make sure it isn't wasted.