Ben has been asking some deep questions lately. Questions like:
****"Mom, do you really feel heaven 'close around you as you pray'?"
****"Why did Heavenly Father make boys and girls different?" And then, after some cursory explanation, "Ya, but, why did He make boy's and girl's parts different? Like why did He make girl's boobs looooonger?"
****"Why would Heavenly Father ever put any of His children into Spirit Prison?"
****"Mom, do you think that I'm holding to the rod?"
Ben keeps us on our toes. He does not accept answers that are meant to put him off. He is sincere in his desires to know, and his understanding is far beyond his years. He's a wonderful kid.
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Another Ben story:
We had a friend of his over one afternoon. His friend must have had a rough day, because he was whining and crying easily. I had let them play video games for an hour, and then I had them turn it off, and do something else. After they had played with some toys for a while, his friend brought another video game to me and begged to have more time to play video games. I told him that he could play it next time he came.
He shouted accusingly at me, "Why did you let us find it, if you won't let us play it?!" Surprised, I answered, "Well, first of all, I didn't hide it. And second of all, you've already played video games for an hour. You can play that game next time."
He began sobbing, and ran up the stairs. Ben, who had been witness to this interchange, watched his friend storm up the stairs, and then turned to me and said, "Well, ... that was unexpected."
