Olive's new first grader shirt!

Chris and I have been talking with Olive a bit lately about The Book of Mormon. Chris mentioned to her that when she turns 7 she could shoot for reading the grownup version all the way through before she turns 8 and gets baptized. She was excited about that idea, and asked if she could read the children's version all the way through on her own before her 7th birthday. Of course! And today she brought me my scriptures and asked a few questions about them. I showed her all the books of scripture, and explained about their timing and locations. Then we figured out that there are about 17 weeks until she turns 7, and that if she wants to read the children's Book of Mormon before her birthday she'd need to read 3 chapters a week. So we made a checklist/bookmark, and she read chapter one to me. Chapter one is about how we got The Book of Mormon, so we were able to talk about that a bit. Then I told her about the prophet Moroni's promise at the end of The Book of Mormon, and told her that when she felt like it, she could go to a quiet place and kneel down and ask God if The Book of Mormon is truly His word. I told her I did that, and that I know the book is true and that Joseph Smith really did translate them, and that she could pray and find out for herself. She was so tender and excited about this challenge to read and pray. We hugged and she checked off chapter one on her bookmark. Obviously, it was one of our sweetest exchanges to date. I am so pleased with the little lady she is and her willingness to have faith. She is a really wonderful little girl.

Got Olive's school pictures back today, they're so good, she is just so adorable. I love her dark hair and eyes and her freckles. My goodness. Also, she's been trying to write her middle name on her schoolwork lately, but this time it was initials. So cute.