I invited the Beehives over tonight for a personal progress party, so that we could work on the Faith (#5) project.

First, I filled a bowl with water, and each girl got a glass. The goal was to see who could fill their glass first, using only the dropper and taking turns.

We went around the table, and each girl said something good about themselves, something they had done right, or some positive contribution they had given to their family.

Sometimes I interrupted with a “whoever has…”, such as whoever has rolled their eyes at their mom, or whoever has irritated their sibling, or whoever had mean thoughts about someone at school… And anyone who felt that applied to them (without sharing specifics) had to dump all their water out and start over.

The girls had a blast! They played way longer than I thought they would.

Then I read them the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, and the Savior saying He was living water. We talked about what that meant, and how the atonement did for us what we could not do for ourselves.

We went to the living room, and looked up the suggested verses: Romans 5, Isaiah 53, 2 Nephi 9, Alma 7 and 38, and D&C 19.

We studied these verses and talked about what they mean, and what the atonement is and what the Savior’s atoning sacrifice has done for us.

As each girl testified, they filled their cups from a pitcher instead of a dropper… the way He has done what we could not do for ourselves.

It was really special and tender, and the girls really had good insights and examples and testimonies. I was so proud of them.

And then they ate like monsters! Ha!

It was so fun! I love them so much! They even brought me a card and some flowers since my mom was so recently killed (and we talked about how the atonement is big enough even for that, too). I really do love them!