This morning for scripture study, Justin was reading in Jacob 2 about the "righteous branch of Israel". After reading these words, he stopped, looked out the window for a bit, then thoughtfully said, "It's sort of like the Kingdoms...the Telestial Kingdom is the top branch of the tree, the Terrestial in the middle and the Celestial is on the bottom branch. You want to be in the Celestial Kingdom so you'll be closer to the ground...so if you fall out, you won't get hurt. If you fall from the Terrestial Kingdom, you'll get medium hurt, and if you fall from the Telestial Kingdom, you'll really get hurt. If you're in outer darkness, you're hurt no matter what!"
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Where do you belong on the tree?
This morning for scripture study, Justin was reading in Jacob 2 about the "righteous branch of Israel". After reading these words, he stopped, looked out the window for a bit, then thoughtfully said, "It's sort of like the Kingdoms...the Telestial Kingdom is the top branch of the tree, the Terrestial in the middle and the Celestial is on the bottom branch. You want to be in the Celestial Kingdom so you'll be closer to the ground...so if you fall out, you won't get hurt. If you fall from the Terrestial Kingdom, you'll get medium hurt, and if you fall from the Telestial Kingdom, you'll really get hurt. If you're in outer darkness, you're hurt no matter what!"
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I am teaching Jacob 1-5 this week. I think I will share Justin's sweet analogy with his permission ....
Oh, that is so cute and wise! I love catching glimpses of little minds making sense of the gospel and the world around them! Thanks for sharing Justin's words!
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