Family scripture study is a challenge for any family for a number of reasons. It's difficult to get everyone in the same place at the same time. Also, it's difficult to read when you have family members of all different ages and reading/comprehension levels.
In our case, though, the problem seems to be that it's a problem because we're all together. Once one person loses it, everyone but Todd quickly follows leaving him to try desperately to rein us all back in, poor man.
Tonight was a good example. While reading Isaiah 49, we got a little, um, distracted.
Caleb: In Primary a few weeks ago, they asked us which of the 10 commandments we knew. I said, "THOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
Me: Did anyone get it?
Caleb: [Name of one of his friends] got it. But none of the other kids...But all the guy teachers laughed a lot.
Benjamin: Yeah, knowing the men who are teaching in primary, I can totally see that. Except maybe for Brother A. I don't know if he would have...nah, I mean he's seen Zombie Prom, surely he's seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail!
Nathaniel: "You shall not pass" is from "The Lord of the Rings"!! [He was totally appalled at his brother for not remembering this, btw.]
Benjamin: Oh, yeah! Eh. Same difference.
Caleb: Right, like when Galdalf used the Holy Hand Grenade to defeat the Balrog!
Me: Or when the Eagles saved everyone from the killer bunny!
Nathaniel: Or when the Ents-
Me: The Ents who say "Ni!"
Nathaniel: Right, when the Ents who say "Ni" kill the Balrog, because Ganldalf counted to 4 with the Holy hand grenade, and then turned into Gandalf the White.
Caleb: And then Gandalf stood on the bridge asking everyone what their favorite color was.
Benjamin: Grey! No, White! Ahhhhhh!
Nathaniel: Actually, the Ents who say Ni, killed the Beast of Ahhhhhh, too.
Todd: [Groaning] Guys, come on! Can we please focus, here??
All of us: [Still laughing]
Poor Todd.
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