Nursery Rhymes: Grateful to follow the prophet
After a month's worth of nursery lessons on the theme and variation of "Follow the Prophet," church president Thomas S. Monson has cemented his place as a hero in the hearts of our 2- and 3-year-olds.
The tiny children say his name in unison when I hold up his portrait. They've colored the outlines of his loving face in every shade of the rainbow. They've sat on carpet squares for almost 30 seconds at a time to hear his stories.
It was like a rock concert last Sunday when I brought my laptop to nursery and played the two-minute clip from last year's priesthood session of his famous "ear wiggle."
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