Puppet Show

While we were living in Overland Park, Kansas the ward we lived in set up dinner groups to help everyone get to know others better. The groups changed every month and it gave us a chance to really get to know other families and gain new friends. The list was set up so that every month their was one family responsible for hosting the dinner at their home and the other two or three families would come over and usually bring something to share with the dinner. We had been to several dinner groups when it became our turn to host. We had one newly married couple who had moved in recently so that the husband could go to medical school at the University of Kansas. We also had an older widow that came to the house. We had a great meal I am sure, although I do not remember what we ate, and then it was our turn to share a gospel message. Maggie had made the plan with Patrick and Ella so I did not know what they were going to do. This meant that I was just as much a part of the audience as our three visitors. We sang a Primary song that the kids had been learning and said a prayer and then the kids got behind a small cardboard box to block them from view. Maggie then started to narrate a story and Patrick and Ella put puppets on their hands to act out the show. Their were a few times when they had the wrong puppet on their hands and they would slowly lower their hands to put the right ones on. Patrick and Ella put on a great show and through this small and simple puppet show they were able to bring the spirit into the room. The audience including me laughed and smiled and beamed with pride at the message they portrayed. Patrick and Ella really enjoy being the center of attention and they continue to be my center of attention.