When the Laurels were researching Christmas child we found an article on LDS.org that talked about a stake in Australia that collected over 1000 shoe boxes. So cool!
We were able to collect about 50.
On Monday evening Kendall and I went shopping for the gifts to fill our shoe boxes. We were walking from our car and discussing our prayers about the boxes and this young mother overheard us. She was holding her preschoolers hand and she turned to ask us if we were talking about Christmas Child. She said she was there too for her shoe box gifts. When we got inside there were about 8 Moms with their children holding hands in a circle. They talked about the little children in Honduras. How they don't have any money and not even a tooth brush. They said a little prayer to bless their gifts and the children that would recieve them. Sometimes when the little preschoolers were choosing a gift they would say "I want this" Their Mommy would remind them of the little children in Honduras that don't even have a tooth brush. They would ask, "do you want HIM to have this gift?" and the little preschooler would nod his head "yes". So cute.
4 comments:
Thank you so much for following up with this event! I can't wait for the girls to read this post.
I think the activity was a success!
That's pretty darn awesome!
That is awesome!! I love the note that K wrote!! How sweet!!!
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