Proud Mama!!

My lovely Chelsea accomplished an amazing feat!!

She had a goal to earn her Young Women Medallion before she turned 14. 

She worked hard over the summer to finish her last requirements. 

The biggest one was reading the Book of Mormon. 

She's tried several times in the past, but as she read, the words and the meaning 

seemed to get jumbled and she would get frustrated. So, she came up with a great solution! 

I have the scriptures on my phone via the LDS Library app. It has an audio option, 

so she asked if she could listen to the Book of Mormon on my phone 

while she followed along in the book. It worked marvelously! 

She found we was better able to understand what was happening and suddenly, 

the stories made so much sense! She came out one evening after reading and said, 

"You know that guy, Amalickiah? He's a bad dude! 

He tricked the king, poisoned the general, 

went back and killed the king and then married the queen! Seriously...bad dude."  

It's true, Amalickiah is a bad dude. But there are some good dudes in their too! 

I was happy to see her not only read and understand the Book of Mormon, 

but also be able to comprehend the stories and events and how they are relevant to our day today. 

On Sunday August 17th, just a week after her birthday, she was awarded her medallion in Sacrament Meeting. 

(She did earn it before her birthday -- it just took the Bishopric a few weeks to process the  information :) 

Good job Chelsea! I love you!