The Plan of Salvation

Tyler is learning to read and is doing quite well. He can sound out most words phonetically. He is constantly looking for opportunities to read.

Each Sunday morning, to keep my boys occupied while I get ready for church, I challenge them to find a scripture story that they can learn something about. Today was no different. When I finished getting ready, I asked the boys if they had found a story and Tyler said he had. As a matter of fact, he was still on the living room couch reading it.

I went into the kitchen to prepare lunch and he came in with the Illustrated New Testament Stories. I asked him what he had been reading and he said he had been reading about Heavenly Father's plan.

"What did you learn?" I asked.

" Well," he started, "I learned that Jesus and Heavenly Father had a plan for us and there was another guy who didn't want that plan and his name was...." He paused as he searched for his name. He was excited to reveal to me what he had learned. His finger led his eyes to the spot where he finally stopped and said,".....Stan."