King Benjamin in a Tent

On a family outing to Costco looking lifevests for our new boat, Dan spied this nifty little tent. After going on a scout campout with Bryce, Dan concluded that his nice two-man tent would not survive many scout outings with all the things that happen on a campout with 12 and 13-year old boys. When he saw this Coleman tent for $49, he was sold.

We have reached Mosiah in our family Book of Mormon reading and were reading King Benjamin's address. Since the people came to hear King Benjamin, setting up their tents with the door facing him so they could hear his words, it only seemed logical to set up the tent (in the living room since we had irrigation in the backyard) for our reading this night and read his words. Hopefully this will create a lifetime memory the boys will remember each time they read through Mosiah in the future.

Dan has a habit of setting up tents indoors. We have a picture of Lindsay when she was younger than Adam, standing next to our 6-person tent - in the living room in Tucson. Some things never change.