Let's Think About Enos - April 15-21 - Week 16

Cindy: Hi friends, welcome back to Primarily Scripture. I'm Cindy Young, and today I've got Bryson with me. Hey Bryson.  

Bryson: Hi!

C: Bryson is 11 years old, and he loves to play baseball, and today he and I are going to be going over, let's see, what are we reading in Come Follow Me?  

B: We were covering Enos, Jarom, Omni, and Words of Mormon.  

C: That's right. Lots of books, but they're all super tiny, like one chapter each. So there's a very famous story in the Book of Enos. Do you know this story? 

B: Um, so Enos went into the forest, and in the scriptures it said he went to hunt beasts. But, he went into the forest, and he, prayed for,  all day and some of the night.  

C: That's right.  What do we do when we read our scriptures if it's a story you already know? It's not like you're learning something new, right? You already know this story.   

B: Um, you can read it and see if you get anything out of it, and you can   learn more about it.  

C: Definitely. there are always new things to learn in the scriptures. How many times do you think the prophet has read the Book of Mormon? 

B: A ton. 

C: Do you think that means that he's stopped reading it because he's already read it before?  

B: No. 

C: Definitely not.  You already know the story, so what else can we find here?  So let's go ahead and turn to our worksheets -  PrimarilyScripture.com   - you can download them for free. All right, so on page two of the worksheets are the verses about Enos.   And we've got three activities down the side.  Which one do you want to go over today, Bryson? 

B: "Imagine His Feelings."  

C: I love this one. Love this one. What's the first question on this activity?

B: What does it mean to wrestle? Why do you think Enos used that word?  

C: Okay, so let's look at verse 2 because that's where we find that word. Will you read verse 2 for me?  

B: "And I will tell you of the wrestle which I had before God, before I received a remission of my sins."  

C: Excellent. Okay, so what does it mean to wrestle? 

B: Um,  like you're trying to get somebody pinned on the ground. 

C:  You probably wrestle with your brothers.  

B: Yeah.  =o)

C: Yeah. So do you think Enos was wrestling with the spirit, trying to pin the spirit to the ground? 

B: No, not really. 

C: No, probably not. So why would he choose that word? 

 B: Um, maybe they had an argument  

C: Maybe. I've had times where in my prayers, I kind of had an argument it's not a real argument, right? But it's like frustration, maybe.   Do you think it was easy for him to pray all day and all night?  

B: No. 

C: So maybe he's thinking about how hard it was, that there was a lot of effort involved. It wasn't just him going, yep, I said a prayer and now I'm done. He had to really work at it. Have you ever done anything for a long time and it got hard after a little while? 

B: Yeah. 

C: Yeah.  Like what? 

B: Um, like today, we were making a chicken coop, and we had to move some heavy pieces of wood, and it was really hard.  

C:  Was the first piece you moved hard?  

B: Um, it wasn't very hard, but as you kept going, it got a bit harder and harder and harder. 

C: So maybe when he started to pray, it was easier, but then he had to put forth a lot of effort to really keep going.  

B: Yeah.  

C: Okay, let's keep going. Will you read verse four? 

B: "And my soul hungered; and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto Him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long I did cry unto Him; yea, and when the night came I still did raise my voice high, that it reached the heavens."  

C: The next question asks, Why would Enos say that he hungered?  I mean, he was out hunting. Maybe he really wanted some dinner. 

B: But maybe he also, like, wanted to not have as many sins, and that's why he was praying and trying to repent.  

 C: So,  do you think him being hungry for repentance, influenced the way that he prayed? 

B: Um,  it could help him pray more meaningful.   And that's probably why he prayed for so long.  

C: Yes. That's what I was going to ask, was if he wasn't hungry, do you think he would have prayed all day and all night? 

B: No, I don't think he would have. 

C:  I agree. I think you're right.  Okay, so the next question is, what other words or phrases can you find in verse four that tell you how Enos was feeling? So let's look again. What other words can you find?  

B: Supplication for mine own soul 

C: Oh, what do you think of when you read supplication?  And I'm going to highlight this, too. Do you know what supplication is?  

B: Um, no. 

C: Supplication is when you are humbly asking very sincerely, and begging. Please, please, please? Please?!  Have you ever asked for something like that?  

B: Let's see. I know I have. Probably a lot of times. I'm trying to think of which one I should do.  Sometimes, I really want to play video games.  also, sometimes, like, on Christmas,  in my mind, I'm like, please, please, please, please, please. 

C: Yeah, where you just really want it.  If that's how he was praying, it kind of gives us an idea of how he was feeling, doesn't it?  Any other words that you see there in verse four?  
B: Um,  I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens.  

C: Oh, I love that.  Why would him raising his voice high  tell us anything? What does that tell us?  

B: That he was, like, trying to pray louder  and, like, make sure Heavenly Father heard him. And he was also putting a lot of meaning into his prayer.  

C: Definitely. I like that. I like that.   Have you ever done something for a while? And when answers didn't come right away, you just kind of felt like giving up? 

B: Um, yeah. 

C: So why did Enos not give up?  

B: Because he really wanted to repent. And he really wanted to be able to go back to Heavenly Father. 

C: That desire was so strong in him, wasn't it?  

B: Mm hmm.  

C: So what does that teach us about, um, how we should act when we say prayers And answers don't come yet.

B: Um, we could just be patient and see. And also, if you read the scriptures, it can help you find answers.  

C: Yes. 

B: Because if you just can't find any answers, you can just be reading the scriptures and like, just be like,  Oh, there it is. That answers my question or something. 

C: Exactly! Definitely. Have you ever had other things in your life that you prayed about that answers didn't come right away?  

B: Hmm.  Like, once when I was sick, I prayed and asked  if I could get better. It didn't come right away, but it took a couple days, and then I got better. 

C: Why do you think that is? 

B: Um, because I trusted that Heavenly Father was going to help me get better.  

C: And so He did!  Why didn't you get better the second you were done praying? 

B: Because sometimes your body needs time to heal, and sometimes answers just don't come like that. 

C: Heavenly Father doesn't just answer our prayers like a wish list. Right? Just because you pray doesn't mean you're going to get something. He's going to answer the prayer in the way that is very best for you.  Sometimes your prayers are for things like being sick.  And as you get older, you'll have more and more complicated things come up that you're praying about.  And it can be hard when the answers don't come right away. But trusting the Lord will help you to get through it. And give you that peace in your heart to be able to keep going. The same way that Enos kept going. He didn't give up. He felt that hunger inside of him.  His answer didn't come immediately. He just kept trusting and kept praying.  Awesome.  There are a lot more activities on the worksheets that you can do.  Fill in the blanks to help you understand what the words mean. And there are activities for Enos and then also for some verses in Omni.  Just read your scriptures.  Just like Bryson said, you can find answers in the scriptures.  All right. Thanks so much for being here, Bryson. 

B: Welcome!

C: Thanks for being here, friends. Bye.  

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B: [sneezes]

C: Bless you!