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The Kingdom of Heaven Last Sunday I was concerned about my daughter's oxygen levels (low 90's because of her recent illness), so after the main church meeting, I brought her home.  Since she was missing her Sunday class, I wanted her to have a meaningful Sunday-type experience, so I went to lds.org and checked out the Bible videos which use text directly from the New Testament and are stories from the life of Christ and his apostles.  I have been meaning to take a look at them for a while and I'm glad I finally did.

We watched quite a few--they're all pretty short--and I really enjoyed them.  They held my daughter's attention too.  They're done very authentically and it gives the viewer a taste of what Christ's life was like.  I almost wish they could add to the words in the New Testament and make the videos a little longer but they really wanted to stay true to the scriptures and there's a lot to be said for that.  The viewer can add their own meanings and missing dialogue; for example, gratitude from the people healed by Christ.  One of my favorites was the Parable of the Prodigal Son.  I've always identified a little more with the older son in that story (although I wish I didn't) but in watching the video, I saw the father's point of view more.

I need to figure out a way to integrate this more into our family so more of my children can see these.  I think they have seen a few of them in church classes but we need to watch more of them.  These videos can help the scriptures come alive for all of us.  In this day of media saturation, this is the kind of media we need more of.

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