Samuel and Conference

Today we enjoyed watching General Conference at church. Samuel's getting old enough that he's starting to listen to what's being said and picking up small things here and there. We told him to try to listen very hard and each time they said the word Jesus to raise his hand...he did quite well for a little while. Then, he got bored and started playing with his toys, reading his books, and doing whatever else he could in the confinements of a church bench. I didn't think he was listening anymore, but every now and again, he'd look up to me and whisper small words or phrases that he'd heard or ask questions. A couple that came up: Someone said something about the "Dark Ages"....Samuel questioning looked up to me and said, "what? Darth Vader?". Then when someone used the word "persuade", he said, "what? Bruce Wayne?". Finally, when a speaker by the name of Rafael was announced, he again looked up and said, "what? Rafael, like the turtles?!". I think it's quite clear what is going on in his mind as a 4 year old...bless his little heart :)