"Do You Know that Tower?"

One of my fourth grade boys is a Mormon like me. I think he enjoys that extra little connection we have, and every once in a while he brings it up to me. Yesterday, he positively bounced into our classroom at arrival and made a beeline for my desk.

Normally a hesitant speaker with some stammers and long pauses, his words came tumbling out in excitement.

"My mom says to ask you something. She says she thinks you'll know about it," he announced.

(I had NO idea as to what she might be thinking of.)

"You know that tower? You know, the one in the Book of Mormon?"

(Aha!)

"Do you mean the Rameumptom? Yes, I know that story," I replied.

"Yeah, that one. The ... whatever. And do you know about the people who stood on it once a week and how they proclaimed themselves better than others? And then they were done with God until the next week?"

"I sure do. That sure is an odd way to worship God, isn't it?" I remarked.

"I LOVE that story. It is soooo funny," he chortled. "We talked about it in scripture study this morning, and my mom was sure you would know about it. She was right."

And off he trotted with a big smile on his face. (And the kids who were behind him waiting to greet me clearly had NO idea what we had been talking about!)