A lesson well taught.

Yesterday I asked Hannah what she had learned in class at church.
She thought for a moment and then said,"mom, we learned about fasting".
Well what about fasting?' i asked. So then she proceeded to give me the simplest yet most profound lesson on fasting. She told me that when we fast we go without food for two meals so that the money we would have spent on food for those two meals we give to the bishop, and he gives it to someone who needs food or clothes or a house. I told her that that was very good, and I was glad she had listened in class, and then she said but wait mom, thats not the only reason we fast,I asked her well why else, and she said, cause when we fast we get hungry, but when we feel hungry we ask heavenly father to help us not be hungry so we can give money to the poor people, and then he sends the Holy Ghost to help us not be hungry.
If only we could all remember this as we fast. I for one most fast sundays, don't fast, I just go hungry. And there is a difference, it is all in the attitude.
But I have come to realize our whole life experiance depends on our attitude. I remeber growing up and hearing my parents say repeatedly, attitude is everything! So for my parents, I will finally say, "you were right!" In the Book of Mormon, Laman, and Lemuel did everything Nephi did, but they had a bad attitude about it and it made all the difference in how their lives, and the lives of millions of people, turned out.
So my simple yet profound lesson, from my six year old, taught me not only am I lacking in the parenting area for not teaching her more in depth about fasting sooner, but I am lacking in the attitude department. So I vow, this next fast sunday, to not go hungry, but to fast, with the right attitude and an open heart and mind. If anything, I will fast with real intent so that my daughter knows that I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true, and that I will follow the prophet, and all his teachings. Thank you Hannah! It was a lesson well taught!