Those Poor, Poor Bunnies

Yesterday, Hannah and Madelyn participated in a Primary Activity -- a Bicycle Prophet Parade. After they decorated their bikes with balloons and streamers, the kids rode around the park and stopped at different stations to learn about the prophets. At one station, a primary leader was telling a story about President Monson and how he has always had a loving heart. She told about how, when he was 8, he found out that a little friend of his was going to have nothing but cereal with water for Christmas Dinner. President Monson decided that this was not okay, so he took 2 rabbits he had been raising and gave them to the family for their Christmas Dinner. Madelyn piped right up and said, "But I love bunnies," absolutely shocked that people would eat bunnies. After all, isn't that reserved for big bad wolves? I guess the lesson on charity was lost on a little 4 year-old, to whom it was less than charitable to feed bunnies to someone.... Someday I'm sure Madelyn will come to love how our prophet focuses on service and loving the individual. Until then, no rabbit meat for us for Christmas Dinner.