Motivation

For several months now, I have been trying to teach Asher 1 Nephi 3:7.  Despite all of my efforts, any time I asked him to tell me "what Nephi says" he only seemed able to remember the first few words.  Last week, frustrated at his lack of progress, I resorted to bribery.  For weeks, Asher had been asking me for a "block car," by which he meant a set of legos with which to build Lightning McQueen (from the movie Cars).  I told him that if he could memorize the whole scripture, I would buy him the car.  Miraculously, he had the whole thing down by the next day.

Asher is in love with his new toy, carries it with him everywhere, and doesn't seem in the least upset about all of the pieces that he has already lost.  I discovered, however, that I could probably have bought him off much more cheaply.  A couple of days later he consented to recite the verse to Grandma in exchange for a chocolate chip.  You live and you learn.