Dating

Last night for the bishops youth fireside the Bishop talked to the young men and young women about dating and gave them all a copy of April's New Era that is full of amazing advice. I took some extras to give to the young women that didn't make it and set them on the table when I got home. This morning during breakfast Landon started asking about the magazine cover that has a boy with a rose in his hand and he's knocking on a door. I started to explain to him a little about dating and how when he turns 16 he can go on group dates and then when he's older he can date to find a girl that he wants to marry in the temple. He got really excited and jumped off his chair and ran to tell Ryan, who was just waking up, that when he turns 16 he can marry mom in the temple. It was really cute. I was surprised that he was so interested in learning what dating was. I know he has a long time before 16, but I'm going to keep this issue on the book shelf in case something like this isn't made again. I think it answers curious teenagers questions really well and it has everything from "What's so Special about 16?" to "What makes a person Datable?" and in the back is a fun list of cheap dates that I think Ryan and I should try out.