Turning the hearts of children to their fathers

I think Nolan is going to be my genealogy buddy. Several times now he's asked me about ancestors or flipped through my ancestor book. He loves to see which ancestors have birthdays close to his and things like that. 

Just the other day we were in the car and he asked, "So...how does this go?...who made grandma and grandpa Mathews? Who made GG?" He wanted to know who everyone's parents were so I told him and explained that all of these people are his family and they love him and want him to make good choices. Then I told him about how GG's dad, William, was a soldier and fought in a war. He liked the idea of that, but then got quiet and said, "So, this might be a bad question, but...did he die or did they win?" I told him that he didn't die. He was very brave and made it home! At that Nolan said, "I think Heavenly Father was helping him to be brave. Like he helped David beat Goliath." ♡ I explained about ancestors and descendants and he excitedly said, "So someday I'm going to be a dad and then when I'm like 60 I'll be a grandpa!" I don't even know where he got that number but he's about right!

I texted the conversation to GG (the best genealogist I know, and I know a lot) and she said, "What a great conversation! I think this generation seems to be more into their ancestors. At least knowing who belongs to who! For Nolan to equate the two situations is amazing. Seems like the best and brightest have been saved for these hard times!"