Happy St. Patty's

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In the midst of our Stake Musical Production, we squeezed in this small holiday.  I had hoped to do something really festive this year, but our schedule was just so hectic.  I decided that at least the green eggs, green shamrock pancakes and beautiful flower arrangement made for a nice nod to St. Patty's Day.  My mom emailed me something on this day that I liked and thought was worth posting.
"Grandpa and I were studying about St. Patrick's Day to find out who he was. There is a huge cathredral in New York named after him so we looked him up in several history books. We thought you might like to know about this man and why we celebrate him.When he was 16 years old he was kidnapped by pirates and taken to Ireland as a slave for 8 years. He escaped and went back to England where he studied Christianity and had a vision that he was to go back to Ireland and teach the people about Christ. He was one of the first Christian missionaries to teach about Christ in Ireland. He baptized over 12,000 people and built almost 400 churches. He designated the shamrock as the Irish Christian symbol, the three leaves stand for the Godhead - the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost - 3 separate beings of the same branch. He was a great missionary for Christ. The color green for eternal life. This was around 400 A.D. Churches all over Ireland honor him and revere him as a saint.  Cool huh!!!"
Thanks Mom!  I like it!