Daniel and the coat of many colors

If you have young children, you have probably seen at least one Veggie Tales in your day. These are the videos that teach "Sunday morning values, Saturday morning fun." Using scripture stories as a base, they are cartoons that teach children about God's plan and how to be a good person. We checked out "The Ballad of Little Joe" at the library; it's a re-telling of the story of Joseph who was sold into Egypt. Eli liked it so much that he asked for our family home evening lesson to be about the Little Joe story.

Armed with a Gospel Art painting of the real Joseph being sold into slavery and Genesis 37, I proceeded to tell the more acurate version of the story. My first question was"Eli, do you know what Little Joe's real name was?" "Um, Daniel, right?" was his response. [enter clarification between Daniel and the Lion's Den and Joseph]. I proceeded to tell him what happened to Joseph.

When I got to the part about Joseph becoming part of Pharaoh's court, he corrected me. "Dad, his brothers made him go to work in a restaurant, and Egypt's not right, either. He lived in Dodge Ball City," referring to the western saloon where Joseph went to work in the movie.

Moral of the story: there's still a need for parents to teach their children the gospel, despite "Hollywood's" attempt to make it easier for them to understand.