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February 22 - Happy Butterflies

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    Five-year-old Tamir was bored.
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    He was waiting for his mom
    to finish her work
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    at the Seventh-day
    Adventist school in Mongolia.
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    She worked as an accountant,
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    which meant
    she counted money for the school.
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    Tamir went to the school's preschool.
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    Now his classes were over,
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    and he was sitting on a chair,
    waiting to go home.
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    "Mommy, can I have your phone?" he asked.
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    His mom handed the phone to the boy.
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    His eyes stopped on an app
    with a picture of a man
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    with wavy white hair and a red jacket.
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    "Mommy," he said, "who is that?"
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    "That's Mozart," she said.
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    "Wow," Tamir said. "He's so handsome."
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    His mom smiled.
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    She opened the app
    and pressed "play" on a song
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    written by the famous Austrian composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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    Tamir's eyes opened wide with amazement
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    as violin and piano music filled the room.
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    It was beautiful!
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    Happy butterflies filled his tummy.
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    Tamir couldn't stop thinking
    about the music.
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    Two days later, he told his parents
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    that he wanted to learn
    to play the violin and the piano.
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    His dad shook his head.
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    "We don't have money
    for music lessons," he said.
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    Tears came to Tamir's eyes.
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    He wanted to play the violin and piano,
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    and he didn't give up.
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    He asked again the next year,
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    and every year after that until he was 13.
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    This time, his parents
    didn't shake their heads.
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    "I'll take you to violin lessons
    tomorrow," his mom said.
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    She had a friend
    who would teach the violin to Tamir.
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    Tamir was so happy!
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    His smile stretched from ear to ear.
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    Happy butterflies filled his tummy.
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    He excitedly told his friends.
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    Learning the violin wasn't easy.
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    It was difficult to learn the notes.
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    Sometimes Tamir
    wanted to play with friends,
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    but he had to practice.
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    He didn't mind.
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    He wanted to fill his tummy
    with happy butterflies.
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    A year passed,
    and Tamir kept practicing.
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    Then he was asked to play
    for special music at church.
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    His mom was so happy!
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    On Sabbath morning,
    she excitedly told everyone,
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    "My son is playing the violin
    up front today."
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    But Tamir wasn't so happy.
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    His hands began sweating.
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    His neck began sweating.
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    His face began sweating.
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    He was scared about playing
    in front of a crowd.
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    He thought, "No, no, no!
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    I don't want to play the violin anymore.
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    I want to go home."
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    Tamir's dad saw that the boy was nervous.
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    "Don't worry," he said.
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    "Jesus will help you."
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    Tamir knew that his dad was right.
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    He wondered why
    he hadn't thought about that first.
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    He silently prayed,
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    "God, please help me
    not be scared of the people
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    when I play the violin.
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    Please bless me."
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    Then he played
    in front of all those people.
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    He wasn't scared.
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    His face wasn't sweating.
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    His neck wasn't sweating.
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    His hands weren't sweating.
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    Happy butterflies filled his tummy.
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    He felt good!
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    When he finished, everyone was so happy.
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    Tamir knew that God had helped him.
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    To play well,
    Tamir needs to practice every day,
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    and he needs to pray every day.
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    Tamir wants to represent
    Mongolia and God before the world.
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    He wants happy butterflies
    to fill his tummy all the time.
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    Pray that Tamir
    will be a good representative of God
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    as he learns the violin
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    and studies at Tusgal School in Mongolia.
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    His school received part
    of a previous 13th Sabbath Offering
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    to grow with new classrooms and a library.
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    This quarter's 13th Sabbath Offering
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    will help open a children's
    recreation center,
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    where children will be able to learn
    about the God who answers prayers.
Title:
February 22 - Happy Butterflies
Description:

Five-year-old Tamir discovered his love for music after hearing a beautiful song by Mozart while waiting for his mom at school. After years of practice and overcoming his fears, he found joy in performing, dreaming of sharing God’s love through his music.
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Video Language:
English
Team:
Team Adventist
Project:
Mission Spotlight DVD
Duration:
03:45

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