It’s other-worldly! And he learned Icelandic, one of the world’s most complicated languages, in 1 week! You will be awed. Look deeper and see God’s perfect plan for our gifts AND our limitations, so that we can better love Him and others. Click over to the full Family Conquest. The “To Do” activity in the Wrapping It Up section challenges families to learn words from another language, including 3 words from Icelandic!


Part 1 (View segment from 0 to 7:37)
Part 2 (View segment from 0 to 4:19)

Spiritual Nuggets for Family Discussion

Open with a prayer.
(i.e. a Glory Be, or Our Father, or Hail Mary, or ‘Jesus, Mary, Joseph, we love You! Save souls!’)

What are some of Daniel's intellectual abilities?

  • He can quickly multiply large numbers in his head.
  • He perfectly memorized 22,500 numbers in order after having read through the list only once.
  • He knows 9 languages and picked up the complicated Icelandic language in 1 week!

What do you think God wants to teach us through Daniel's intelligence?

  • First of all, God wants us to be delighted by Daniel’s intelligence.
  • Then, through Daniel, God wants us to discover a piece of God’s own intelligence.
  • God wants us to realize that the spark of intelligence in each of us (some have more, some have less) is a sharing in God’s perfect intelligence.

Some additional facts about Daniel and his limitations:

  • He has autism, a disorder characterized by troubles with social interaction and communication and by restricted and repetitive behavior.
  • He had difficulty making friends and using humor.
  • He can’t drive a car.

If God is so smart, why do you think He gives various gifts and limitations to each person?

  • Our gifts give us the opportunity to help and love other people.
  • Our limitations cause us to need to receive help and love.
  • So, God designed our gifts and limitations to teach us to love and be loved.
  • Loving God and others and being loved is our highest possible happiness.

Close with a prayer.

*****Please comment below and share a little something about how it went with your kids or what they liked.

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