Mary was not married yet. By a miracle, God was the Father of her baby. Mary didn't think anyone would believe her. Salome did. She still loved her sister.
Salome's sister married Joseph before God's baby was born. Then everyone in the country was ordered to go to the home of their great great grandparents who lived hundreds of years before to be counted and pay taxes.
The bad king tried to kill Jesus soon after he was born. So Salome did not get to see her nephew, Jesus, until he was three years old when the bad king died.
As he grew, Salome loved playing with him, making things for him, and babysitting for him.
Finally Salome married a fisherman named Zebedee and had two sons, James and John. Sometimes Salome's family and Mary's family would visit each other.
One day after Jesus, James and John were grown up, Mary told her sister something that was hard to believe: Jesus had actually performed a miracle! Salome loved her sister and believed her.
After awhile Salome's sons joined Jesus to travel around the country teaching people the kingdom of God was coming soon. They had no money, so Salome and Zebedee gave them money for food and places to spend the night.
Salome and Mary had a cousin named John the Baptist. He was the son of Elizabeth and Zacharias, and now grown. The king got mad at John and had him killed. The two sisters cried together and hugged each other.
The king wanted to kill their sons next. Salome could have gotten mad at her sister because Jesus was causing bad people to get mad and want to hurt them. But Salome loved Mary no matter what. They were sisters.
The good people loved Jesus and wanted to make him their king on earth. Jesus did not want that because he preferred to be king of their lives and live in their hearts.
Salome asked Jesus to make her sons, James and John, important officers in his kingdom. She did not understand. For awhile the sons were mad at each other. But sisters Mary and Salome kept being friends.
The people got mad at Jesus for wanting to be king of their lives instead of king of their country, so they let bad people nail him to a cross to die.
Salome and Mary stood together at the cross, even though they did not know if they might be killed next. Salome loved Mary's son, Jesus.
After Jesus died, he came back to life. Then Salome understood what Mary had been unable to explain to her when Jesus was born. Jesus was the Son of God!