not this cute anymore!
Most of you know that we have been released from the nursery in our ward... and we were totally bummed about it. We had such a great time with the little kids (including our Zack.) It was bitter-sweet when we were called to be the CTR 7 teachers. I am so glad that we are still serving together... and now we are Ben's teachers. I think it's exciting for Benny to "show off" his parents to his fellow classmates. And Aaron has these 6 year olds wrapped around his finger after two short weeks. Today when they came in to class, he shook each of their hands. When they wanted to let go, he wouldn't let them. Then he started shaking his whole arm (and eventually his whole body) before the kids were hysterically laughing and finally got free of him. They think he is Mr. Funnyman. It's a great age because funny things are always coming out of their mouths. Today after one particular boy shook Aaron's hand (and sent him into an electric shock) he said, "Man, you really are a mover and a shaker, aren't you?" Exactly my thoughts when I first met Aaron.
This same little guy guessed the answer to our hang man game with only a few letters on the board.. The answer was "What would Jesus do." When we asked him how he got it so quickly, he said, "Well, I've heard it on Transformers before." We know exactly what he's talking about because we've seen the movie more than once in our home... but it still wasn't the answer we were expecting.
Another shocking answer from the mouth of a babe came in sharing time. The question was, "What does it mean to have Eternal Life?" Her response: "It's when you die and your spirit is separated from your body... then your spirit goes into the body of another little baby." Hmm... not exactly. I think that is something called reincarnation... and we don't believe in that, but nice try.
My all-time-favorite Sunday funny came from a Primary program a few years ago. It was a little girl about 10, who got up in Sacrament meeting to talk about her most memorable Family Home Evening lesson. She told a sweet story of her family going to a park, getting a bucket of chicken and having a lesson under the trees. Then she stated, "After we finished eating, we cut through the chicken bones with a pocketknife and talked about Joseph Smith's leg operation when he was a little boy." You could just hear the whole congregation groan with disgust. I saw her mom shrink down in her seat while saying, "That was NOT the lesson, I promise!"
Kids.. they say the darnedest things. Does anyone have any priceless Sunday comments? Not everyone is blessed enough to serve in the Primary each week, so if you have any funnies, please share.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
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My favorite was a little girl (about 6 or so) who got up to bear her testimony in my home ward growing up. She said..."I'd like to bear my testimony...Happy 40th Birthday Mom!" The mom turned BEET red!
Oh I am completely jealous...I love that age group! And I miss working in the Primary--seriously. I kept a journal of all the hilarious things the kids would say every week. One week I told the kids to close their eyes and imagine that they were meeting Jesus again, and how happy He would be to see them. Most of the kids just sat there smiling, and one little girl in frustration busted out "I don't know what you're talking about! I don't see Jesus, I just see a bunch of fairies!" Ok kid--whatever you say.
Oh yeah, another one--we're teaching about the word of wisdom and this little girls pipes out "My mom breaks the word of wisdom every day because she drinks coffee and tells me not to tell people!"
oops.
Primary rocks! I am the 1st counselor in our ward now, and it is such a nice change from YW. I love the big girls too, but the little kids are so less complicated!
I do have a funny one, but it is one my dad heard and, although there is a swear word, probably the funniest church story I've ever heard.
A little boy (this is in Nebraska, where my parents used to live) got up to bear his testimony. He said he and his dad were out looking for the cows and couldn't find them. Finally, they knelt down and said a prayer. Then, "we walked over the next hill, and there those sons of bitches were!" My dad said he had never laughed so hard...
Mine has a swear word too...and it's actually Ty's story. He was teaching the 8-year-olds and they were talking about being a good example. Ty was having each of them share something their parents have done or said to be a good example to them. All of the kids said predictable things, except for one. This little girl was having a really hard time coming up with something but Ty wasn't going to give up, so he kept encouraging her. Finally, she said, "Ummm...you mean like when my mom says shi_?" (I'm such a nerd, I can't type it :) ) Ty totally laughed. And knowing who her mom is would make the story even funnier for you.
Hi, I'm a friend of 'handsacrossthe water' - love your blog!
One day we were having a sharing time about repenting and how we should feel sorry when we've done wrong. One completely angelic looking six year old, with blond hair and a ribbon in it and red spotty shoes said, 'I did something naughty at home and I felt really, really bad.' I thought wow, she's straight from heaven and asked something like, 'Is that because you knew it was wrong?' The reply: 'It was because my mommy spanked me."!!
Mine are Sunday funnies that have to do with adults...they should know better, but they still say funny things!
When I was a teenager a lady in our ward got up to bear her testimony and mentioned that their family had had a scare that week. Doctors thought her husband might have colon cancer. She then said to the congregation..."We were so relieved to find out it was only hemorrhoids."
Her husband probably gave her a gentle whack with his cane when they arrived home.
Another one was when my first niece was blessed....
A lady got up and bore a rather LONG testimony. She said something to the effect of "Last week my son was able to be married in the temple...." she proceeded to give all the details of the wedding. "And then after the beautiful ceremony he received the power to do something that he had never been able to do before... something so wonderful....something that only he could do....(we were all turning every shade of red, worrying about what she would say next) He left the reception and when they arrived at the hotel, for the first time he was able to give his wife.... (we all knew we were going to die at this point)......a husband's blessing. We all thought, come on lady, did you have to say it like that!
Janet, great idea for a post. I loved my time in primary and thought it was a hoot to listen to kids tell all. We have some honest kids in the area- one told his teacher that his mom was going to have surgery that week. The teacher responded with care and the kid said, "they are going to cut open her chest and put some stuff in it, but she'll be okay." (She was getting a perky set of new hoots)- the funniest part is that she wasn't sharing that info and told people she was having "shoulder surgery" we weren't buying that one...her dear son set the record straight.
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