Kids say some of the most interesting things. Elise and I visited my mom's primary today. One little boy got up to give the scripture and opening prayer. He prayed for something unusual to hear in a primary opening prayer. He asked, "Please bless us not to fight with our primary teachers". I must admit, I was tempted to laugh! Especially because when he sat down with his class, I realized that my sister Beth was substituting as the teacher for this class! Lucky girl! She reported that they didn't have any fighting with the teacher!
A few weeks ago, we were having lesson/snack time in the nursery in Juneau. There were about 12 kids that day (18 months -3 years old). One little girl got up to give the prayer. As she was repeating what the primary teacher was whispering to her, we suddenly heard a little boy's voice saying, "Close your eyes!" very insistently. He kept telling this other boy that his eyes were open, (they knew the proper ettiquette when you pray is to fold your arms and close your eyes). The prayer continued, and the little boy again said, "your eyes are open, close your eyes". Then the comeback....the other little boy very energetically said, "Your eyes are open too!" As the prayer finished, there were large grins on all the teachers' faces. Kids are so much fun! And what an interesting experience is hearing their thoughts during prayer!
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