I learned in church today

[Donuthole]

As part of a missionary's non-farewell non-program today, the final hymn was "I'll where you want me to go". All RMs present were invited up onto the stage to sing the first two verses, and then then congregation joined in the third. I was strategically engaged in some foyerism when the time came, so I didn't go up. IMO, it was kind of careless of the bishop and stake president to let it be announced and carried out that way, as I know a few men in our ward who almost certainly felt awkward sitting in the congregation at that point. FTR, I really like both my SP and Bish, but they are extremely hung up on the low number of missionaries heading out from our stake, to the point where they are really overburdensome about missions with the YM.

On the bright side, I had a really great lesson about brotherly love and friendship with the Teachers today. Lots of voluntary discussion by the boys, including a less active kid from a single parent family. I have a great bunch of YM who are very good at making everybody in the quorum feel included and welcome. We did baptisms for the dead on Friday night, and I overheard one of them chastize one of the priests for a mean comment he made about a chunky girl in the ward. He is a great kid anyway, but I make it a point to emphasize kindness and love in our lessons, and I like to think that maybe one of my lessons helped him have the courage to stand up to this priest (who is small kid who commonly resorts to the defense mechanism of criticizing others to help him feel better about being small). Regardless, it was nice to overhear one of the Teachers set him straight.

[risicam]

Today, I learned that when your grandfather dies during the week, it is better to just keep your mouth shut during a lesson on the afterlife if you don't want to turn on the waterworks.

After church though, I learned that apparently not all my friends knew I was divorced...and that it is very good to follow promptings.

[UtahDan]

Today, I learned that when your grandfather dies during the week, it is better to just keep your mouth shut during a lesson on the afterlife if you don't want to turn on the waterworks.

After church though, I learned that apparently not all my friends knew I was divorced...and that it is very good to follow promptings.

Sorry about your grandpa.

[TripletDaddy]

Yesterday in Primerica, the woman that leads class stood up in front of everyone and was wearing a yellow crest around her neck. The crest featured a large V on it. After standing there silently for a minute or so, she managed to pique the kids' curiosity. She asked the class to guess why she was wearing the crest with the V. Obviously, my first instinct was that she was paying homage to Parley P Pratt by offering herself up as a symbolic sacrifice, but I kept that guess to myself. The kids started throwing out options, most of which centered around her being some sort of super hero.

I managed to snap a photo (not a great one) to give you an idea of what the kids were seeing.



After a few guesses, one of the older boys raises his hand and says, "that is like my dad's garments. Sometimes we burn them in the garage."

That was the last guess she accepted, quickly explaining that the V stood for "Valiance," and then launching into the Stripling Warriors story.

[Scorcho]

I would have immediately thought of:

[Moliere]

Is she wearing sweatpants? That would be cool!

[chrisrenrut]

In Primary yesterday, the Primary Pres was doing a presentation, and was talking about Jesus' commandment to love your enemies. She asked the kids if any of them had enemies.

The only kid to raise their hand was a little girl in our class named India. I asked her if she really had an enemy, and she said there was a little boy that didn't like her. I asked her if his name was Pakistan. She gave me a funny look and said it wasn't.

[Northwestcoug]

Yesterday in Primerica, the woman that leads class stood up in front of everyone and was wearing a yellow crest around her neck. The crest featured a large V on it. After standing there silently for a minute or so, she managed to pique the kids' curiosity. She asked the class to guess why she was wearing the crest with the V. Obviously, my first instinct was that she was paying homage to Parley P Pratt by offering herself up as a symbolic sacrifice, but I kept that guess to myself. The kids started throwing out options, most of which centered around her being some sort of super hero.

I managed to snap a photo (not a great one) to give you an idea of what the kids were seeing.



After a few guesses, one of the older boys raises his hand and says, "that is like my dad's garments. Sometimes we burn them in the garage."

That was the last guess she accepted, quickly explaining that the V stood for "Valiance," and then launching into the Stripling Warriors story.

LOL! Obscure teaching aid fail.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

Hey we have that same floor carpet AND wall carpet. What are the odds? Don't answer that.

On a related note, if I were a non-Member walking into a LDS church. I'd see all that wall carpet and ask myself, what's with all the cats?

Yesterday in Primerica, the woman that leads class stood up in front of everyone and was wearing a yellow crest around her neck. The crest featured a large V on it. After standing there silently for a minute or so, she managed to pique the kids' curiosity. She asked the class to guess why she was wearing the crest with the V. Obviously, my first instinct was that she was paying homage to Parley P Pratt by offering herself up as a symbolic sacrifice, but I kept that guess to myself. The kids started throwing out options, most of which centered around her being some sort of super hero.

I managed to snap a photo (not a great one) to give you an idea of what the kids were seeing.



After a few guesses, one of the older boys raises his hand and says, "that is like my dad's garments. Sometimes we burn them in the garage."

That was the last guess she accepted, quickly explaining that the V stood for "Valiance," and then launching into the Stripling Warriors story.

[HauteCoug]

Yesterday in Primerica, the woman that leads class stood up in front of everyone and was wearing a yellow crest around her neck. The crest featured a large V on it. After standing there silently for a minute or so, she managed to pique the kids' curiosity. She asked the class to guess why she was wearing the crest with the V. Obviously, my first instinct was that she was paying homage to Parley P Pratt by offering herself up as a symbolic sacrifice, but I kept that guess to myself. The kids started throwing out options, most of which centered around her being some sort of super hero.

I managed to snap a photo (not a great one) to give you an idea of what the kids were seeing.



After a few guesses, one of the older boys raises his hand and says, "that is like my dad's garments. Sometimes we burn them in the garage."

That was the last guess she accepted, quickly explaining that the V stood for "Valiance," and then launching into the Stripling Warriors story.

V for Virgin.

[CardiacCoug]

Yesterday in Primerica, the woman that leads class stood up in front of everyone and was wearing a yellow crest around her neck. The crest featured a large V on it. After standing there silently for a minute or so, she managed to pique the kids' curiosity. She asked the class to guess why she was wearing the crest with the V. Obviously, my first instinct was that she was paying homage to Parley P Pratt by offering herself up as a symbolic sacrifice, but I kept that guess to myself. The kids started throwing out options, most of which centered around her being some sort of super hero.

Awesome!

Parley P. Pratt. So Many P's.........

[Viking]

V for Virgin.

Valiant, silly! Sheesh, and to think I'm the non-mormon in the family!

[Green Monstah]

Valiant, silly! Sheesh, and to think I'm the non-mormon in the family!

Wait, you're not Mormon? Why havent you mentioned this before?

[thesaint258]

Today, a woman gave what might be the best talk on the Priesthood that I've ever heard. She approached the subject from her perspective growing up without really having the Priesthood in her home. Her dad was a member, but not active. She said she couldn't remember the last time he gave her a blessing. Her dad's apathy toward the church and the Priesthood only increased after her parents divorced. When her brother went on a mission, her dad didn't come to the farewell. It bothered her that he would miss such an important event, and she wondered what else he would miss. She asked him if he would miss her wedding in the temple. His response was that he'd always be waiting right outside for her. She asked if he even wanted to be in the sealing room when she was married, and he said that he didn't.

She contrasted her dad with some of her experiences with the Priesthood. For example, she'd been sick for several days when she realized that she wasn't dealing with the normal flu. She called one of the counselors in her bishopric at 3:30 in the morning, and he went to her home to give her a blessing. She described the peace and power that she felt and how she wished that she could have had that power in her home and available when she was growing up.

It was a very moving talk, and definitely one of the best I've heard in a while.

[Pelado]

One hour of organization saves twenty hours of work - Family History teacher