Comments on: From the mouth of babes… http://www.millennialstar.org/from-the-mouth-of-babes/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:48:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sam B. http://www.millennialstar.org/from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-32900 Sam B. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:39:49 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/2008/11/02/from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-32900 Geoff, My 3-year-old went up to bear testimony for her third time. We talk about what she's going to say before we go up. The first time, she said that Jesus loves her. The last two, she has frozen with this cute little smile on her face, playing with the mic but not saying anything. But she knows what she wants to say, and she knows the Jesus loves her, and that's all I care about. Geoff,
My 3-year-old went up to bear testimony for her third time. We talk about what she’s going to say before we go up. The first time, she said that Jesus loves her. The last two, she has frozen with this cute little smile on her face, playing with the mic but not saying anything. But she knows what she wants to say, and she knows the Jesus loves her, and that’s all I care about.

]]> By: Geoff B. http://www.millennialstar.org/from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-32897 Geoff B. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:11:54 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/2008/11/02/from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-32897 Ardis, I have actually heard a bishop discourage parents from bringing their children up to the pulpit and whispering in their ears to tell them their testimonies. Personally, this is not something I would do with my children -- although we sometimes do this at home so that Joshua learns the proper way to pray. Mark N, I have commented on this elsewhere, and I'll say it again: the Church has asked members to do everything they can in California to support Prop. 8. Some members feel this includes giving their testimonies on this issue. As far as I'm concerned, that is more on-point than a lot of other testimonies I have heard over the years. Blain, nice to hear you went to Church while on the road. This is something I do very often -- probably five or six times a year. Sometimes I forget to bring church clothes. We are going to Hawaii in January (for work, believe it or not -- yes, I know, it's not fair I get to go to Hawaii for work, but who said life is fair?). Anyway, I will probably "forget" to bring my church clothes to Hawaii also -- I have some very nice Hawaiian shirts. Ardis, I have actually heard a bishop discourage parents from bringing their children up to the pulpit and whispering in their ears to tell them their testimonies. Personally, this is not something I would do with my children — although we sometimes do this at home so that Joshua learns the proper way to pray.

Mark N, I have commented on this elsewhere, and I’ll say it again: the Church has asked members to do everything they can in California to support Prop. 8. Some members feel this includes giving their testimonies on this issue. As far as I’m concerned, that is more on-point than a lot of other testimonies I have heard over the years.

Blain, nice to hear you went to Church while on the road. This is something I do very often — probably five or six times a year. Sometimes I forget to bring church clothes. We are going to Hawaii in January (for work, believe it or not — yes, I know, it’s not fair I get to go to Hawaii for work, but who said life is fair?). Anyway, I will probably “forget” to bring my church clothes to Hawaii also — I have some very nice Hawaiian shirts.

]]> By: Blain http://www.millennialstar.org/from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-32891 Blain Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:38:05 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/2008/11/02/from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-32891 I wasn't able to be home today, so I attended Church closer to where I work. We had a lengthy opening prayer that had a Prop 8 reference in it, but that was it. A couple of kids did standard whisper-and-repeat testimonies, and a couple of medical testimonies, and more silence than my home ward usually has. But it was a nice ward, especially since I showed up in jeans and a non-white button up shirt without a tie. I had a good dozen people introduce themselves and welcome me, and I even stayed and sang with the choir afterward with them accepting that I probably won't be back. I love your son's testimony. It's good. I wasn’t able to be home today, so I attended Church closer to where I work. We had a lengthy opening prayer that had a Prop 8 reference in it, but that was it. A couple of kids did standard whisper-and-repeat testimonies, and a couple of medical testimonies, and more silence than my home ward usually has.

But it was a nice ward, especially since I showed up in jeans and a non-white button up shirt without a tie. I had a good dozen people introduce themselves and welcome me, and I even stayed and sang with the choir afterward with them accepting that I probably won’t be back.

I love your son’s testimony. It’s good.

]]> By: Mark N. http://www.millennialstar.org/from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-32890 Mark N. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:06:36 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/2008/11/02/from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-32890 Unfortunately, some of the adults in my ward decided to make it "I know that Prop 8 is true" day. The closing hymn was changed at the direction of the bishopric to one of the "patriotic" numbers closer to the back of the hymnbook. We would have been better off to have had more kids come to the mike. Unfortunately, some of the adults in my ward decided to make it “I know that Prop 8 is true” day. The closing hymn was changed at the direction of the bishopric to one of the “patriotic” numbers closer to the back of the hymnbook. We would have been better off to have had more kids come to the mike.

]]> By: Ardis Parshall http://www.millennialstar.org/from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-32889 Ardis Parshall Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:46:56 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/2008/11/02/from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-32889 I like it in part because it sounds like it came from your son himself, and wasn't something coached by you, or a Primary teacher, or from repeating the rote speeches of the older kids. Keep up the independent, honest testimony, little brother! I like it in part because it sounds like it came from your son himself, and wasn’t something coached by you, or a Primary teacher, or from repeating the rote speeches of the older kids. Keep up the independent, honest testimony, little brother!

]]> By: Brian Duffin http://www.millennialstar.org/from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-32888 Brian Duffin Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:22:34 +0000 http://www.millennialstar.org/2008/11/02/from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-32888 Thanks for sharing, Geoff. I felt the same way when my son bore his testimony for the first time in Sacrament meeting. What a blessing it is to have the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. Thanks for sharing, Geoff. I felt the same way when my son bore his testimony for the first time in Sacrament meeting. What a blessing it is to have the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives.

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