From Deseret News archives:
'Out of the mouth of babes'
The things kids say in and about the church
Dale Brimley
Murray
When I was on a mission in Austria 45 years ago, I heard the most comprehensive prayer ever. A little 4-year old got up in primary and said, "Dear Heavenly Father, please bless us until we're all dead. Amen." Of course, this was spoken in German.
Tracy Wilson
Lehi
In a Primary sacrament program, a little girl was supposed to say, "I want to be good so I can live with Heavenly Father again." I whispered the words to her, and she said all but the "again." So I whispered "again," and she thought I meant to do the whole thing over. So she repeated her sentence, except the "again." I whispered "again," and she repeated the whole thing. By the third time, I stood near her and said "again" as she finished her part.
Judy B. Christensen
Salt Lake City
Somewhere along the gospel instruction line, my 5-year-old grandson, Ben, gained a very convenient understanding of the pre-existent world of spirits.
Needless to say, Mom was rendered speechless definitely food for thought. ...
Linda M. Olsen
Midway
My young grandson, not yet baptized, had been challenged, along with his Primary friends, to read the Book of Mormon at home from cover to cover. He accepted that challenge and had been reading it over a fairly long period of time.
One evening while reading in Mosiah, he was called to dinner. He put the book aside and walked to the dinner table in the kitchen. It was his turn to say the blessing on the food, and he began with the words, "And it came to pass."
Paul A. Christie
Sandy
One fast Sunday, we heard from three children who wanted to "bury their testimonies."
Dave Collingridge
Herriman
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