Overheard In The Ward

Sunbeam singing: David O. McKay was swallowed by Joseph Fielding Smith.

Overheard by: Nate

Bishop and a funeral director by trade: And now for our closing hymn we’ll sing ‘Let Us All Pass On.’ 

Overheard by: Brian

Primary President during Sharing Time: Okay, boys and girls… What do you think it means when it says ‘I will not use crude words’?
Eight-year-old jumping up and down and raising his hand: Oooo! That like means like when some people say BAD words that you shouldn’t say. Instead you should just say ‘blank’ or ‘bleep’. Like, Oh my bleeping bleep!, or bleep bleep you bleep! or blank you blanking blank, or mother blanker.

Overheard by: Alice

Woman during sacrament talk: If we apply charity and prayer into all that we do, we will find that our lives are greatly diminished.

Overheard by: Charity Never Faileth

College-aged Niece: Uncle Mark, did you get to wear flip flops on your mission to Samoa? … Wait, did they have flip flops back then?

Overheard by: Jimmy Choo

5-year-old boy saying prayer: And bless that we don’t have tattoos… only fake ones.

Overheard by: D. Rodman

Boy: Mommy, did I come from a factory?
Mom: No Alex you did not.
Boy: Where did I come from?
Mom: You lived in heaven with Heavenly Father and Jesus before you were born.
Boy: Then Heavenly Father and Jesus and me got on an airplane and they flew me all the way here.

Overheard by: Deployed Optimus