Overheard In The Ward

Primary Counselor holding up potted plant: What does this plant need to grow?
Child #1: Air
Child #2: Sunshine
Child #3: Water
Primary Counselor holding up 4-month-old: What does this baby need to grow?
Child #1: Love
Child #2: Milk
Child #3: Hair!

Overheard by: Tiffany

5-year-old on Front Row in Sacrament Meeting: Mommy, the Bishop is smoking a cigarette, he is going to get cancer and die, but he won’t go to Heaven because Heavenly Father has told us to not smoke.
Mother: Honey, it’s just a white pen.
5-year-old: No, he is smoking!

Overheard by: Janene

7-year-old to parent: Stake Conference is totally like a video game… I can’t tell if it is real or not. It’s so weird.

Overheard by: Neen Tendough

6-year-old discussing primary songs with parents: If I’m building a house and it starts raining and flooding, I’d get on a boat and get out of there!

Bishop: Do any of you know Pres. Hinckley’s Be’s?
Child 1: Be Nice.
Child 2: Be honest.
Child 3: Because?

Overheard by: ktmay

Teacher: What are some of the things are parents help teach us?
Child #1: They teach us to use good language.
Child #2: Yeah, my uncle has a hard time with that!

Overgeard by: Charity Never Faileth

Fire Truck Outside Chapel during the quiet stillness of the passing of the sacrament: [Loud Sirens]
Child in Pew: A fire f**k! A fire f**k!

Overheard by: Everyone in Sacrament Meeting