Edited & Compiled by Trisha Manwaring
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Don’t Rock the Boat
My missionary companion and I arrived at a member family’s home for a dinner appointment. Since dinner was not quite ready, one of the children proudly showed us his book of illustrated Bible stories. Turning to the story of Noah and the Ark, our young host pointed out the scenes of Noah calling the people to repentance, building the ark and loading the animals; then he showed us the eventual downpour of rain. When we turned the page showing the wicked people floundering in the flood waters, my companion asked, “Why are these people in the water?” Our young host replied: “Oh, Noah didn’t like them so he threw them off the ship!”
John Williamson
Rochester, New York
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A Perfect Ten
The newly called second counselor in the bishopric was conducting Sunday services for the first time and was very nervous about how he was doing. As he concluded sacrament meeting, he sat down and let out an audible sigh of relief. At this point, a good friend of his, who was sitting in the first row of the chapel, held up a piece of paper. I guess he wanted to reassure the counselor, because on the piece of paper, he wrote the number “10.”
Clayton Smith
Salt Lake City
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On the Move
During a family vacation, we decided to hike a trail with a steep drop-off in places. I was in charge of our two oldest, while my husband carried our youngest on his back. My husband was also in charge of our 3-year-old son since he refused to hold my hand. The hike was going smoothly until my son became impatient with my husband’s frequent stops to take pictures. My son stormed off, determined to finish the hike on his own. I told him to stop, but he stubbornly marched on. I yelled for him to stop again and asked, “Do you have a death wish?” My 3-year-old son stopped short in his tracks, turned abruptly around and with his hands on his hips, defiantly called back: “I don’t have a deaf bush!”
Jennifer Fox
Lehi, Utah
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A Limited Scope
Our family recently spent an evening on Temple Square viewing the Christmas lights. When my 3-year-old grandson saw the Temple, he exclaimed: “Look, it’s the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of the United States!”
Connie Buie
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Freudian Slip
My 10-year-old daughter, Serafina, was reminiscing about her Primary experiences one day. She asked: “Remember when I was in the Violent 8 class and I was the only girl?”
Sally Farb
Beaverton, Oregon
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Trish Manwaring is an assistant editor of Meridian Magazine.
