Yesterday in church, I was sitting with the kids in sacrament meeting when I noticed that the lights started to flicker. This went on for a couple of minutes and then stopped. I thought the power was struggling to keep them on or something, but I didn't think too much about it. A few minutes later it started happening again, but I still didn't think too much about it. Since I was giving the lesson in RS about the atonement, I was really trying to ponder the Savior and remember the things that he has done for me. I was trying to have a spiritual moment (That doesn't happen as often as it should). So anyway, while I am trying to be all spiritual and ignore the lights that keep flickering, I notice that everyone keeps looking back at me smiling. Some were chuckling a little and some were even waving, or so I thought. So I kept smiling back and was thinking to myself, "Wow, these people really missed me while we were gone and they are so happy to see us back. I really love this ward". That is when I noticed that people weren't waving at me, they were pointing at me...or behind me. So I glance back one way and didn't notice anything. I thought maybe Nate had showed up from work and people were trying to show him where we were sitting. But I couldn't see him, so I turned back around and kept trying to be spiritual. Then I noticed again that the lights kept flickering and people were STILL looking at me and pointing behind me. I then turned the other way to face the wall and I see what they are pointing at. Dylan. Standing on the bench, playing with the lights. Oh. That's nice. A chuckle goes through the congregation and I now quit being spiritual and try to keep Dylan away from the lights for the rest of the meeting.
A few people came up to me after and commented on how they missed the "light show" and that they heard my reaction was pretty funny. I am glad I could be the humor that got everyone through testimony meeting. That's the last time we sit on that bench.
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9 comments:
That's funny about the lights. I gave up having spiritual moments while my kids were little. I have a hard time even now that my kids are old enough to know better.
Better the light switch than what many of us have experienced - the fire alarm. You don't spend a lot of time figuring out who is messing with that one.
Hillarious!
We have a bench at church just like that. I hate sitting on that bench. Brian always saves me a bench because he is at the church early for his mtgs. More times then less he picks that bench, so here I am in church sitting by myself (as always) as Brian just smiles from the stand as I try to keep Jackson from turning off the light. I feel your pain. It was a great story...... You make me laugh!!!
hahaha, that made my day.
ps I have no idea why it shows tate's name, he doesn't even have an account. This is really nancy talking
That's funny! Gotta love those little boys!
(Brian's Maren)
I can relate to Tina, giving up spiritual moments. I have been the Primary secretary since my oldest daughter Gwen was born (3 years ago).
I have this recurring nightmare-daydream thing where I am finally released from Primary, and then I am asked to say a prayer in Sacrament meeting, wherein I say "I am thankful for the Princess bed, thankful for cousins . . . "
And I missed it? Ah man!
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