This is as reported to me by Wyatt and other members of the ward. I haven’t been to church in – ahem- a while, so this is second hand. Wish I was there.
Calvin wanted to bear his testimony, so Olivia said she would take him up and help him. Well, she led him up there, but left him on his own for the testimony.
He stood up to the mic, and very exuberantly (read: too loudly) declared:
“I LOVE MY DAD!”
“And I know Jesus is real.”
And then turning back to the bishopric, but still speaking loud enough that the mic picked it up, he asked:
“What do I say now?”
And then, turning back –
“Oh yeah. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.”
Several ward members reported it caused a bit of a chuckle.
But of course my question was “Doesn’t he love his mom?”
But get real, Dad always has and always will be way cooler than mom.
I’m glad he has the beginnings of his own testimony of the gospel. A testimony will be the single greatest tool he can have to face the battles of this life.
UPDATE-
This afternoon I was sitting non-nonchalantly on the couch. The kids were in the kitchen eating their lunch. Suddenly I hear what sounded like water being poured. I looked up to see Calvin had left his post at the table, and was standing bare-bummed in the hallway, urinating into a cup on the floor.
Seriously, kid?