Talking at 10

I probably gave my first church talk -- in Primary (the children's organization) -- when I was 3 years old. We start 'em giving talks and reciting scriptures and singing songs young in my church.

One of my little friends Kylie (age 10) gave an amazing talk (that she wrote herself) on reverence in Sacrament Meeting today. She was confident and inspiring. Here is her talk and a picture of her that I took after church today.

Hello my name is Kylie and I have been asked to talk to you about reverence, especially in the chapel. A lot of people think reverence is just sitting still and being quiet. But reverence is more than that. Reverence is respect to the Lord and his house. Cleaning up your programs and other trash after Sacrament Meeting is one way you can show reverence. And not bringing food into the chapel. Quiet activities like coloring are OK for children to do if they still listen. You also have to mean it when you are reverent, not just do it so people think you are. Reverence is also love. In Matthew 19 verse 13-15 when the children come to Jesus and the disciples tell them to go away, Jesus says “suffer the children to come until me”. The children come to Jesus in that scripture because they love and respect him. We should all love and respect Jesus and his house the same way those little children did. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.