Temptations

Cirdan and I were called to be the Valiant 11 teachers this year. We have enjoyed working together and teaching the kids in our class. The lessons are harder than they were last year since we have an older class. The harder lessons have been good for me. It gives me a chance to refresh on everything I have forgotten over the years. Good thing for my 100% attendance at seminary all my years...and all the many Sundays at church, I retained pretty much nada.

I wasn't able to go to church yesterday since Kaiya was sick. The first part of the lesson was to have the kids write down problems they face today...temptations they are faced with. While cleaning out the papers Cirdan brought home this morning I read what the kids had written down. I was shocked/humored at their responses...keep in mind these are 11 year olds.


1. skip school

2. curse

3. do drugs

4. shop lift

5. break windows

6. hitting

7. talk back to your mom and dad


Okay so all those are pretty normal...except # 5. Where did that come from?? ha ha

Another one writes...

1. steal

2. kick people


I thought that would be the only boy in the class to write that one because of the #2 answer but it was a girl. So I guess I will stay away from her or she might kick me. hmmmm

This last one was the shocker!!

1. fight

2. curse

3. smoke

4. steal

5. vandalism

6. skip school

7. murder

8. robbery

9. breaking and entering

10. drink


Okay...Say what?!?!??! Murder??? Breaking and entering?? I was laughing and called Cirdan to see if he had read over these. I sure hope that this 11 year old girl that was visiting her grandparents for the weekend isn't tempted to commit murder!!


Oh, I love kids...