What I Learned in Sacrament Meeting

I love my kids. They make my life worthwhile. That being said, motherhood has put a serious wrench in my spiritual studies. That's not to say I'm less spiritual since becoming a mom, on the contrary. But trying to study my scriptures, have meaningful prayer and listen in sacrament meeting have become significantly more difficult since the arrival of children.

Like many moms, I wonder why I even go to sacrament meeting half the time. By the time the meeting is over, I feel like I've been in a wrestling match. So today, instead of getting frustrated, I decided to make a list of some of the things my kids said to me during the meeting. Most of these were said during the passing of the sacrament, which is supposed to be the most sacred part of the meeting.

• When does soccer start?
• I like your necklace.
• How long 'til church is over?
• You have boobs, I have pecs.
• What are we doing when we get home?
• I just want to go to nursery.
• Is Church almost over?
• Can I get bread?
• Can I get water?
• Can I do my puzzle now?
• Can I read this book and still think about Jesus?
• Is Church almost over?
• Mom, are you okay?
• Mystery solved!
• Is Church almost over?
• Is Jalen asleep? (me: no, he's just tired) Me too, but it's just a song, a prayer and we're done! (me: hallelujah!)

Just for the record, the talks were good and I even heard most of them.