6 v. 7
Colton has been assigned to give a talk in Primary, the topic: "My Favorite of the Ten Commandments." Personally, I find this subject challenging—as I don’t have a favorite. I hate them all. But Colton on the other hand was quick to answer that his favorite of the Ten Commandments is Commandment #6: Thou shalt not kill. When I asked him why that was his favorite he responded:"Well, if I had a choice between Thou shalt not kill and Thou shalt not commit adultery (Commandment VII), I would commit adultery before I would kill anyone."
Me too Colton, me too.
posted by Anonymous @ 11:12 AM
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kids are so darn smart; why don't we listen to them more?
I have taken the liberty of writing a talk for Colton, which he is free to use if he wants. It's not about VI or VII, but rather X.
Why I Don't Covet My Neighbor's Ass
by Colton
In the olden days, God gave Moses the Ten Commandments. If you ask me, ten is kind of a lot, which is why people don't usually get all the way to number ten. But if they do, they will find out that you're not supposed to covet.
The tenth commandment says, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's."
What does covet mean? It just means to want something that belongs to someone else. You shouldn't do that. For example, it is wrong for me to want my friend's skateboard, but it's okay to want a skateboard that I see at the store. That way we can both have skateboards.
But in the olden days, there were no skateboards. God probably knew about skateboards because he can see the future, but he probably didn't tell Moses about them because it would have just confused him. That's why God just stuck to the stuff they had back then, which is houses, wives, manservants, maidservants, oxen, and asses.
I've thought a lot about the last one, asses. And I've decided that I agree with God. If you covet someone else's ass, something is wrong with you. You should be happy with the ass you have, and if you aren't, you should work to change your ass. If you take away someone else's ass, they will be assless, and nobody wants that.
In conclusion, I think the tenth commandment is a good idea, and if you don't, you should get a life.
ITNOJCA
ha!
Oh, Colten - so wise beyond words. And come to think of it...oh, I won't go there... ;)
I have been guilty of coveting the ass of another. This sin usually comes upon me whenever I receive a new Victoria's Secret catalogue. Where dooooo those women get their asses? And where the */@*# did I get the one I have now?
Hysterical piece ICM!!!
Charise, please be sure to publish Colton's actual talk!
Primary talks are great entertainment when done correctly. (Point in case, ICM's) Just don't have him read verbatum from "The Friend." SNORE!
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