Today was an incredible day, a day I hope to remember, and I want Tucker to remember too — hence the post. Today was Fast and Testimony meeting at our church, and after we had partaken of the sacrament, our bishopric member stood, and bore his testimony. As he was concluding, I leaned over to Tucker, and said, Tucker today is fast and testimony meeting, if you would like to bear your testimony, you can. Tucker immediately stood up, scooted past me, scooted past his father who was sitting with his eyes closed (while Truman was playing quietly in his lap), and with a very determined walk, headed for the pulpit. His little arms were a swinging as he walked up the stairs, and stood before the microphone. I stood there wondering if I should have walked up with him. He had made his decision, very quickly, and I was not ready for him to bolt out of our pew, and out of shock that Tuck made that decision so quickly, and mostly because I could not think that fast, I ended up staying in the audience, and applauding him in my head for his bravery, while nervously watching to see what he would do.
Tucker reached the microphone, and proudly and loudly proclaimed, “Jesus is True”. Then promptly turned around, and just as diligently as he had walked up there, he walked back to us. There was a little laugh from the audience, and I think he truly did wake up a few people, but I was grateful that my little boy had enough courage to stand and share the things that were in his heart. I do think that next time I will think twice before letting him know it was fast and testimony meeting, and I will definitely go up with him, to remind him of the proper protocol when we share our testimonies. But hey, he is only 4, and I am proud of the choice he made today to declare his testimony.
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