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Rather than our regular church meetings this morning, we were able to watch the broadcast of a meeting that was being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, but came to us by satellite. The first speaker, Elder Bruce D. Porter, gave an absolutely incredible talk. I have no doubt it will remain one of my favorite talks ever. And not just because of the following story he told at the beginning.A Primary teacher gathered her class together at the beginning of the lesson. One of the young students was asked to give the opening prayer.
The little boy began.
"Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the letter A. And thank you for the letter B. And thank you for the letter C..."
The teacher, realizing where this was going, wondered what she should do. This could turn out to be a very long prayer. She decided to be patient and let him finish it out. Sure enough, he went through every letter of the alphabet. The teacher breathed a sigh of relief as the letter Z was said.
And then the little boy continued.
"And thank you for the number one. And thank you for the number two..."
The teacher really started to panic. She didn't know how high the boy could count. But patiently, she let him continue and was relieved when he stopped at twenty.
And then these words closed his prayer.
"And Heavenly Father, thank you for my Primary teacher. Because she is the only grown up who has ever let me finish my prayer."