I came across the other day while studying the Sunday School lesson and like what was said:
Elder Boyd K. Packer said that we should be reverent in the chapel so we do not intrude “when someone is struggling to feel delicate spiritual communications.” He also cautioned that reverence “does not equate with absolute silence. We must be tolerant of little babies, even an occasional outburst from a toddler being ushered out” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1991, 28; or Ensign, Nov. 1991, 22).My favorite part of this is the highlighted portion at the end: "being ushered out." It's a nice way of saying we will be tolerate of babies/toddlers making noise...especially as you take them out when they reach that one point. Don't be those parents who keep their kids in the meeting because you don't want to miss anything or you think its teaching them an important lesson. Its not, you just making everyone else have a headache and not feel the Spirit. Look again at the beginning of the quote.
I also like how he said "toddler" and "little babies" but not "children." He's implying that you need to have them in check by a certain age. Teach them to be reverent because at a certain point that noisy hullabaloo* is not cool.
*How awesome is this word? It just came to me out nowhere as I was typing and I never use that word. 10 points to me though for how awesome it is and using it.
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