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Originally Posted by jimuk
You are correct, how can there be an age at where one can bear a testimony, i would never stop anyone for fear of my fathers wrath.
After all are we not all gods children, young and old.
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I just think if we do not listen to the testimony of a child we lose so much, personally I feel very strongly the testimony weeks when the Primary kids have got together and decided they will all get up, or the YM/YW have said they will all get up (ie if you do it I will) and some weeks our testimony meeting has been almost entirely from those from 3-18 and I love those weeks the rest of us don't get a chance to get up, the little ones get up because the older ones have set the example.
I don't know one person that leaves our branch feeling bad those weeks, because the testimony of a child or youth especially in a small branch is one each of us there contribute to. And each member has been brought back to basics which is what our Branch and Stake President are focusing on right now - last year was love and befriend one another, this year they are concentrating on family prayer, family scripture study and family home evening. And we are seeing the messages our local leaders are giving coming forth and bearing fruit every month when one or more of the children and youth in the branch step forward and share their testimony.
Also I could be wrong but hasn't there been a change in the amount of time given over to baring a testimony in the auxiliaries? At least in some Stakes. I just could not imagine President Monson saying to a child no you may not get up and bare your testimony
-Charley