Merritt-isms

Here are a few jems from Merritt to make your day bright.

I didn't have enough regular change to pay Merritt's allowance (chore duty money) so I had to include 15 pennies. When I dumped the handful of coins into his hands he got a big smile on his face and said, "Look at all this money! I'm rich!"

Merritt was reading his nightly Book of Mormon verse, which was 1 Nephi 4:4. When he read the words, "and did still continue to murmur," he threw up his hands in disgust and said: "Ugh! Laman and Lemuel are murmuring again! I hate that! When will they learn to stop complaining so much? It's so annoying!" I had to laugh.