FHE+Devo=Eternity.

Every Monday night Mormon families across the world are participating in Family Home Evening or FHE. Usually this Monday night activity consists of being with your family, having a lesson (on the gospel, emergency preparedness, wilderness survival, etc…), a game, and a treat. At BYU-Idaho FHE consists of being thrown together with a group of people who more than likely you would never talk to under different circumstances, a lesson, flirting and consorting with the opposite sex (this only occurs if you are lucky enough to be in the 10% that doesn’t hate their group), and treats. For those of you thinking but its called FAMILY Home Evening!? Uh ya….I wish I knew how to answer that.

Fall FHE Group:

A is the mom. C is the dad. C took this being dad and all thing kinda literal. He started texting A things like, “Goodnight my love” or “a kiss from your husband” or “if you ever need a knight in shining armor, I’m right here.” This last one is possibly the cheesiest thing you could ever tell a girl who is forced to hang out with you once a week. It didn’t take long for C to fall head over heels for his forced once a week “wife” A didn’t like him, or his loving comments. Not even a little. C persisted and asked A to what BYU-Idaho students have endearingly termed a devo date. Devotional or devo for short is held every Tuesday in the Hart auditorium. Students dress in their Sunday best and listen to a speaker speak of speaker like things.

A & C’s devo date:

A: You all are coming to devotional with me. C asked me to go so you all have to come.

J, T, L, M, & S: (giggles)

J, T, L, M, & S: (more giggles)

L: But he asked you! We can’t go!

T: Ya plus I don’t want to.

A: I don’t care.

In the end A convinced L, M, & S to go with her. At devo she strategically placed herself between L and M. C not very happy with the extra company and the odd seating arrangements comforted himself by doodling. Suddenly, he picked up A’s scriptures, strategically placed the doodle somewhere in their pages, and then continued dreaming about one day A being his real eternity. A had not missed a thing. She quickly found the doodle and was relieved that it was nothing more than a penguin.

Now boys and girls I would love to tell you that this story has a happy ending but sadly not all FHE romances and devo dates end in fairy tales. The penguin did not break the curse and C was left hoping that one day his FHE princess would change her mind. She didn’t.