Unpleasing Prayer

Prayer is really big with Mormons and Catholics alike, as well as many other forms of faith.

Waiting to eat, even though it was only a couple minutes longer, due to prayer was annoying. While I enjoyed the attention attached to being asked to lead the prayer, as I became older I did not like the fact that my gaining it was done so through that manner. Around the time I started to attend school, I recall sneaking bites of "untainted" food either before or during prayer.

Prayer during church was boring, especially since I often kept my eyes open and just sat there waiting for it to be over. When I did actively participate, I did not experience what others felt (beyond the occasional side effects of light meditation) and therefore had no real testimony - which is essential to ones faith under Mormon doctrune.