During my second year of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I breezed through the questions until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the janitor who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times, but how could I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.
Before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grade. "Absolutely," the professor said. "In your careers you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello." I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
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You can read this story or even give the pop quiz in a seminary or youth class, asking them to write the name of the a new classmate, the name of the boys who passed sacrament, the names of the people who spoke in Church, the name of the pianist or organist, etc. If you're using the name of a person in your class, talk to them beforehand to get permission to use their name.
