HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN
(LEAVE IT TOTHE CHILDREN)

I was testing the children

In my Sunday School class

to see if they understood the concept
of getting to heaven.

I asked them, 'If I sold my house and my car,

had a big garage sale

and gave all my money

to he church,

Would that get me into Heaven?'

'NO!' the children answered.

'If I cleaned the church every day,

mowed the yard,
and kept everything neat and tidy,
Would that get me into Heaven?'

Again, the answer was, 'NO!'

By now I was starting to smile.

Hey, this was fun!

'Well, then," I asked. "If I was kind to animals

and gave candy

to all the children,

And loved my husband,

would that get me into Heaven?'

I asked them again.
Again, they all answered, 'NO!'

I was just bursting with pride for them..
"Well," I continued, "then how can I get into
Heaven?"

A five-year-old boy shouted out,

"YOU GOTTA BE DEAD."