Each Sunday morning as they began class, the fifth graders would line up and recite their one section of the creed in the order that it was written. That teaching method worked well and went on about four months, until one Sunday. They began the class the same way. The first girl as usual recited her line flawlessly: "I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth." The second, a boy, stood up and said his sentence: "I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord." But then silence descended over the class. Finally, one girl, who felt she had discovered the problem, stood up and loudly said, "I'm sorry, sir, but the boy who believes in the Holy Ghost is absent today!"