As the title implies, this is a list of things you do in church. It's not the list of things you do in church that will make your parents proud but I hope you can relate and I hope it will make you laugh.

Going to church from the time I was ten, I have noticed that there are some things you just do in church. Although I have been to only a few churches and, of those, they were mostly the same style, I believe this list spans church culture in general. To help me, I asked some of my friends to also contribute their church experiences.

1. If an elderly lady offers you something, take it.

No matter what it is, from a piece of hard candy that has been in her purse for years, money, stickers, a kiss on the cheek, you take it.

2. You answer the same question so many times.

This can be just being asked the same thing over and over and over from everyone in your church or the same person asking you over and over and over. I get asked if I'm home for summer break until mid-july and from then on I get asked when I'm going back. You answer it.

3. You laugh at the preacher's jokes.

This isn't even a polite thing. It's like your body just takes over and does it, even if you don't think what he said was funny.

4. There's always that one Sunday School teacher that you avoid.

It's not because you hate them. You like them and appreciate their efforts and always qualify your avoidance with the phrase, "their heart is in the right place." However, you still avoid, sometimes just because you don't want to answer how school is going.

5. There are unofficial assigned seats.

This is in the auditorium as well as in the fellowship hall for a potluck and on the occasions when your family goes out with your family's best friend family. It is not super rigid but you can pretty much tell where everyone is going to sit.

6. The amount of notes you take varies.

One Sunday, you'll take super detailed and specific notes on the sermon that look great and you are so proud of. The next Sunday, you'll hardly pay attention.

7. You skip bible class.

You have the best intentions of going but sometimes, getting up for Sunday morning bible class is the hardest thing you'll do that week. In college, as the semester wears on, it gets harder and harder to attend.

8. You think about what you're going to eat for lunch.

Going out after church to get food is a right of passage into the upcoming week. Lunch after church with the family is classic. The possibilities are endless and mouthwatering and it hits extra hard after the Lord's Supper. All through the sermon, you yawn to cover up your stomach growling.

9. You unwrap candies as quietly as possible.

This always starts so innocent. You just want something to freshen your breath or to chew on to keep your stomach from growling. You don't mean to disrupt everyone within a ten foot radius. However, as soon as you try to open the impossible canister of mints, everyone else goes quiet. What once was just an ordinary package of candies becomes a puzzle. If you tip it too far to the side, the mints cascade against the side like a thousand mariachi bands.

10. You sing the wrong verse.

Zone out, sing the wrong verse, get embarrassed, repeat.