Smile That Frown Away

How Mormon Emotional Culture Creates Burnout (and What Happens After)

If you chance to meet a frown,
Do not let it stay.
Quickly turn it upside down
And smile that frown away.

No one likes a frowning face.
Change it for a smile.
Make the world a better place
By smiling all the while.

I sang this Primary song hundreds of times as a child. We all did. Simple, cheerful, innocent—teaching children to spread happiness. What could be w…