A great weekend!

This weekend was crazy, but it was great!

Saturday we had our Primary Program Practice. The kids did pretty well for being there on a Saturday morning. After we gave them a pizza party that they earned. Each week in primary we had a jar and pom-poms. They had to fill the jar up. We would give them one for being reverent or helping us out. Also there is a challenge this year for primary. It is for the children to remember what they read in their scriptures that week and share it in primary. So we had bigger pom-poms for the children that would share that with us. We still had some pom-poms so I brought them in to the practice and they earned them by singing well. The pizza party went great. It was fun to be with the children outside on a Saturday. I had one girl hand me her ballerina barbie doll that had brown curly hair asking me if I could hold it for her while she played then let me know that I looked like her barbie. It was sweet. I had lots of little hugs and enjoyed every minute of the party. I am so thankful for my calling!

After the practice I went to a baptism for one of the boys in our primary. I love being able to go see the children be baptized. It is a great experience to share with them. Just another reason I am thankful for my calling. There are so many reasons! It can be stressful at times, but it is such a blessing.

That night was the general relief society meeting. It was amazing. I loved President Uchtdorf's talk!

Sunday we had our Sacrament Meeting Primary Program. It is crazy to have it done. It is a lot of work to put it together and I am so thankful for my wonderful counselors. As a presidency we all put it together. I really enjoyed doing it together. We asked most of the kids questions to get their parts. It was wonderful to here some of their answers. They answered in such sweet ways. We asked a cute little seven year old girl to explain the first vision she said: "Joseph Smith went to the woods and prayed. He saw the light which was Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. They told him to join none of the churches." We added on he was chosen to restore the true church. I thought it was so sweet though just hearing her describe it. We asked our 4 and 5 year olds what the scriptures teach them and what scripture stories they liked. We asked the Sunbeams how they will follow God's plan. We asked another girl why she is thankful her dad has the priesthood. Another one I liked was we asked a seven year old boy who is favorite prophet was. He said: " Alma because he did bad then switched to good." Here are some more answers that I just want to share:

"I'm preparing to be baptized by getting a dress and saying my prayers. I'm excited because I will be following Jesus Christ's example."

"I'm preparing to be baptized by reading the scriptures and going to church. I'm excited because I will get the Holy Ghost."

"My baptism was special because I got the gift of the Holy Ghost and because I'm pure."

"I am preparing to go to the temple by going to church, taking the sacrament, and keeping the commandments."

"I am preparing to go to the temple by working on my Faith in God award. I read my scriptures regularly and have set a goal with Book of Mormon reading."

"I treat my body like a temple of God when I eat healthy and exercise. I also dress modestly."

"I keep my mind pure and clean by reading good books and thinking good thoughts."

"I'm preparing for my mission by learning about the gospel, going to church and reading the scriptures."

"I can be a missionary now by telling my friends about the church and invite them to come with me to church activities."

"I can be a missionary now by reading my scriptures and inviting my nonmember friends to church."

"My favorite scripture story is Daniel and the lion's den because it teaches me that if we have faith and do what is right, the Lord will protect us."

"I am thankful for Joseph Smith because he helped restore our church."

"I am thankful for Joseph Smith because he told people to be good."

Children are so amazing. They are wonderful examples to us all. I'm so thankful to have this experience to serve with so many amazing children.

Our presentation was full. We had over 60 children do their parts and lots of songs. We did two songs with a group of girls singing the verses then everyone joined in to sing the chorus. One of those songs was We'll Bring the World His Truth. It is one of my favorite songs. One week while we were practicing songs we brought up the girls to the front to practice it. It was amazing the spirit was so strong and brought tears to my eyes. They sang it so well.

The program went great! I am thankful for all the wonderful helpers we have in Primary. After the bishop gave a few remarks and said it would be great to have a primary program quarterly and said he would talk to us to see if that would be possible. We just laughed. It would be great to have one quarterly if someone else would put it together :)

And that is why it was such a great weekend!