I was put into the primary presidency a couple months ago. It has been kind of crazy trying to figure everything out--none of us in the presidency have been in these callings before we have a lot to learn. We have had a lot of callings to fill & have needed to start a 3rd nursery so a lot of our time has gone towards those things. A member of the bishopric cam to me the end of August & said the Bishop wanted the primary program to be changed from Nov. 9th to Sept. 21st. I'm sure my mouth fell open--that gave us about 4 weeks to pull the whole thing together, which we hadn't even discussed it yet. I was the one in charge of it this year so I was really panicking. I knew I wouldn't be able to write a script in time, so I headed to the internet. I found a site that had a script already done. I read through it & decided that one would be it. We got going on the whole process & somehow we got things pulled together & ready to go for the big day. I wasn't quite sure how it would go since we really only had 1 practice & not a lot of the teachers were there. I decided to have folders for all the adults involved with the scripts, songs, seating charts, things highlighted, etc hoping that would help make things run more smoothly. That may have seemed overboard, but it helped put my mind at ease. I was so happy to see the teachers show up on Sunday, find the seats they were to sit in & guide their classes through the program. It went so well with really no problems--the kids were amazing with all their speaking parts & singing & they were so reverent. The theme was "I am a Child of God". One of my favorite parts was when the kids sang the chorus of "Called to Serve" in Japanese. They loved it & it was great to see the faces of all the adults trying to figure out what language they were singing. The Spirit was so strong & many people were touched by these sweet children & the way they presented themselves. We had many, many comments that just made me feel like all the time & hard work really paid off. It was a stressful few weeks, but we pulled together & had an amazing program. Best of all, it's over for a whole year!!
Monday, September 22, 2008
My first primary program
I was put into the primary presidency a couple months ago. It has been kind of crazy trying to figure everything out--none of us in the presidency have been in these callings before we have a lot to learn. We have had a lot of callings to fill & have needed to start a 3rd nursery so a lot of our time has gone towards those things. A member of the bishopric cam to me the end of August & said the Bishop wanted the primary program to be changed from Nov. 9th to Sept. 21st. I'm sure my mouth fell open--that gave us about 4 weeks to pull the whole thing together, which we hadn't even discussed it yet. I was the one in charge of it this year so I was really panicking. I knew I wouldn't be able to write a script in time, so I headed to the internet. I found a site that had a script already done. I read through it & decided that one would be it. We got going on the whole process & somehow we got things pulled together & ready to go for the big day. I wasn't quite sure how it would go since we really only had 1 practice & not a lot of the teachers were there. I decided to have folders for all the adults involved with the scripts, songs, seating charts, things highlighted, etc hoping that would help make things run more smoothly. That may have seemed overboard, but it helped put my mind at ease. I was so happy to see the teachers show up on Sunday, find the seats they were to sit in & guide their classes through the program. It went so well with really no problems--the kids were amazing with all their speaking parts & singing & they were so reverent. The theme was "I am a Child of God". One of my favorite parts was when the kids sang the chorus of "Called to Serve" in Japanese. They loved it & it was great to see the faces of all the adults trying to figure out what language they were singing. The Spirit was so strong & many people were touched by these sweet children & the way they presented themselves. We had many, many comments that just made me feel like all the time & hard work really paid off. It was a stressful few weeks, but we pulled together & had an amazing program. Best of all, it's over for a whole year!!
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The program went so well!!! If I hadn't heard all the stories behind the scenes, I never would have known you were stressed or worried. It flowed so well and the kids did a great job!
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