New Calling

This past Sunday, I was released as secretary in the Primary presidency and called as Primary President. I was really surprised at the call, but grateful for the opportunity to serve. I feel like it will take me a while to get a handle on all that I'm supposed to be doing. I'm not as familiar with the primary program as I was with the YW program when I was called to that auxilary. Luckily, there is a lot of really helpful information at lds.org, which I've been making good use of.

Actually, I was really nervous when I was called. For the past two years I've been in primary, but mostly just behind the piano. Any time I was up in front of the kids, I didn't do very well. It was my month to conduct in the previous presidency's rotation, so I had already planned to do sharing time. I really wanted it to go well. I read through the material given and then thought about the group of kids in our primary. We meet combined (no "junior" or "senior" primary) and so the challenge is to engage both the younger kids and the older kids. I felt like it went really well. All the kids were engaged, I kept it simple, their scriptures were out (one of my goals), and they were able to apply the principle to their lives.

Now I have to start preparing for next week. There is still a lot of work to be done and a few challenges to overcome. I still need a councilor, two teachers, an activity day person and a cub scout leader...yikes! But the Lord will provide. I have already seen His hand at work as I do this calling. I know that the primary program is important. It's amazing to watch these kids' testimonies grow. Our kids are also so good about bearing their testimony and setting a great example for others. I'm excited to see what this year will bring!