My Eternal Family... theme for 2009

Happy New Year!

Our theme for 2009 is 'My Eternal Family'. Thank you Sister Bigler for such a great redesign of the blog!

Please check back often for updates, announcements and talk/scripture/prayer assignments!

Please bring a picture of your family to be hung on the bulletin board in the primary room.

Thank you

Program Parts

Here are the kids parts for the Program next week. Some of the older kids have two parts and there is a #2 by the names if it is their second part. The pages are not in order of how the program is...but atleast the parts are here :) We are so excited about it and hope you enjoy all of the hard work they put into this.

August 24th

Today in Junior Primary we had one of our classes do Sharing Time. They taught us about the story the good samaritan. They not only read the scriptures that tell the story, but had costumes, and along with members from their class had voluteers help them act it out. (So you not only hear about the story, but got to act it out too.) Then everyone got to draw a picture about how they can show kindness.

(Picture from "Reflections of Christ")
In Senior Primary we did something a little different. This month we have been focusing on BAPTISM, and each week has been a different topic. First, talking about what a covenant is, and what our bapismal covenants are. Then talking about the Holy Ghost, and how it can help "shield" us from making bad choices. Last week we talked about how when we take the Sacrament we are renewing our batismal covenants every week. So THIS week we took it again a step further, and talked about repentance. (Forgiveness is what the Lord covenants to us, if we keep our baptismal covenants.) So we talked about what the steps of repentance are.

1. Feeling bad for what you have done.

2. Ask for forgiveness.

3. Right your wrong.

4. Don't do it again.

We talked about a boy (who they named Bob) who made a bad choice. We walked through the process with him as our example of the Steps to Forgiveness.

Sunday, May 25 Sharing Time

This week we had a special treat...the Missionaries came and talked to us about families. They taught us how important our families are and they showed us how we can become closer to our family members by becoming closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus. They taught us about how our Eternal Family begins with temple marriage and they encouraged us to strive for that goal. They also encouraged us to try our best to make our homes like the temple, a sacred place to be, and they challenged us to do something kind for another member of our family this week. It is always a great day when the missionaries come and share their knowledge of the Gospel with us!

Sunday, May 18 Sharing Time

Today in Primary we talked about our families and how we each have a special role to play in creating a Happy Family here on earth. Our Fathers are our spiritual leaders, priesthood holders, and our protectors. They work hard to make sure we have a home to live in, food to eat, and clothes to wear. We talked about the role of Mother and how important it is. She helps bring Heavenly Father's spirit children to earth and loves and nurtures them. She makes sure that we know we are loved and have a safe, happy place to be when we come into our homes! The roles of children, both boys and girls, are that of spiritual helpers in the home, workers, cheerleaders, peacemakers, and troupers that can endure to the end to be examples of Christlike behaviors towards each other. We love our families and we know that if we work together to do our best to fulfill the roles Heavenly Father has set out for us, we can have a Happy Family!

Read more about our roles in the Family...The Family: A Proclamation to the World

Sunday, May 11 Sharing Time

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Today we performed two Mother's Day songs for our Moms in Sacrament Meeting. We sang so beautifully and made our Moms feel special and happy!

Then, we made some really cute bouquets of flowers for our Moms for Mother's Day and attached a poem that says:

The family
is like a garden
with joy
for all to share,
With tender, growing blossoms
that thrive on love
and care,
And when
the flowers are gathered
for a very special day,
They make
a bright and beautiful
happiness bouquet.

We really are just like the little flowers that gather to make our Moms happy on Mother's Day and every day of the year!

Sunday, May 4 Sharing Time

Today Brother Caress showed us a movie about Nephi and his Brothers and how they fought against each other. Nephi wanted to do as his father asked him to do because he understood that his father was actually speaking for the Lord. Laman and Lemuel were afraid, greedy, and disobedient. They did not want to go back for the plates of brass and they especially did not want to pay Laban for them. After escaping from Jerusalem, they fought until an angel of the Lord came down and told them to stop. We decided that it is always best to follow Nephi's example and do as our parents and the Lord would want us to do!