I am a Child of God

"...All of you are Children of the Most High"
Psalms 82:6
This past Sunday was our Primary Program at church. The Primary has been practicing like crazy for the last month or two and then for a couple hours this past Saturday and the Saturday before. They did such a wonderful job. I got to sit in the back with the big kids, watching the faces of the parents in the crowd.....some smacking their foreheads b/c their child was stealing bread from the sacrament table, others tearing up during Sis Ram and her daughter singing "Mother, Tell Me the Story", and seeing no one care that we went 30 minutes over our alloted time. These children are just extraordinary.... one girl who just turned 8 had been given a whole paragraph to read, she went up to the mic and recited it all from memory with a smile on her face. I saw one of the older boys, pat a Sunbeam on the back and give him a thumbs up "good job" after he braved his speaking part.
I was so overwhelmed with the Spirit, it leaked out my eyes.
Poor, poor Bella...she had never really had to practive her speaking part until the Saturday before (hmmm, and mommy slacked on practicing with her), then promptly refused to say a word when asked. When it came to the real thing on Sunday, after hours and hours of practicing "Heavenly Father gave me a family" and "I can follow the Prophet"....she stood at the podium saying nothing, picking a wedgie (giving the primary a good laugh). But the second time came around and she walked right up there and said "I forrow the prophet" and I just wanted to clap for joy. YAY Bella.
I came across an idea on Sugardoodle.net for comment cards to give the congregation during the program. They said some of the nicest things and the primary kids loved hearing what they wrote!
Thank goodness it's over, though...I didn't even have much of a hand in it, but I know the stress it caused the music leader and primary president! We sang this cute song to them at the end of the 3rd block (a little cheesy, but totally fun!).

I just cannot express how grateful I am for the Church and this organization for the little children. They are the future and deserve to be taught with love and encouragement. I feel that being a Primary worker is one of the most important callings a person could be given! Of course, I haven't always felt like that. I know that I've felt "stuck back in Primary" before, you kind of get lost, not getting to get that adult time in Relief Society. But the blessings that come from taking the time to prepare lessons and getting to know the children, can be overflowing!