I am a Child of God - Primary Program, Nov 9, 2008

Sunday, November 9th was our Primary Program. This years theme was I am a Child of God. As the primary Chorister I have been preparing for this program since November of last year. We sang some really great songs. If the Savior Stood Beside Me was a new song by Sally Deford. I had used her music when I was choir director and loved it! The song was beautiful and the children really enjoyed learning it. We also learned the American Sign Language for I love to see the Temple. It was really fun to learn the signs. I gained a much deeper testimony of the song by learning the signs.


All year we have talked about feeling the spirit. Every Sunday as we sing the Spirit is so strong. I always stop and point out to the children the way the spirit talks to you; Tears, Shivers, Goosebumps, tingles. I have felt very blessed to be surrounded by the children and singing these songs that instantly invite the spirit. I've encouraged the children to sing their testimonies. There seems to be in every song a part that if spoken it would be a testimony. I call it the testimony verse. My Favorite this year has been the last verse of Home CS#192


Home is where our Father,
Who dwells in heaven above,
Guides us in the way we live
And lets us feel His love.


I love that and think of it often. Through these simple words I have a greater testimony that I am a child of God and with that knowledge I can learn, do, & endure all that He asks of me in this life.

We ended the program with "Testimonies of Power". I reminded the children that we share our testimonies in many ways and one is by using the spirit to testify with power. We sang Called to Serve and invited all past, present and future missionaries to stand with us on the last chorus. It Was AWESOME. Reminded me of the MTC or a Zone conference. Then we sang I will be Valiant. This is a song I hadn't heard in a long time but I felt I HAD to teach it to the children. In the program they sat on the edge of their seats to sing the first part and then jumped to their feet when the sang "I'll stand for truth! I'll stand for Right! The Lord can Depend on ME!" I know it is true. The Lord can depend on these valiant children.




Each of the children had their own part as well. Dylan gave a short talk on how the priesthood blesses our family. He talked about receiving blessings when he was sick or before he started school. He talked about learning service from watching our home teachers. It was really sweet. It's hard to believe that at this time next year he will be a deacon.


Alesha gave a part from the song The Holy Ghost. "The Holy Ghost is given to us to guide us every hour". This meant a lot to Alesha as she was just baptized and received the Holy Ghost this past September. And I asked Jenna how she can strengthen her family and she said "I can strengthen my family by loving one another". So that was her part. It was super cute.





I guess it's time to pull out next years primary program booklet.