Jesus wants me for a SUNBEAM!!!

My little sister has done an amazing job magnifying her church calling this year. Amy has gone all out in her efforts to engage the primary children in her ward and to help them feel important and loved. I am so proud of her hard work and her extra efforts to include all of the children, whether they are 3 or 11!

In honor of Amy, I have done my absolute best to be an amazing primary teacher. We have eight 3 & 4 year olds that come every Sunday.

Our little Jason only speaks a few words of English. It is such a joy to see him light up when he understands what we are teaching. Henry is our class clown. He is funny and sweet, and knows the teachings of Jesus in surprising details!

We have 4 little girls, and they are all wonderful!! Callie and Anna are silent 98% of the time.... but when they know an answer, they explode with words, rushing one after another.  Isabelle and Kendall are never silent! They dance and sing throughout the 2 hours of primary each week. All four of the girls are a delight and a joy to have in our class.

Max is our little spitfire. His brother Kolin and he are perfect when apart, and crazy when together. They are both in our class, so they are a full time bundle of energy! They are "new brothers" and so we are getting to see Max learn how to be a "twin" to his new brother his same age. Kolin came to his new family as a 4 yr old, not able to communicate at all. In just a few months, he has become happy and is able to chat and talk and is progressing so quickly.

This year, instead of just doing a "whatever" attitude for our lessons each week, I have instead tried to go all out. I do lots of research on age appropriate activities, I have worked hard to get to know lots of details about every little child we get to teach, and I have taken the time to pray for each of these tinys. I don't want my Primary President to have to worry at all about our little class.

When these children started Primary at the beginning of the year, they would cry and just want to stay with their mommy's. This past week, four of the children have brought us a little gift and their parents have said they absolutely LOVE coming to primary each week. They even said that their child would be so upset when they went on vacation or were sick because they would miss Primary class that week. They love Primary and coming to learn about Jesus.... That is what we were going for!!! Mission Accomplished!!