Well, I survived! The Primary Program went off well today. Perfect? No. Good? Yes! I was so incredibly nervous the whole morning leading up to the program. Seriously, I don’t ever remember being that nervous for anything in my whole life. We had sooo many extra visitors to the ward and so there were A LOT of people there. It was ridiculous to be that nervous but I sat through the sacrament on the verge of tears, trying not to look around at all those people and reminding myself to take deep breaths. So silly! The anticipation was so much worse than actually going through the program. Once the kids were up on the stand (they barely fit!) and we were chugging along I was able to relax and by the end…ahhh, all better!
One minor bump in the road was that Primary President’s son…yeah, my son had to be bodily hauled out of the chapel by me after he spent the first five minutes sulking on the stairs and refusing to say his part (which he had memorized) or sing the songs. After trying to talk some sense into him he started a major resistance, hence the removal. Later, when speaking with the Stake Primary President about how our program went, she told me that she thought it was so funny when I had to haul Stephen out. She said she could see the exact same thing happening with her boys when they were young. She and her counselors were laughing and she said when she saw me carry him out she turned to her counselors and made the comment, “that boy is headed for the dumpster!” I am glad she helped me to see the funny side to the incident. It is always funnier when it isn’t your kid making the scene though.
I was so proud of the Primary kids. They did a great job singing and they did their speaking parts so well. The highlights were the last two songs: “I Know that My Savior Loves Me” and the children and congregation singing “I Am a Child of God.” The children sang the descant on the third verse and it was beautiful! The spirit was very strong and we even had a few tears from people. It was so sweet to feel the children’s testimonies and pure spirits as they sang and spoke.
3 comments:
Great job Cami. And I love that you had to haul your kid to the dumpster. Ha! Ha! Ha! It happens to the best of them.
Way to go, Cami! That primary program is so fabulous because it is so much work!! I can totally understand your anxiety...I was feeling it because of our non-member friends who came to visit. I can't imagine that feeling times all the visitors.... You had a lot on your shoulders. Sorry to hear about Stephen. He'll probably be leading the pack next year! :)
Hooray for success!! I was shocked that Kaden did his part so well, but then for all the songs he was loud and unruly. He doesn't really know alot of the words either so he would be like, "Blah, blah, do, dee, dah" LOUD. Gotta love it though:) I don't envy you having to have been responsible for that, but I certainly admire you for having done it!!!!
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