One Moment in Time

Today is the day!  We are so excited to have our first quarterly activity this year in Primary - the Primary Olympics!  Our themes is "Go For the Gold."  I have been a part of this before in other presidencies and it is always a favorite.  With events like "Who's on the Lord's Side" Ice Hockey, "Good Samaritan" Bobsled Racing (using sleeping bags on the gym floor) and "Lengthen Your Stride" Figure Skating (using washcloths), not to mention the "Word of Wisdom" Smoothie Bar, how can it go wrong?  We're stoked.  

Our awards ceremony promises each Olympic athlete one of these gold medals made from cookies. 

We all know that "real gold = sugar" for Primary children.

Primary Funny

Today I had sharing time in Primary (the organization for the children of my church).  I shared a story about a time when I was moving to a new place to go to college and how lonely I felt not knowing anyone.  I let them know that I knew in that sad time that I could pray to Heavenly Father, and that because of the atonement of Jesus Christ, that He would know how I was feeling and would comfort me.  I testifed of how I did feel comforted after praying one particular time over my loneliness, and how it helped me to know that Christ's atonement was real.  There was silence in the room after my remarks, and all eyes were on me.  Then, slowly, a 9-year-old boy raised his hand and asked:

"Were there telephones way back then?"