The Rain came Up and the Floods came Down

I recently received a calling in my LDS ward to be a chorister in the Primary. I was so excited to find out I was doing it with a girl that I recognized as a nurse from the BYU nursing program. However, she currently works as a nurse and therefore works on Sundays. Right after I was called they told me she would be gone for the next three weeks.

So, I hit the ground running these past couple of weeks in the Primary. I was able to do some things well (come up with little games for the songs like go fishing, use pictures, etc.) but I mostly felt like I was stumbling through. I kept forgetting the words....and I let them choose their own song to sing a couple of times. Usually this would not sound like a mistake but I was taken back by their version of The Wise man and the Foolish man. Everything was said opposite and they sang so loud I was afraid that the Elder's Quorum lesson would be disrupted in the classroom across from us. I suddenly wondered what it would be like to be an elementary teacher...(thinking of you Melissa and Sarah)

Then the Lord helped me to remember that each child was loved by him and that each one had parents that loved them dearly. What would I want a teacher to do with Troy? DING, have fun with them. I get to sing primary songs for my calling! That is so fun! Reverence is nice but trying to make children sit and be reverent for 3 hours is a joke. Especially when I have the last 20 minutes of those 3 hours. So I am trying to be more creative to keep their attention, not get incredibly loud, make it fun, and make sure they learn the songs for the Primary program in October. The Lord will help me when I feel overwhelmed. If it doesn't go how I plan then that is ok. As long as I have a love for the children and strive to fulfill my calling the best I can, I think it will turn out ok.

p.s. I tried to upload a video of Troy from the video cam and it just said "Loading.." for like 5 hours. Any suggestions?