Primary Mission

Each year at Christmas the president of the Salt Lake City South mission and his wife give their missionaries a few stocking stuffers. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to help provide items for their Christmas socks this year. Each primary child that brings in an item will be given a missionary tag in exchange, but this limited-time offer is only good on Sunday, December 11 and 18 from 12:30-2:00 pm.

Items for All Missionaries

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Small hand sanitizer

Stamps

Breath mints

Thermometer

Chapstick or lip balm

Black shoe polish

Scripture markers (pencils and highlighters)

Individual tissue packages

Christmas candy

Items for Elders

New ties

Dark dress socks

Tie stain remover

White handkerchief

Items for Sisters

New scarf

Black tights (sizes small - queen)

Stationary

White handkerchief

Items for Mission Home

Gift cards to purchase needed items for missionaries not receiving packages from home:

Target

Walmart

JC Penney

Kohls

Mr. Macs

TJMaxx

Ross

Fast food restaurants

etc.

Cash is always welcome and will be used for specific needs and to purchase garments and white shirts through the distribution center.

Fine Print:

Items don't need to be wrapped. Offer only good at participating primaries. You do not need to be a member of primary to participate. Children who forget items or are otherwise unable to bring in items will be given the option of exchanging an item donated by a non-primary member for a missionary tag. No exceptions or exclusions. See primary presidency for details.

December Lesson Schedule

December's Theme: The scriptures teach me about the Savior's birth and second coming

December 4: Lesson #44

Sunbeams: We can all help at church

CTR 4,5,6,7: Do unto others

Valiant 8,9,10,11: Paul the missionary

December 13: Lesson #45

Sunbeams: The resurrection of Jesus Christ

CTR 4,5,6,7: I can be a good example for my family

Valiant 8,9,10,11: Paul's journey to Rome

December 18: Lesson #46

Sunbeams: The birth of Jesus Christ

CTR 4,5,6,7: Jesus Christ was born on Earth

Valiant 8,9,10,11: Jesus Christ will come again or The priesthood can bless our lives

December 25: Merry Christmas, no primary

Come listen to the primary children sing in sacrament meeting.

November Lesson Schedule

November's Theme: Reverence is love and respect for God

November 6: Lesson #40

Sunbeams: The sacrament helps me think about Jesus

CTR 4,5,6,7: Worshiping at church

Valiant 8,9,10,11: Peter and Cornelius

November 13: Lesson #41

Sunbeams: Heavenly Father and Jesus gave us the scriptures

CTR 4,5,6,7: Fasting brings us closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

Valiant 8,9,10,11: James teaches us to control our tongues

November 20: Lesson #42

Sunbeams: I belong to the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints

CTR 4,5,6,7: Tithing

Valiant 8,9,10,11: The conversion of Saul

November 27: Lesson #43

Sunbeams: We have a living prophet

CTR 4,5,6,7: Honoring the names of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

Valiant 8,9,10,11: Paul testifies of Jesus Christ

October Lesson Schedule

October's Theme: Prayer is reverent communication between God and me

October 2: General Conference

October 9: Lesson #37

Sunbeams: I can be honest

CTR 4,5,6,7: I'll serve Jesus Christ by serving others

Valiant 8,9,10,11: Peter the Apostle

October 16: Lesson #38

Sunbeams: I can be reverent

CTR 4,5,6,7: I can be pure and righteous

Valiant 8,9,10,11: Barnabas, Ananias, and Sapphira

October 23: Stake Conference

October 30: Lesson #39

Sunbeams: Music makes me happy

CTR 4,5,6,7: Showing love for our parents

Valiant 8,9,10,11: Stephen, the martyr

Great Job!!!

Our kids did such a fantastic job on our program yesterday.  I am so proud of them!!   YAAAYY!!

REMEMBER!!!!

WE ARE PRACTICING FOR OUR PRIMARY PROGRAM THIS SATURDAY THE 24TH AT THE CRACK OF DAWN (9AM).  WE WILL MEET IN THE CHAPEL AND BE FINISHED NO LATER THAN 10:30.    WE NEED ALL OUR KIDDOS TO BE THERE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU!

September's Theme: The Gospel will be Preached in all the World

Lesson Schedule :

SUNBEAMS - Sept. 11  Lesson # 35     I Can Be Kind to Animals
                         Sept. 25  Lesson # 36     I Can Be a Good Example

CTR 4,5,6,7 -   Sept. 11  Lesson #35      Temples and Eternal Families
                         Sept. 25  Lesson #36      Showing Love for Jesus Christ

VALIANT 8,9,10,11     Sept. 11  Lesson #35     The Mission of Jesus Christ
                                      Sept. 25  Lesson #36     The Day of Pentecost

** Please note there will be no classroom time on Sunday the 18th.  We will be spending the entire time practicing for our program! **

Elyse Stanley was baptized and confirmed by her father, Dennis Stanley on September 3rd!

Emma Stanley was baptized and confirmed by her father, Dennis Stanley on September 3rd!

We were excited that MaKasia Maxfield could participate in our stake baptism!  She was baptized and confirmed by her father, Derrick Maxfield (son of Burt and Michelle Maxfield)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our primary program will be on Sunday, September 25th.  Your awesome children are working terribly hard to learn the songs and we hope they are practicing and learning their parts at home as well.

We want to welcome Sarah Brown to primary.  She is so great and we are psyched to have her!

You wouldn't believe how reverent your kids are in primary!!   I am so proud of all of them for trying to learn and practice this very important element of showing respect and love for our Heavenly Father.

Please continue to play those cds with the primary program songs on them.. just two and a half more weeks til the program!!   We will be having a Saturday morning practice on the 24th.  Those details are forthcoming.  


Your kids are stupendous.. we love them!!!

This Week's Challenge

During singing time on Sunday, Sister Poelman challenged the kids to listen to the CD recording of "If I Listen With My Heart" at least twice. Please remind your children to do this and to practice the words to all 3 verses. The primary program is not far away and we are all struggling to remember the words!

Also, the CD plays every verse to every song, but we will not be singing all the verses for the program. Here is a list of the songs we are learning, as well as which verses to focus on when you go over these with your children. The links take you to recordings of each song to make practice easier. If you are musically inclined, you can even play the songs on the piano or another instrument while your primary children sing along. Get creative and have fun!

1. As I Search the Holy Scriptures (verses 1 & 2), Hymns #277
2. Scripture Power (verse 1), The Friend Oct. 1987, 10-11
3. I Will Follow God's Plan (verse 1), Children's Songbook #164
4. Praise to the Man (verses 1 & 3), Hymns #27
5. Stand for the Right (verse 1), Children's Songbook #159
6. I Know that My Redeemer Lives (verse 1), Hymns #136
7. The Fourth Article of Faith (verse 1), Children's Songbook #124
8. Baptism (verses 1, 2 & 3), Children's Songbook #100
9. I Love to See the Temple (verses 1 & 2), Children's Songbook #95
10. Called to Serve (verse 1), Hymns #249
11. If I Listen With My Heart (verses 1, 2 & 3), for sheet music, follow link then under "Scores" heading click on the 'PDF' link next to "Simplified," the third option.

Caught Being Reverent

Today my daughter brought home a CBR shield from primary. She was so excited about it, but didn't really know what it was. I explained to her that CBR stands for "Caught Being Reverent" and is part of learning to Choose The Right.

The past few months in primary we have put a strong emphasis on being reverent and respectful to the people who are teaching, and the children who are trying to learn and feel the spirit. The kids are doing a great job! Each Sunday, a member of the presidency will be watching the children and award a CBR shield to those who are sitting quietly and participating.

Earning a shield is not easy. It can be difficult to sit quietly when friends are talking, if kids have papers in their hands to crinkle, or if the temptation to rock back on the chair is overwhelming. Sometimes the opportunity for a silly comment is just too great to pass up! We have a good-sized primary, and even though we are watching for reverent children, we may not always notice every child that is being respectful. If your child doesn't bring home a CBR shield, it doesn't mean that he wasn't reverent; we may have just missed him among all the other reverent children.

When your child does bring home a CBR shield, you can decide what you want to do about it. For many kids, just being recognized for good behavior can be enough to give them a warm fuzzy feeling. Other kids may need a little more help. Today I sat down with my daughter to decide on something she'd like to have, and we determined how many CBR shields she would have to get to earn that item. Perhaps you have goodies that could be purchased with 1, 2, or 5 shields. Regardless of what you do with your children's CBR shields, discuss it with them and let them know you appreciate their efforts to be reverent and respectful. It is a wonderful trait to develop and carry into adulthood.

JULY'S THEME:  THE TEMPLE IS A HOUSE OF GOD

JULY'S LESSON SCHEDULE:

SUNBEAMS -            
7/17  Lesson #27  "We Can Pray as a Family"

7/24  Lesson #28  "I Can Be Obedient"
7/31  Lesson #29  "I Can Say I'm Sorry"

CTR 4,5,6 & 7-                  

7/17  Lesson #27  "The Age of Accountability"

7/24  Lesson #28  "Our Parents Help Us Learn"

7/31  Lesson #29  "Having Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ"

VALIANT 8,9,10 & 11-     

7/17  Lesson #27  "Parable of the Sheep and the Goats"

7/24  Lesson #28  "Jesus Christ Raises Lazarus from the Dead"

7/31  Lesson #29  "Jesus Christ's Triumphal Entry and the Last Supper"

 

 

We want to welcome Rick Moon, Kristen Mifflin and Ron Zeeman to our primary family!  We are so grateful to have them with us.  They are going to be awesome teachers for our most cherished blessings!

Every week we welcome two or three volunteers from our little congregation to share a scripture or a scripture story they like with the rest of us.  Our volunteers then get to put a jewel in our scripture treasure chest (because we "treasure up the scriptures").  Putting a jewel in the treasure box is very exciting, as you can imagine.  The good news is that we have some very eager volunteers!  The not so good news is that they don't have a scripture in mind to share.  SO, to that end, we have decided to try sending a note home each week with a couple of kids asking if they would come ready to share a scripture the next Sunday.  If your child happens to be the lucky recipient of one of these notes, please know that we are only looking for 30 to 120 seconds of "sharing a favorite scripture or scripture story."  We're hoping that this will help move along this particular part in our opening exercises.

 

There will be no Primary activity this month.  I know the ward program had it on the calendar a couple of weeks ago, but it has since been removed.  

 

Two weeks ago, we handed out cds that have our Sacrament meeting program songs on it.  We sent home one per family.  Please whip that thing out and throw it in the cd player every once in a while so we can be awesome in September when we do our program!  

 

Thank you! 

 We have been working really hard on reverence over the last month.  It's hard for our little ones to sit for so long.  Heck, it's hard for ME to sit for so long!  It really helps when our big kids- the Valiant classes - are reverent.  Their example is so important for our Sunbeams and CTR classes and it is awesome when they choose to set those examples! 

We are working on the song "Praise to the Man" for our primary program in September.  Holy cow, there are some big words in that hymn!  If you wanted to sing it at the top of your lungs in the car and/or shower every day - five times a day, well, we wouldn't mind that at all.  :o)

We're so excited to have Rick Moon in primary with us.  He and Spencer are gonna be great for our Valiant 9s!  We'd also like to welcome Laurie Thomsen back with us.  She's my mentor, but we've disguised her as a teacher for our CTR 5 class.  ;o)

Thank you for being such great parents!  And thank you for being patient with us while we figure out what in the world we're doing...



 

HELLO EVERYONE!

Welcome to our blog! 

JUNE'S THEME:

THE FIRST PRINCIPLES AND ORDINANCES OF THE GOSPEL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO LIVE WITH GOD AGAIN

JUNE'S LESSON SCHEDULE:

SUNBEAMS -            
6/12  Lesson #22  "I Can Do Many Things"

6/19  Lesson #23  "I Belong to a Family"
6/26  Lesson #24  "I Love My Brothers and Sisters"

CTR 4,5,6 & 7-                  

6/12  Lesson #22  "The Atonement of Jesus Christ"

6/19  Lesson #23  "Forgiving One Another"

6/26  Lesson #24  "The Lord Helps Missionaries"

VALIANT 8,9,10 & 11-     

6/12  Lesson #22  "The Unmerciful Servant"

6/19  Lesson #23  "The Good Shepherd"

6/26  Lesson #24  "The Widow's Mite"

We want to welcome Spencer Larsen and Sherri Hoskisson as the newest members of our primary faculty.  We are excited to have them with us!

We'd also like to acknowledge Ashlin M. and Sean S. as the newest members of our ward.  It was awesome to be a part of their baptisms and confirmations!

Ashlin was baptized by her Uncle Trace and confirmed by her grandpa, Mark Thomsen

Sean was baptized by his dad Trevor, and confirmed by his grandpa

* He who teaches children learns more than they do. - German Proverb *