Tag Archives: Primary

Primary Time: Helping the Seriously Ill Child and Family

There may come a time when you a Primary child becomes gravely ill. This could range from cancer to a serious surgery to a serious infection that ends up with the child in the hospital. It can be difficult for the family to cope. The child may be lonely and discouraged. You can rally the Primary to help support the child and his family. Here are five tips to help this go smoothly. 1) Contact the parents and see what you can do to help. You may need to find out who can visit and when. Some children are not … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Friends

One of the wonderful things about Primary is that allows the children to build friendships with each other. It is great to have friends that can help to strengthen your testimony. Primary is a great place to form these friendships. Since I grew up in Utah, I really took having members as friends for granted. Now that I am raising my children outside of Utah, Iam grateful for this added benefit of Primary. If you are new to the area, you may need to set up play dates so that your children can start building friendships. This may take some … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Bringing the Scripture Stories to Life for Your Children

Do you want your children to really learn the scriptures? The summer is a great time to spend some extra time teaching your children the scripture stories. If you plan well you can really bring the stories to life. You can focus on one or two stories a week. It is important that while you do any of the following suggestions you still take the time to talk about the concept the story is teaching us. 1) The easiest way to teach your children the stories from the scriptures is to tell them the stories. You can use the scripture … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Sharing Time Theme June 2007

This month the sharing time theme is “I follow Jesus Christ when I make and keep my baptismal covenant.” The scripture that the theme focuses on is John 3:5. You may want to work with your children to memorize the scripture for this month. The theme is broken into four parts. First the children are reminded that Jesus was baptized as well. Then the children learn more about the baptismal covenants. The children also learn about receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. Finally the children learn that the Sacrament is an opportunity for them to renew their baptismal covenants. … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Sacrament Meeting Mayhem

Having our third child has really put us at odds during Sacrament meeting. There just don’t seem to be enough hands to go around. We were doing all right when my husband and I could each focus on a child, but now there is always someone getting loose. Generally it is my two year old son. He likes to run. Last week the overflow to the overflow was open with about fifteen feet of empty space to the back wall. He took off running about three times. Of course last week was actually one of our better weeks. We are … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Helping Those with Special Needs

The Primary program is designed for all children in the church. If you have a child with special needs or if you are in the presidency or a teacher of children with special needs it can be difficult to know the best way to approach the situation. It is important to be very open in your communication. Here are five tips to help you best meet the needs of a special needs child. 1) It is important to have a meeting between the Primary president and the parents of the child. This can even be done over the phone. During … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Summer Activities

Summer is fast approaching. Your children will be home with no school and they will want to do something. One part of having a happy summer for all includes having activities to complete occasionally. This can break up the monotony of the summer days. Several of these suggestions involve planning with other church members. Often the children do not get to spend much time with their friends from church; you can help create some opportunities to strengthen these friendships over the summer. Of course you can include anyone in the activities—they do not have to be members of the church. … Continue reading →

Primary Time: The Primary Theme

As I was looking for ideas to write about, I stumbled across the theme for Primary. I did not know that Primary had a theme, but I really liked it. The theme is from 3 Nephi 22:13. “All they children shall be taught of the Lord, and great shall be the peace of thy children.” Isn’t that a beautiful statement and thought. Primary really is a place that children go to learn about the Lord, and that knowledge can bring peace into their lives. As parents it is important to take the time to teach our children about the Lord. … Continue reading →

Mother’s Day Primary Program

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If your ward is like most, the odds are good that your child (or children) will be singing on Mother’s Day weekend. Some children are comfortable with this, but there are many who are literally terrified by the idea of standing in front of a ward full of people and singing. Here are some steps you can take to help make sure your child is comfortable, enabling you to relax and enjoy their songs of love this Mother’s Day weekend. Start talking to your child now about singing. Remind them that everyone in the ward loves them, and no one … Continue reading →

Primary Time: May 2007 Theme

This month the theme for Primary is based on the Restoration. “My faith in Jesus Christ grows when I learn about the Restoration of the gospel. The scripture is Isaiah 29:14. You may want to encourage your older Primary children to memorize it. You can work on this as a family at family home evenings and dinnertime. The unit focuses on Joseph Smith receiving revelation from God to restore the true church on earth. Joseph Smith also translated the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is another witness for Christ. The priesthood has been restored, and as a result … Continue reading →