Wow, okay, so the first week of primary felt like "baptism by fire!" I was responsible for preparing sharing time, which only seemed to add to the stress. I wanted it to be a good lesson and it seemed like it was going to be easy. But before I could even teach, we had to figure out where our newest class, the sunbeams, would meet. And then we realized there was no teacher for the class. The parents were getting kind of stressed because they didn't know if they should just leave their kids or hang out and wait. Poor new sunbeams, their first week and they are scrambled around. We finally got them teacher but we couldn't find the nursery snacks and "big people" scissors and the closest was all crazy and I still had to set up the room for my lesson and we didn't know where to put the chairs and we still hadn't invited the bishop to come in and speak and I had Lizzie to take care of. With all of this going on, my presidency was amazing, really. I don't know what I would have done without them. Already they do so much and think of things to take care that weren't even on my list but CERTAINLY needed to be done. They keep me going. I'm so glad I don't have to do it all alone.
While I was giving my lesson it seemed like I ran out of material a lot. And by the end of it I wasn't sure if they even knew what I was talking about. Then we had an awesome music time and the song we learned taught exactly what I was trying to say. The Bishop came in at the end and again, taught was I was trying to say but better. That's when I realized that, Hey, I'm not doing this alone. There are many ways to teach and children have a great capacity to learn. Heavenly Father has a great plan for all of us and I'm grateful to know that I am living according to His plan for me.
2 comments:
I have blog stalked you now :-) I'm glad you survived today although it sounds like it was quite daunting. You can do it! I'm sure all the kids will really come to love you too.
You know I've been waiting for this! :) I have to admit, I laughed a few times while reading it. I totally know what you're talking about! LOL! That's much how I felt my first Sunday, too. And, in all cases, my counselors stepped in and taught me how to handle things and to be better. What an amazing experience.
I, on the other hand, went to RS yesterday. It was great! It feels like it's been SO long--and while I missed Primary, (I could hear it through the wall we share), I was grateful for my time there and grateful that I was able to be back in RS. Our new ward has at least 120 kids. I'm SO glad I had the chance to learn with fewer. Line upon line...
And one more thing...you are SO right. We're not doing it alone. I think that's what Zion is going to be like--we're all working together for the same purpose. At least you survived your first Sunday right? And, it will only get better from here...
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