Primary Giggles

I teach the CTR 7 class in primary each Sunday. Unfortunately, this week I didn't prepare well. Not a good thing, especially since I was also combining three lessons. So, I decided that I would give the opening prayer and ask Heavenly Father to bless us as a class that we could learn the simple truths of the lesson despite my lack of preparation (and a little help in the teaching was also certainly on my mind). As I do before each prayer, I asked the children if there was anybody or anything they felt we wanted to thank Heavenly Father for or pray for. Bronwyn pipes up and says, "Did you get hurt this week, Devin?" I busted up laughing. You see, Devin is a classmate who has become famous for his accidents and injuries and tells us about it every week, but this week he told us about being cold instead. I guess we just couldn't go a week without an accident report.

Interestingly, I noticed that one of the boys who has been especially chatty recently seemed to grasp the simplicity and importance of the lesson (worshipping in church) and was especially quiet and attentive. The reason I was so surprised by it is because he was sitting by his best friend whom he loves to talk to. I usually have to separate them. Anyway, it was so neat to see the gospel in action. He was also very reverent when we walked back to the primary room for sharing time. It didn't last through sharing and singing time, but it was still cool to see for that time period.

I'm grateful for the influence of children in my life, for their goodness and humor.