Sunday, January 31, 2010

Inspiration, just at the right time

I have the wonderful privilege to teach the Primary CTR 6 class along with my sweetie. It is exactly that, a privilege. Yet, sometimes I get off track just a hair and forget that.
Maybe one week I will wake up Sunday morning and quickly read over my lesson having done no other preparation and hope for the best. I know that with out fail every time I do that, my awesome little class suffers. I can tell that those lessons where I am nose deep in the manual are the lessons where the spirit is not in our classroom. My kids are wiggly and talking to one another. And when we leave that classroom I know that I have failed them, they didn't hear a word I said.
In light of receiving a new primary presidency. We had our first 5th Sunday, Teacher Meeting. Our new presidency talked over what their vision is which I thought was fantastic! More importantly I really needed to hear them talking about what primary is really about. That is teaching the Children the Gospel. It was a reminder that I am entrusted with these precious souls who are getting their first taste of the Gospel. Just as we are so excited to give our own children their first taste of something sweet or what ever it may be. We should have that same excitement for giving them there first taste of the Gospel and make it something worth tasting! something that they will want to come back for more, again and again.
Thinking about our Savior if he came to visit a Church meeting, he would not be with the High Priests. No! he would be with the Children.

What a awesome calling I have to teach these beautiful children each and every week. I love to see the enthusiasm for learning. For hearing the stories in the scriptures. Learning that we are here on Earth for a reason and we are not alone and he answers our prayers. That we can be together Forever as a family. That Our Father which is in Heaven Loves us beyond our comprehension, that he sent his only begotten son to provide the way back to Him. What a wonderful blessing the Gospel is.

I have been reminded that our Father in Heaven makes it possible to heal All things. Wither it is financial difficulties, loss of a loved one or having a rambunctious kid. No matter what may be in our way, keeping us from being our best self. We can overcome it, He can heal us.

I know that if I focus on being repaired each any every Sunday to teach my class. To be thinking about the lesson all week long instead of for just a few minutes. The inspiration will come, I will be able to know what my kids need to hear. I will be able to teach with the spirit and they will be able to feel the spirit burn within there hearts. I know if I read from the scripture, though they may not understand everything I know that they will feel something. I know that if we are taught in our youth and are given the opportunity to have that witness, they will have a foundation and something to fall on when they are faced with temptation. And if they do fall they will come back. What a awesome thing that is.

Children are truely magnificent, it is no wonder that the Father asks us to be like little children.
I know that when I have the spirit with me teaching my class the children are the ones teaching me. What a wonderful thing, each and every Sunday I have the opportunity to be just a little better than I am through them.

Today was another testament that prayers are answered and they are answered in just the right way at just the right time.

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