I was in the my church Primary Presidency (LDS)for about five years. It was so super fun to dress up in Book of Mormon and Bible role plays and then to try to act out the Nativity with kids that were age five, hiding under chairs, when they were supposed to be on stage. I loved all of the work we did with the 170 plus children in the children in the nursery alone (under 3). I loved that it was also towards the end of my first marriage (now officially and forever in the past) and the beginning of me. The start of it my own progression as a single person seemed to be (to me) a new attitude about, "being better for the primary kids in class each week and showing that to my children while in class as their teacher." I felt like I could reach my own kids better with the help and resources from Primary and incorporate it in our home each week as we went through a major life change. Secondly, in preparation I remember, "I feel instantly in love with all of these kids almost like they are mine," I thought also, "how dare we have Christ like love as a presidency..." and yet no matter how hard I tried I knew (at least for me), "it wasn't me at all it was really like it actually factually was Christ," doing it for me. I learned I could serve and we would make it because He was there with me and I felt closer to Him because of it not because it took so much time when really, "I don't have time to serve,my life sucks right now," but I did it, right? Some of the women in this picture served with me each week and on Sunday in some of my ward callings that also included activities director for our ward and another one too all at the same time. At a time in my life that I might have not felt like serving, the bishop asked me to serve in more callings I had ever served in my life. I am glad because it took my mind off it all and allowed me to spend more time with friends like these...
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