Besides being a Pathway Missionary and an Ordinance Worker in the L.A. Temple, I also teach the 4-6 year old children in Primary. The Sharing Time theme for October was about being missionaries, but the last week of the month they specifically focused on how sharing the gospel can strengthen your testimony. The children learned about testimonies and how to share them.
Yesterday in Primary after spending almost the whole time practicing for our upcoming Sacrament Meeting Presentation, the Primary president turned the time over to any of the children who wanted to share their testimonies for the last 10 minutes of Primary. Since it was Fast Sunday, this was a perfect way to reinforce what they had learned the week before. When I was the age of these primary children, I was very shy so I guess I was a little skeptical that any of the children would want to bear their testimony. Boy, was I wrong! I was amazed at the number of children who wanted to do it. Some had to be turned away because of lack of time. Of those who participated, some needed help, but two eight year old boys blew me away when they essentially gave extemporaneous talks on baptism or being sealed together as families. I came to the conclusion that since Primary is the training ground for the future leaders of the Church, the Church is in good hands with the likes of these special children.
I believe the Primary Presidency is going to make testimony bearing a part of Primary each Fast Sunday from now on.
"Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not:
for of such is the kingdom of God."
Luke 18:16
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