Becky and I taught the Sunbeams again today. They are probably the best class we've taught in this ward. We've been in primary for more than a year now. The first few months in the Valley View 4th ward and now in the Lehi 8th. We've enjoyed it most of the time and I think our ability to relate to and befriend kids under 8 has improved quite a bit. Admittedly that's a pretty tough thing to measure, but we hit a milestone today that is a small indication of our success.
There were 4 sunbeams in our class today and one of them is known as "The Runner." When the teacher called two weeks ago to ask if we could sub she said there would only be 4 kids in the class I responded, "Oh that will be easy compared to the classes we've been teaching." She kind of chuckled and said most of the kids are pretty easy but she has "The Runner" in her class so we may have our hands full. After several months in the primary I was still oblivious to who the little girl was, but when I mentioned the teacher's comment to Becky she knew exactly who she was talking about. She told me the little girl is known for standing up in the middle of sharing time or class and walking out. She may or may not give warning that she's leaving and then just darts away. Usually a member of the primary presidency tries to chase her down and bring her back because the Primary Teacher needs to stay with the rest of her class. Often times she just ends up hanging out with her mom for the rest of the meeting block. Not today though!!!!!
Today she joined us on the front row of the chapel during opening exercises and was hooked all the way through till quitin time! When church was over, "The Runner's" mom came to see how she'd done. She was surprised to find out that she'd stayed the whole time and said that she'd NEVER done that before. Maybe it was just a good week for her, or maybe the summer time made her hold still longer than usual, or maybe she was just tired. Maybe it's a combination of all of the above. If you want to know what I think...I think she was immediately entranced by Becky's beauty, then enthralled by our "Peacemakers" lesson that included rousing renditions of "Smiles," "If you're happy and you know it...," and a coloring project entitled "Blessed are the Peacemakers." We were ready for her and she didn't stand a chance!! It's a pretty good sign that our teaching skills are improving.
The rundown of the rest of the week is that it was pretty normal. We had a primary workers' social on Friday night, and I had my first GMAT prep class Saturday morning...and part of the afternoon too. We went and test drove a few cars (yep, still looking) and then went to a friend's birthday BBQ get-together.
My mom gave Becky a potted lily for mother's day, and we were happy to see that we have taken care of it well enough that it was in bloom this morning - it was kind of exciting to watch it grow the buds and finally open up. The flowers / bushes our HOA planted are struggling a little, so it's nice to have some pretty blossoming flowers. Thanks Mom!
2 comments:
I loved the Primary story Nate! I can just picture that little Sunbeam girl. Sounds like you're ready for a Sunbeam of your own now. :)
I thought my Sunbeam class was a little challenging, but it's easy compared with "the runner." :-)
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