2019 Primary Leadership Meeting

With all the recent 'adjustments' in the church, the theme for our Primary Leadership Dinner (for presidents, counselors and secretaries) was "Rolling with the Changes."

We setup 4 tables and had the Presidents all sit together, the First Counselors, and so on.

Table place cards - by calling

Also on the tables we had Tootsie Rolls with these uplifting cards:

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For dinner we had soup, salad and... you guessed it, ROLLS! And for dessert, Cinnamon ROLLS!

During the dinner we played a slideshow of pictures from our Activities that year. Our weather in Arizona is so nice in November that we were able to have our dinner outside.

After dinner we had each of the Stake Primary Presidency and the Stake Presidency Counselor over Primary speak. Here is the presentation on the new Children and Youth program.

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Royal Family Ball

 A ball for the whole family to celebrate that we are all children of our Heavenly Father.

Poster/Invitations:

Setup - Lights hung around room, classroom tables with 5 chairs at each, 4 food tables, 2 water tables, 2 picture backdrops, poem on posters around room, craft tables in overflow:

Entrance - Framed pictures: Crowned with Glory (I do not own these images):

  

Put on a crown

Poem - (by Anna Johnson) posters hung around room:

  

  

  

  

Craft - Decorate picture frame with poem (prince/princess):

Food and water tables - Popcorn, peanuts, grapes, M&M's, Skittles, Gummy Bears, marshmallows, Goldfish, pretzels, Teddy Grams:

Centerpieces:

  

DJ:

Photo backdrops:

Following the Savior Activity

For our Stake Primary activity day, we went back in time to the Holy Land, “Following the Savior” to see what His life was like. We divided the children into 5 groups (about 15-20 each) to rotate to each class to hear 2 stories (3-5 minutes each) and then do a 10 minute activity. All were asked to dress in character with biblical style clothing/robes.

The stories all came from a series in the 2010/2011 Friend Magazine and were retold from the point of view of someone who "witnessed" the event.

Invitation rolled into scrolls and tied with string. Posters printed on 11x17" and mounted on a half sheet of poster board.

 

Children entered a Bizaar in old Jerusalem.

Sign in

Modern Tunic - "Costume shop"

Woods R Us - Hand carved wood items to look at.

Pitzuchim Snacks - Nuts and dried fruit to try.

Cal Emporium - Basket shop

Lamps Plus - Examples of oil lamps

Shut Produce - Grapes, oranges and apples to snack on

Ultimate Dreidel - Wood blocks and toys

Water well - Large pot of water with long ladle for scooping water into cups

All the children then gathered around the well to watch Bible story videos until it was time to hear our first story:

Story: Jesus Is Born (POV: Shepherd) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2010/12/jesus-is-born.html

Class 1: 

Story: Jesus as a Child (POV: Joseph – wood, temple,) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/01/jesus-as-a-child.html

Story: Jesus Is Baptized (POV: John the Baptist – baptism) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/02/jesus-is-baptized.html

Activity: Dreidel - provided dreidels, instructions, beans and tiles to spin on.

Class 2:

Story: Jesus Chooses His Disciples (POV: Peter – fisherman, nets, ship, calm sea)

https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/04/jesus-chooses-his-disciples.html  

Story: Jesus Teaches His Disciples to Pray (POV: Person in crowd – prayer) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/06/jesus-teaches-his-disciples-to-pray.html 

Activity: Prayer rock - provided smooth river rocks and permanent markers.

The finished product. We collected them after each class and put them in the Bizaar for the children to collect at the end of the activity.

Class 3:

Story: Jesus Blesses Children (POV: Wife or Daughter of Jairus of Capernaum – raise the dead, bless children) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/08/jesus-blesses-children.html

Story: Jesus Teaches How to Treat Others (POV: Samaritan – Golden Rule) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/09/jesus-teaches-how-to-treat-others.html

Activity: Basket weaving

The finished product. We collected them after each class and put them in the Bizaar for the children to collect at the end of the activity.

Class 4:

Story: Jesus Heals the Sick (POV: Resident of Capernaum – blessings, priesthood) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/05/jesus-heals-the-sick.html

Story: The Ten Virgins (POV: Wise or Foolish Virgin) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2003/01/the-ten-virgins.html

Activity: Oil lamp - tinted salt dough. Baked for 5-10 minutes in between classes so they are just set.

Class 5:

Story: Jesus Works Miracles (POV: Apostle – loaves and fishes, walk on water, Lazarus, faith) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/10/jesus-works-miracles.html

Story: Jesus Teaches How to Remember Him (POV: Apostle – Sacrament, Atonement) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/11/jesus-teaches-how-to-remember-him.html

Activity: Food Demonstration - Flat bread and honey

ALL (in Chapel):

Story: Jesus Finishes His Mission on Earth (POV: Mary Magdalene/Thomas – Resurrection) https://www.lds.org/study/friend/2011/12/jesus-finishes-his-mission-on-earth.html

Back to Bazaar to pickup things they made.