2009 KV Primary Program

Marcie explain theme

Tori: “The family is ordained of God. . . . Happiness in family life is most likely
to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of
faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and
wholesome recreational activities.” The Family: A Proclamation to the World,
paragraph 7

Song “My Eternal Family

Marcus: I lived with Heavenly Father before I came to earth. He

loves me and has a plan for me. D&C 138:56 states: “Even before
they were born, they, with many others, received their first
lessons in the world of spirits and were prepared to come forth in
the due time of the Lord to labor in his vineyard for the salvation
of the souls of men.”
Part of his plan was sending me to earth to experience happiness
as part of a family, but he knew that things were not going to be easy. So He gave
us a Savior, so we could return to live with Him again.

Kacy: I am a spirit child of my Heavenly Father. Psalms 82:6 All of you are
children of the most high. Heavenly Father loves me, and he sent me to earth to
live with a family.

Jason: Adam and Eve were the first family.

Luke : Families are meant to love us and take care of our spirits, and our bodies.
Heavenly Father gave each member of our families responsibilities, so we can
create righteous families.

Song “The Family is of God”

Taegan: My daddy presides over my family, provides for me, and protects my
family with love. He also works on the garage, he makes teeter totters, he plays
with me, and he likes to do other kinds of fun stuff with us too.

Josh R.: My mom’s job is to nurture me, care for me, and to teach me. My mom
does those things for me, and many other things. She does laundry, makes me
food, takes me to my friend’s house, and even wakes me up in the morning,
whether I like it or not. I love my mom so much.

Tylee: Mosiah 13:20 “Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days
may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
In order to make my home the happiest place it can be I need to
obey my parents. I also do my chores, and other people’s chores, play games with
my sisters, and I love to make my family laugh. Most importantly I need to work
on developing a relationship with my Heavenly Father through prayer and reading
the scriptures so that I can have a peaceful home.

Sing “Seek the Lord Early”

Dylan H.: As a family it is important that we serve others. Mosiah 2:17 “When
ye are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your
God.”
By doing my best to serve others right now, I can be a righteous example for my
family and begin preparing to have my own family. When I was in kindergarten, a
little boy fell on a toy bridge and was bleeding. I helped him up and helped him to
find his mom. It made me really happy to help him. Serving others can help us to
be happy and make Heavenly Father happy too.

Dakota S.: My family and I can serve others. By serving others, we show
Heavenly Father we love him. Heavenly Father also has servants that are working
for our good everyday.

Tayah B: President Monson teaches me how to strengthen my family.

I hear the words of the prophets when I listen to general
conference. During the April 2009 conference President Monson
said: “Parents, express your love to your children. Pray for
them that they may be able to withstand the evils of the
world. Pray that they may grow in faith and testimony.
Pray that they may pursue lives of goodness and of
service to others. Children, let your parents know you
love them. Let them know how much you appreciate all
they have done and continue to do for you.”
I know my parents love me so much and are continually praying for our
family. I love my parents so much, I hope I tell them enough.

Caleb: The Family: a proclamation teaches me about families.

Tori: The Proclamation to the Family teaches the importance of
marriage. Life's greatest joys are found in the family. In our
Heavenly Father's plan of happiness, a man and woman can be
sealed to one another for time and all eternity. The scriptures are
another tool given to us by our Heavenly Father that help strengthen my family. In
the New Testament, Jesus knew he should be baptized to be obedient to Heavenly
Father. Jesus went to his cousin John the Baptist because he had the priesthood
authority to baptize. Heavenly Father spoke from heaven and the Holy Ghost
descended as gently as a dove. I’m going to be baptized after my eighth birthday
just like Jesus. And my brothers and sisters will be baptized when they are eight
too. My family is strengthened when we follow Jesus’ example.

Zach: The scriptures have many great examples of how Heavenly Father blessed
families because of their righteousness. Noah’s family was protected from the
great flood because of their faith and obedience to Heavenly Father. Lehi’s family
was obedient and left Jerusalem safely before it was destroyed. Joseph and Mary
were warned by Heavenly Father to take Jesus and flee to Egypt to keep him safe.
These families were protected because of their righteousness. If our families are
righteous Heavenly Father will help protect us too.

Adam A.: Mosiah 4:13 “And ye will not have a mind to injure one another, but to
live peaceably.”

Kacy B.: Each family member needs to work together to create a peaceful home.
We can achieve that by praying as a family, reading our scriptures daily, having
weekly Family Home Evening, and attending our church meetings. We can also
achieve peace in our homes by living and participating in the principles and
ordinances of the gospel.
Sing 4th Article of Faith

Dakota H.: Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel.
Faith is to hope for things which are not seen, which are true. In the primary song
“Faith” it says: Faith is knowing the sun will rise, lighting each new day. Faith is
knowing the Lord will hear my prayers each time I pray. Faith is like a little seed,
if planted it will grow.”

My seed of faith has been planted and it can help strengthen my family. I am
going to continue helping my faith grow by reading my scriptures, and praying to
my Heavenly Father. I will prepare to strengthen my family by building my
foundation on faith.

Sing “How firm a Foundation”

Sami: Repentance is the second principle of the gospel. Repentance helps

Heavenly Father to forgive me for the things I have done wrong. Repentance
helps me return to Heavenly Father. We can always repent and
return when we are not on the correct path in life. D&C 58:42
states: “Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is
forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more.”
Heavenly Father wants me to forgive others as well. As I forgive, I will be
forgiven. Matthew 6:14“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you.”

Taryn: Baptism is the third ordinance of the gospel. Each of us has had or will
have the opportunity to be baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Our prophets teach us that we can be
baptized when we are 8 years old. I turned 8 on January 17th this
year and was baptized on February 7th by my grandpa. I was a
little bit nervous, but I had my family and friends there so that
made me feel better. I was really glad that my daddy and my
cousin Joey could be there.
The water in the baptismal font was warm, and my grandpa
was already in the water waiting for me. He took my hand and
said the prayer and dunked me all the way under the water. That
is called immersion and that is exactly the same way Jesus was
baptized. After I was baptized, I got out of the water. I got dried
off and put on the new white dress and new white shoes that
grandma bought me. My baptism clothes and my dress were
white because they are like heaven and because my sins were
washed away.
My baptism was important. Now if I make a mistake, I can
repent and that sin will be washed away so I can be clean again.
When I was baptized and confirmed, I became a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Now that I am
baptized I can go back and live with Heavenly Father again.
When I was baptized I made a covenant with Heavenly
Father. I promised to serve Him and keep his commandments
and remember Jesus. Heavenly Father also made a promise to
me. He will send me blessings and the Holy Ghost to help me
every day if I choose the right. Every time I take the sacrament, I
remember the promise I made to Heavenly Father and the
promise He made to me. Every time I take the sacrament, I think
about Jesus. Every time I take the sacrament, it is like being
baptized again.
My baptism is special to me.
 The fourth ordinance of the gospel is “the laying on of
hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.” When I was confirmed, I
received blessings. I was blessed with being a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and also the blessing
of having the companionship of the Holy Ghost.

Sing “I want to be Baptized”

Trey: Jesus Christ showed you and me the greatest example of

obedience by being baptized. Jesus came to John the Baptist to
be baptized because John had the priesthood authority to
baptize.

Adam: Jesus was also born into a family just like me.

Trever: Jesus partook of the sacrament, served and blessed others, and his
example can help me choose the right in my life. I think about Jesus and
remember Him each Sunday as I partake of the sacrament. I promise quietly in
my heart to follow Him and keep His commandments.

Sing “I’m trying to be Like Jesus”

Angelina: My family is blessed when we remember Jesus Christ. Job

19:25 reads: “For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he
shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.” In the pre-mortal life, I
chose to follow Jesus and I will choose to follow him in this life. He suffered in
grief and pain so that I could return to live with my Heavenly Father again. I have
testimony that Jesus is my Savior.
Dylan H.: Jesus Christ made it possible for me to live with my
Heavenly Father again. John 14:5 states: “I am the way, the truth
and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

“Beautiful Savior”

Tyler B.: Not only do I want to return and live with my Heavenly Father and
Jesus, I want to live with my family forever. Heavenly Father has given us temples
so we can live as families forever. I will help my family become eternal by first
strengthening my own testimony and serving others.

Will B: The temple is a house of God. I will start preparing now so that I am
worthy to enter the temple when it is time.

Dakota H.: Temple blessings unite families. Matthew 16:19 states:

“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,
and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven.”
Because of priesthood authority, no one needs to be separated from their families.
We can be together forever! I will prepare now to go to the temple. I hope
someday I can receive the ordinances of the temple, and be married in the Los
Angeles temple.

Jared: We are so lucky that Heavenly Father gave us families to

live with on this earth. He also gave us many resources to
strengthen those families, like prayer, scriptures, the Family
Proclamation, prophet’s words, and the divine example of our
Savior Jesus Christ. I pray that we can work together as a ward
family so that we can be Together Forever someday! In the name
if Jesus Christ Amen.

Sing “Families can be Together Forever”

Bishop’s Remarks