The First of Many

Today was my first full Sunday as the new Primary president, and it was...an experience. :) Last Sunday the new presidency was all sustained and then set apart right after Sacrament Meeting so that we could immediately start serving in our new callings that day. But with the different things of trying to get organized as a new president and presidency, I felt like I missed almost the whole thing.

So today began with my first counselor catching me just before Sacrament meeting started to let me know she just got a text from one of the Junior Primary teachers saying they wouldn't be there today. And since Junior Primary is my responsibility, that meant I got to find a sub. Thankfully one of the children's parents were willing to step in and substitute. We got into Primary, and man, did it feel chaotic, haha.

There are just over 20 kids in our Junior Primary (ages 3-7), and we had 3 visitors as well. I was conducting, and neither of our 2 kids with assignments for opening exercises were prepared, and neither of their parents were there to help. I don't even know more than like 3 kids, because we're so new to the ward, so I didn't even really know who was supposed to be up there doing what.

Mostly though, kids that age are just so wiggly. And having 20+ in the same room for an hour, trying to keep their attention, is just a big job! Especially when you don't feel completely confident in knowing what you need to be doing in the first place. :P So by the time they were dismissed and Senior Primary started to come in, I felt a bit frazzled.

But then Senior Primary felt so calm and mature after being with Junior Primary! Our Senior Primary is smaller, but also, they're not tiny little kids! I still didn't really feel like I knew what I was doing with Senior Primary, but I didn't feel so frazzled because it was so much more calm and quiet than it had been. But it was all a learning experience. I know I will feel more confident next week, and soon it will all be so familiar that it won't take any thought at all (I hope :P ). This is definitely an adventure for me, but it's one I am excited for.