The Last Song

Today was our ward's Primary Program at church. In years past, this has been my favorite Sunday. Sitting in the audience watching the precious children sing and speak of our Heavenly Father and Christ. Although today was Shane's first program I wasn't sitting down in the audience enjoying the program until the last song!

I got him a new outfit (he wouldn't wear the tie which he normally LOVES a tie) and we have practiced his part over and over and we were ready! When it was time to go up to the stand Shane wouldn't go until I sat with him, on the side in a chair. Not what I pictured. Since he is a Sunbeam he was in the beginning so I was nervous he wouldn't say his part but he did. He is our little politician who is charismatic and full of charm. He got up there and said his part with full force and clear as can be, it was beautiful! I even had people tell me how impressed they were with how well he spoke! Here is his part:

Family Home Evening and family prayer helps me get closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

The part I'm not so impressed with was having to sit up on the stand until the very last song! He finally sat by his class and I went to the front row to watch my big boy sing We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet, BEAUTIFUL!

Since I was on the stand I did get to hear what the kids were doing. During A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief Shane started singing I am a Child of God! He continued to listen and then started talking to himself about his part. He noticed someone else had a part similar to his too. The trick to get the boy to FINALLY sit with his class was NOT making play-dough, a Slupree, ice cream, or a trip to the park but I told him we would not go to the dog show with Grandma and Grandpa Stewie is he didn't try. Up he jumped and sat with his class. And yes, we did go to that dog show!