Is the Faith in God Program that Important?

The First Presidency has said: 

“Earning the Faith in God Award will help you become the kind of person you would like to be and the person Heavenly Father knows you can become.”

Yes, the Faith in God Program is important!!  

And the new Cub Scout Program helps a boy earn his Faith in God Award and his Religious Knot.  With the changes made to the Cub Scouting this past year some of you may have wondered… How do these changes fit in with the our Faith in God program?  Well, If you watched the LDS webcasts The following slide was shown…

And the following statement was made also:

“… the new adventure program does an excellent job of correlating the requirements and rank adventures to the three areas that we want the boys to grow in… What that means is that you don’t need to plan separate Faith In God den meetings. When you run the new adventure program, your boys will have at least two experiences in these three different areas. So enjoy having fun with this new Cub Scouting program!”

Did you read that slide?  The new program covers the 2 required activities per area per year! How?  I've attached a form correlates the new Cub program with the Faith in God program so you can see how!!  

Please pass this attachment onto all of your Cub Leaders and the families. Our boys deserve every help we can give them to reach their potential!

 

Thanks,

Sis. Simbeck

Anchoring Children in the Scriptures

Anchoring Children in the Scriptures

This is a 6 minute video is worth watching. It is Elder Holland speaking and I love him greatly.

You have the opportunity as primary teachers and leaders to demonstrate how the scriptures help you get through life starting in January.  You have an opportunity to share how you love the scriptures an use them daily.  You can help children understand that the scriptures teach them to "Trust Jesus".  Be prepared with the spirit to help them gain a testimony of the scriptures.  

Isn't it wonderful to be in primary?  Our children say amazing things.  I have been to many of your primaries and have been so touched by things that the children say.  The spirit can be very great in primary.  In fact on occasion I have been so touched by the spirit that I have had to leave because I was blubbering so much.  They are little people with giant faith.  They want to trust and believe.  All we must do is teach the truth by the power of the Holy Ghost.  Do this and the hearts of the children will be truly converted.  I testify of this.  

I love you for all the time and effort you put into teaching.  You do beautiful things in primary!!

Autumn McClellan

Arlington Stake Primary President

Smiles

I woke up thinking about a smile.  A smile that made my day.

Yesterday I ran around all day like a chicken with its head cut off.  I was a bit stressed.  Just a lot going and everyone in the family in different directions.  But, as I pulled into the parking lot of the Stake Center with my suburban full of food for the Stake Conference Priesthood dinner, there was a primary age child standing on the curb smiling.  My son who held the gravy around every corner so it wouldn't spill said, "Who is that." I looked at the boy on the curb and smiled back. I said, "Brian Simbeck".  For those of you who know Brian, you might say, "What ? Brian Simbeck was smiling?  Are you sure? Do you have the right kid?"  In fact, it was him and he has the best smile!!

He was there to serve.  Serve with a smile, his mother, the Stake Priesthood leaders, and I.   You see his mother had the flu, but made a sacrifice to bring all the items she was assigned.   He was waiting for me on that curb with a smile to help unload my car.  To help open cans in the kitchen.  He was ready with a smile to do anything we asked him to do.  

"When you are in the service of your fellow man, ye are in the service of your God." Primary children can serve. How can we give primary children opportunities to serve?  I have seen the senior primary boys put up chairs when primary is over.  Can the cub scouts put up chairs and put away chairs after pack meeting?  Can you ask a child to erase the chalkboard?  I know we have collected food for the food bank. Activity day girls made baby hats for preemie babies at the hospital.  What else can we do to get into the spirit of service? 

We need to give our children opportunities to serve.  To feel what it is like, to be like Jesus.  I remember Tanya Yancey who was our previous Stake Primary President.  She took her kids with her everywhere.  I wondered at times wouldn't it be easier to leave them at home.  I soon, saw what opportunities they had to serve as they traveled around with their dear mother.  I started thinking, I need to bring my kids more often.  Children learn by example.  If they see you serving with a smile.  If they see that you can make any situation better with your attitude, then they will too.  I know Elise Simbeck is a great example of service for her family.  She does so much and has many talents that we get to enjoy.  She always shows up when it is important.  I know that her children will look up to her and will call her name blessed.  

Thanks Brian.  You made my day.

Autumn McClellan

Arlington Stake Primary President