I have been thinking about how the lord has been hastening the work in our times. Naturally, the most obvious event was the lowering of the missionary age that was announced just short of a year and a half ago. You may ask how this pertains to primary. Elders can leave just 6 years and sisters just 7 years after they graduate from primary. Where are these past, present and future missionaries gaining their strong foundation in the gospel? Where are they learning how to feel the spirit read their scriptures and pray? We hope and pray that all of these missionaries are being raised in a member home where they are having FHE, family and personal prayer and scripture study. Primary should be a wonderful supplement to what the children are learning in their home but for some Primary will be the main place that they gain that strong foundation in the gospel.
Our Heavenly Father loves us very much and wants us to return to live with him again so he has helped our leaders develop great programs in the church that will help build that strong foundation to help us return to him. Some of those programs are YMYW, Seminary, Sacrament meetings, Priesthood, RS, Sunday School, and last but definitely not least is Primary. Here in conjunction with the parents we help these wonderful children gain the foundation that they will need to make it through their second estate. How blessed we are to have the knowledge of the Plan of Salvation. We know where we came from, why we are here and where we are going. We need to help these choice spirits gain a testimony of our Heavenly Father’s Plan so that they will be prepared to go out into the world and share it and someday in the near future teach their own children. We are living in a time when the lord is hastening the work and we have all been called to assist with that work in many ways and most especially through our callings. May we all help with hastening the work of the Lord.
Melanie Bissey
Arlington Stake Primary
Second Counselor
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