When I was called to my current calling almost 2 years ago, to say I was overwhelmed would be an understatement. Right after our ward split, I was asked to be the Primary Chorister. I was shell shocked. Not only had I never been in Primary but being the chorister scared me to death. The ladies who hold that calling are funny, creative and the kids love them - almost like a celebrity of the ward. I couldn't imagine myself doing that. I think I remember telling the bishop (and my husband who is in the bishopric) to go think about it again because I just couldn't believe it. I prayed about it intently and accepted somewhat hesitantly. I remember that when I was set apart that part of my blessing would be that I would be able to find the resilience and resources necessary to do my calling. I felt so much better but my first couple of weeks I realized why. Being the Primary chorister is a 1-act play with a 2 show minimum every single week. Thankfully, many other very talented women have done this calling and have shared many of their experiences - what worked, what could've been better and so forth.
About 6 months into my new calling, a dear friend of mine said that Primary was like the temple for children. It was the first place they felt the Spirit, the first place their testimonies begin, and the songs that they learned would stay with them and perhaps carry them through difficult times in their life. I realized that Primary chorister is much more than a 1-act play and I was and have been incredibly humbled since then for my calling. I think that it is so much more for me than for any of those sweet little children. I love going each week. I love teaching them new songs and how to apply gospel principles to the songs. I love helping them recognize their Heavenly Father's love through the Primary songs as well as watching my testimony grow through them and my own revelation that the songs are truly small and simple testimonies of the gospel.
Surprisingly I am sure to others as well as my self, I am sincerely grateful for my calling and for the time that I get to spend with the Primary children of Power Ranch 2nd ward each week. It is truly a gift that I treasure.
