Trek to the Temple 2012

As a primary presidency, we’ve been talking about and slowly planning our first annual Trek to the Temple and it finally happened last weekend! 

One of the things going on in Primary this year is “One in a Million.”  There are officially over a million primary children around the world!  We learned about some primary children in Madagascar that saved their money with their family and had quite a journey just to go to the temple.  We started a temple jar where the kids can bring in their spare change [or break their piggy bank like one sweet boy did and donate over $30 of his own money] so we can donate the money at the end of the year to the Temple Patron Fund that helps families around the world get to the temple for the first time.

So after all of this, we knew we had to take Senior Primary on a Trek to the Temple to give them a little piece of what it’s like for families to have to walk a long way to get there.   We walked a little over 3.5 miles – including one large hill – and made it to the temple where sweet Sister Ballard took the kids in to the atrium area and talked to them about the temple.

It really was a great activity.  The kids really enjoyed it and it was a really special thing for them to be there and to be able to touch the temple.

Can’t wait for Temple Trek 2013. 

Have I mentioned how much I love my calling as primary secretary?  It really is the best calling ever.  We have the best primary kids and I get to serve with these fabulous ladies who make me laugh, smile & make me want to be a better person every time I’m with them!