First Talk

Connor gave his first talk in Primary last Sunday (Aug 31)! He's only 4; I can't believe he's already giving talks. He and Ammon prepared it together. It was on "Heavenly Father forgives all those who repent." That's a pretty big topic for such a little guy. But, he and Ammon broke it down sharing some of the Parables of Jesus-- The Lost Coin, The Lost Sheep and The Prodigal Son. Connor knows these parables from the Living Scriptures New Testament DVD's he watches and loves. Ammon practiced with him all morning before Church so that he pretty much repeated it from memory when it was time to deliver it.

At first, Connor spoke too loudly and the microphone echoed causing many of the children to laugh and others to cover their ears. Connor seemed to like the attention so he giggled as he continued to talk. A leader turned down the volume and Ammon told Connor to speak a little more softly so that the echoing went away. At the end of his talk, he recited the primary scripture for the month from memory. We have been practicing that each day throughout the month at morning and evening family prayers. Some of the older children, realizing that that was quite a feat for such a young one, said "he can read." Yes he can (small words) but not those big words and not that fluid; he had it memorized. The August scripture he recited was:

"And their children shall be baptized for the remission of their sins when eight years old, and receive the laying on of the hands" (Doctrine & Covenants 68:27).

(By the way, he also knows it in Spanish.)

Connor holding up his talk after he gave it.