“What did the Master spend his life doing? He was just a teacher, teaching human souls, inspiring them to live righteously. There is no higher calling than that. Whether it be done in the mission field or here at home with a group in a Primary class, they are all eternal souls that we work with.” -Ezra Taft Benson
Theme and Purposes of Primary
Primary is for children ages 18 months through 11 years. The Primary theme is “All thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children” (3 Nephi 22:13). The purposes of Primary are to help children:
1. Feel Heavenly Father’s love for them.
2. Learn and understand the gospel of Jesus Christ.
3. Feel and recognize the influence of the Holy Ghost.
4. Prepare to make and keep sacred covenants.
Parents have the first responsibility for the spiritual and physical welfare of their children (see D&C 68:25–28). The bishopric, Primary leaders, and Primary teachers support but do not replace parents in this responsibility.
Main Primary Pages
- Articles of Faith Page
- Baptism Main Page
- Birthdays and Other Gifts
- Children’s Sacrament Meeting Presentation
- Come Follow Me for Primary
- Cub Scout Page
- Faith in God
- List of Ideas for Activities Day
- Nursery
- Other Primary Pages
- Primary Activation Ideas
- Primary Adult Leadership
- Primary Music
- Printables for Primary
- Reverence at Church
- Sharing Time
- Sign Language in primary
- Teacher Appreciation Printables from Primary to Go
- Temple and Priesthood Preparation
- Time Fillers
- Yearly Primary themes
All Pages in Primary
- Articles of Faith Page
- Baptism Main Page
- Baptism Binder
- Baptism Covenants and Sacrament Card
- Baptism Fireside/ Preview – my thoughts, links and printables
- Baptism Gifts ideas
- Baptism Printables
- “Chewzing” to make and keep Sacred Covenants
- Baptism Badges
- Baptism Bears Printable
- Baptism Book 4 x 6 Photo Cards
- Baptism Book 4 x 6 Photo Cards
- Baptism Booklets
- Baptism Candy Bar Wrapper 4.4oz bar
- Baptism Candy Wrappers
- Baptism Candy Wrappers (candy bar and rolo’s)
- Baptism Certificate
- Baptism Covenant Bookmark
- Baptism Covenant Poster
- Baptism Handouts for Parents and Kids
- LDS BAPTISM AND BAPTISM PREVIEW INVITATIONS
- My Baptismal Covenants Word Search
- Baptism Program Covers
- Baptism; talks, stories, poems etc
- As You Are Baptized – Poem (to be given with a hanky)
- Baptism and The Three Bears Story
- Baptism Object Lesson
- Baptism Poems by Mimi Hancock
- Baptism Socks
- Baptism Song – My First Step
- CTR 8 Learning Experience (Baptism)
- Great Talk on Baptism
- Our Prophets Places of Baptism
- Poems from past Friend Magazines about Baptism
- QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE RELATED TO BAPTISM
- Road to Baptism
- Taking the sacrament with right hand
- Talk Ideas on Baptism
- Very generic program outline
- Birthdays and Other Gifts
- Baptism Book 4 x 6 Photo Cards
- Birthday Bar Wrapper
- Birthday Boxes
- Birthday Cans
- Birthday Card to give to Bishop for Treat
- Birthday Cards for Primary Kids
- BIRTHDAY COUPONS
- BIRTHDAY COUPONS
- Birthday ideas! (List of more ideas)
- Birthday Toppers to print
- CTR Ornament
- I Am a Child of God bottle cap printable
- I Am a Child of God Subway Art
- I Know My Savior Lives bottle cap printable – For a necklace or Zipper pull
- Make your own CTR pens
- Make your own CTR pens
- Make your own I Am a Child of God pen inserts
- We hope you have a poptactular birthday!!
- Children’s Sacrament Meeting Presentation
- Come Follow Me for Primary
- Come Follow Me – Book of Mormon
- Come Follow Me – Doctrine and Covenants
- Come Follow Me – New Testament
- Binder Covers and Door Signs – Come Follow Me
- Bookmarks – Come Follow Me
- Candy Bar Wrappers – Come Follow Me
- CD Covers, Labels and Sleeves – Come Follow Me
- Chair Signs
- Door Hangers – Come Follow Me
- Reminder Postcards – Come Follow Me
- Reminder Stickers – Come Follow Me
- Theme 4×6 Photo Cards – Come Follow Me
- Theme Posters – Come Follow Me
- Treat Bag Toppers – Come Follow Me
- Come, Follow Me—For Primary: Old Testament
- Come, Follow Me—From Sunbeam Soul
- Faith in God
- A friendly Faith In God progress check! (for Girls)
- Cub Scout and The Faith in God Program
- Cub Scout Books Faith in God Inserts
- Cub Scout Requirements correlated with songs, scriptures, Faith in God, and Gospel Standards
- Daddy Daughter Activities
- Faith in God Certificates
- Faith in God for Boys
- Faith in God Obstacle Course/Gospel Standards
- Faith in God Scavenger Hunt (for Girls)
- Mother Daughter Activities
- List of Ideas for Activities Day
- Nursery
- 5 Little Monkeys
- 5 little speckled frogs
- ALTERNATIVE TO PLAY DOUGH
- Behold Your Little Ones: Nursery Manual
- Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee
- Door Signs and Poems that can be used in Nursery
- Five-minute Games for Nursery and Sunbeams
- General Ideas
- I know an old lady who swallowed a fly
- Kayla’s Nursery Lessons from the old manual
- Nursery Graduation Certificate
- Nursery Rhymes
- Paper Bag Puppets
- Wheels on the Bus
- Other Primary Pages
- 24 Ideas to use with a Beanbag
- General Conference Activity Days
- Gifts for Primary Children
- History of the CTR Ring
- I LOVE YOU DAY
- Interactive Book of Mormon for Children ( link to other site and costs $$)
- Latter-day Prophets word search
- Make your own Families are Forever pen inserts
- Mystery Person
- Pergler’s Primary Place (great web site)
- Primary / Birthday Mail Box
- Primary 4: Book of Mormon Handouts and Helps
- ROLE PLAYING THE SCRIPTURES
- Skits and Quarterly activity ideas (Old Program not used anymore)
- A Skit that can be used in a Primary Talent Show
- ACTIVITIES CENTERED AROUND THE SCRIPTURES
- Adventures of the Treasure seekers..
- Because I am a child of God – Activity
- Book of Mormon Baseball
- Book of Mormon Heroes
- BOOK OF MORMON OLYMPICS ACTIVITY DAY
- CATCH THE SCRIPTURE WAVE
- Christmas Program Mary, Mary, Mary Mother of Jesus
- David vs. Goliath Water Balloon Toss
- Family History Quarterly Activity
- FHE Quarterly Activity day Ideas
- Follow in His Footsteps
- Following His Plan / TRAFFIC SIGNS
- HEART to HEART
- Keeping a Journal (Stake Primary Activity Day ( can be used for any age))
- Keeping Covenants: The Stripling Warriors Skit
- Listening and Following the Prophet
- Love
- Love One Another Quarterly Activity
- MISSIONARY TRAINING ACTIVITY
- Primary Activity: Plan of Salvation
- Primary QT Activities from Mickey Herrin
- Primary Skit: The Unmerciful Servant
- Promises from Heavenly Father
- SCRIPTURE OLYMPICS
- Service and Missionary Quarterly Activity ideas
- WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS
- WATER DAY
- Star Coupon
- Testimony Bearing in Primary
- Ward Primary Presidency Meeting
- You be the Doctor – Review for Primary, to practice for the 2010 primary program
- Youth Journal Booklet
- Primary Activation Ideas
- Primary Adult Leadership
- A new year is coming in Primary
- BEING A GOOD SHEPHERD
- Caught Being Reverent
- Children: Our Priceless Converts
- Conducting ideas
- Don’t diminish your role, Primary general presidency tells Primary teachers
- Frequently Asked Questions from LDS.ORG
- Gift for very sick child in Primary
- History of Primary
- If I Listen With My Heart – Stake Leadership Meeting
- Keeping a Journal – Stake Primary Activity Day ( can be used for any age)
- Leader Resources – from LDS.ORG
- Leadership Object Lesson Ideas
- MAKING CONNECTIONS……………….PRIMARILY
- Meet-n-Greet
- New to Primary Booklet
- Our Puzzle is not complete
- Primary Depot
- Primary teacher training object Lesson
- Rise to Your Call
- Vaughn J. Featherstone Talk (Primary is important)
- Ward Primary Secretary
- A new year is coming
- Amazing Service candy bar wrapper
- Asking for help for Subs
- Assignment Reminders
- Assignment Trackers
- ATTENDENCE ROLL HOLDER
- Chair Covers and Chair Signs
- Choosing Sticks
- Door Hangers and Reminder Cards
- I was Caught Being Reverent Sticker
- Plan of Salvation – Used as quarterly activity
- Prayer Tracker
- Primary Mail -reminders
- Sample Primary Newsletter
- Spotlighting Children
- Stickers- Recognition for talk, prayer etc
- SUPPLY BOX
- What are Scripture Cards/ Rings?
- Primary Music
- 16 Great Singing Time Ideas
- As A Child Of God – recording new song
- Baptism Song
- Basketball Singing Time
- Bouquet of Flowers
- Bubble Gumball Machine Helper
- BUILD A FATHER
- Christmas Song – Picture a Christmas
- Come, Follow Me (Primary Music)
- Conducting Elephant For Singing Time
- Cookie Making Name That Tune
- Cut The Tie
- Everything I Need to Know…I Learned From Primary Music
- Family Reunion
- Flip Charts – over 30 charts to pick from
- Free Primary song printables From Fresh Juniper!
- Froggie!
- Handbells- Teaching kids
- Holy Ghost Flipchart – music
- I Think The World Is Glorious Flip Chart
- Magic Water
- Merry Bells – Product to buy $$
- More Singing Time Helps(from Monica)
- More Singing Time ideas from Melissa
- Music ideas form Kayla
- Music Review Ideas by Anglea
- Musical Scavenger Hunt
- Name That Tune Twist
- Nine Values for a Happy Family
- Olympics Theme Singing Time
- Other Primary Music Sites
- Parakeet Repeat
- Primary Song Cross Word Puzzles
- Puzzled
- Signs: Hum, Louder, Softer, Slower, Faster
- Singing Time Game
- Singing Time Ideas (almost 200 ideas)
- So You’re a New Primary Music Leader
- The Music Measles
- Thumbs Up Song (about Choosing the Right)
- Tip in finding music on church web site
- WHAT SONG AM I?
- When Joseph Went to Bethlehem
- Who, What and How (Primary Music Time Idea)
- Printables for Primary
- Armor Of God 4 x 6 Printable
- Armor Of God Black and White Printables
- Article of Faith Cards for Scripture Rings
- Big 13 Candy Bar Wrapper
- Blank pages with BORDERS – PRINTABLE
- Book of Mormon Reading Charts and Bookmarks
- Bulletin Board Borders
- CTR TICKETS
- Dismissal and Door Signs
- Door Hangers – Helps
- Families are Forever bottle cap printable
- Families Are Forever Bulletin Board Borders
- I AM A CHILD OF GOD BINGO
- I AM A CHILD OF GOD BOOKMARK
- I can be a missionary now – Printable for kids
- I was Caught Being Reverent Sticker
- M&M / Skittles/ Mike&Ikes pill bottle labels
- Make your own CTR pens
- Make your own I Know My Savior Lives pens
- My Home is Built upon a rock, door hanger
- MY PRAYER ROCK
- Other Bulletin Borders
- Primary Bucks and Funny Money
- Primary Journals
- Primary Journals in Spanish
- Primary Song Cross Word Puzzles
- Primary Spotlight Questions
- Reverence Signs
- Scripture Chart
- Stickers- Recognition for talk, prayer etc
- The Smart 13 Rolo Wrapper
- We missed you notes (door hanger and postcards)
- World’s Best Mom (front page breaking news)
- Youth Journal Booklet
- Reverence at Church
- Sharing Time
- 6 B’s Sharing Time
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Choosing the Right through Study and Prayer
- Christmas Singing Time idea
- Colors Of The Month
- Easter Sharing times
- Happy Father’s Day – Sharing Time
- Hats Off to Mother – Sharing Time Idea
- I AM A CHILD OF GOD SINGING TIME
- Jesus Christ came into the world to do the will of the Father
- May 2014 Families Are Blessed When They Follow the Prophet (Sharing Time helps)
- OUR SCRIPTURE HEROES
- Over 300 Sharing times from the Friend
- Plan of Salvation
- Sharing Time Come unto Christ
- Sharing Time Do What Is Right
- Sharing Time I Am a Child of God
- Sharing Time I Can Repent and Be Happy
- Sharing Time ideas at Pergler’s Primary Place
- Sharing Time Jesus Christ Is My Savior
- Sharing Time Repentance—Turning from Wrong to Right
- Sharing Time Thou Art the Christ
- Sharing Time: Savior and Redeemer
- Sharing Time: Scriptural Fathers
- Sharing Time: Testimony of Easter
- Sharing Time: When He Comes Again
- Sharing Time:Happy Father’s Day
- Singing Time Ideas and Helps from Natalie from Ogden, Utah Thanks!
- Testimony Fingers-I Can Pray to Heavenly Father Anytime, Anywhere
- The Plan of Salvation Offers Me Peace
- Ugly Tie – Fathers Day
- William Clayton and “Come, Come, Ye Saints”
- Sign Language in primary
- Teacher Appreciation Printables from Primary to Go
- Temple and Priesthood Preparation
- Time Fillers
- Yearly Primary themes
- 2011 Primary – I know the Scriptures are True
- 2012 Primary – Choose the Right
- 2013 Primary – I am a Child of God
- 2014 Primary – Families are Forever
- 2015 Primary- I Know My Savior Lives
- 2016 Primary – I Know the Scriptures are True
- 2017 Primary- Choose the Right
- Binder Covers
- Bookmarks with the 2017 Primary theme “Choose the Right
- Calendar for 2017 Primary Theme
- Candy Bar Wrappers – Choose The Right and Birthday Themed
- CD Covers, Labels and Sleeves 2017
- Children’s Booklet / Journal 2017
- Choose the Right Photo Card Toppers for Birthdays-2017
- Choose the Right Subway Art
- Class Doorhangers with 2017 Theme
- CTR Pen inserts – gift idea
- FHE lessons for a year – Based off the Primary Choose The Right
- Posters – Choose the Right 2017
- Reminder Stickers & Postcards 2017
- Scripture Cards – 2017 Choose the Right
- Sharing Time Ideas for 2017
- 01 January 2017 Sharing Time -Agency Is the Gift to Choose for Ourselves
- 02 February 2017 When We Choose the Right, We Are Blessed
- 03 March 2017: Living Prophets Teach Me to Choose the Right
- 04 April 2017: Jesus Christ Teaches Me to Choose the Right
- 05 May 2017 Sharing Time Helps- I Choose the Right When I Am Baptized and Confirmed a Member of the Church
- 06 June 2017 Sharing Time – I Choose the Right by Living Gospel Principles
- 07 July 2017 Sharing Time Ideas: I Choose the Right by Living Gospel Principles
- 08 August: I Choose to Fill My Life with Things That Invite the Spirit
- 09 September 2017 Sharing Time Ideas -The Ten Commandments Teach Me to Love God and His Children
- 10- October 2017 Sharing Time Ideas: Blessings of the Priesthood Are Available to All
- 11 – November 2017 Sharing Time: I Can Choose to Be a Missionary Now
- 12 – December 2017 Sharing Time: Jesus Christ Is the Son of God
- 2018 Primary – I Am a Child of God
- Binder Covers and Door Signs – I Am A Child of God
- Bookmarks – I Am A Child of God
- Calendar for 2018 Primary Theme
- Candy Bar Wrappers – I Am a Child of God and Birthday Themed
- CD Covers, Labels and Sleeves – I Am a Child of God
- Children’s Booklet / Journal – I Am a Child of God
- Door Hangers – I Am A Child of God
- I Am a Child of God Singing Time
- I Am a Child of God Bingo
- I Am a Child of God bottle cap printable
- I Am a Child of God Subway Art
- Make your own I Am a Child of God pen inserts
- Monthly Theme 4×6 Photo Cards – I Am A Child of God
- Reminder Postercards – I Am a Child of God
- Reminder Stickers – I Am A Child of God
- Scripture Cards- I Am A Child of God
- Sharing Time Ideas for 2018
- 01 January Sharing Time Idea
- 02 February Sharing Time Idea
- 03 March Sharing Time Idea
- 04 April Sharing Time Idea
- 05 May Sharing Time Idea
- 06 June Sharing Time Idea
- 07 July Sharing Time Idea
- 08 August Sharing Time Idea
- 09 September Sharing Time Idea
- 10 October Sharing Time Idea
- 11 November Sharing Time Ideas
- 12 December Sharing Time Ideas
- Theme 4×6 Photo Cards – I Am A Child of God
- Theme Posters – I Am A Child of God
- Treat Bag Toppers – I Am A Child of God Theme
- Come Follow Me – Book of Mormon
- Come Follow Me – New Testament