We must be as little children.....

My current calling in Church is to be an Assistant Teacher in my mom's CTR 4 class. All I can say is that I LOVE it :) I love children and not surprisingly, I love spending all of my time with them. They have such a unique way of looking at the world. They make me more excited about life, because I get to experience childhood again. I get to see the world through their eyes...and that is truly amazing. I can see, now more than ever, why we are asked to be like little children. In primary, we have been working on learning the hymn "Praise to the Man". The music leader has been using tons of creative activities to help them learn the song. My favorite and perhaps the most memorable way occurred today. A man in my ward knows how to play the bagpipes. It was announced to the kids that we were going to have a very special musical instrument to listen too. Brother Kemper arrived, all decked out in a kilt and other Scottish attire. He then proceeded to play "Scotland the Brave", or as we know it, "Praise to the man". The little ones were taken aback by the loud sound of the bagpipes. I was waiting for the Bishop to come in at any moment to tell us to be quiet! It was probably one of the best things that I have experienced. We marched and sang along with the bagpipe and everyone was grinning ear-to-ear. It made me feel so grateful for the gospel and extremely grateful for the faithful farm boy that courageously restored it. I am so grateful for children and for the simple and sweet testimony that they have of the Savior and of his love for them. I cannot wait to have my own (6...14...1,000) kids :) I want a houseful of rambunctious, loving, and faithful children. I cannot wait to teach them and raise them alongside my future husband. I will teach them as I have been taught and hopefully, help to raise another generation of faithful, hardworking people.