03 September 2009

Take a Hand and Reach a Heart


Summary of Auxiliary Training Session - The prophet and our stake presidency encourage us to “reach out and rescue” those who are less active. There are children in each of our units who are not in Primary and need to feel the Savior’s love. You can be His hands. In the July Ensign the prophet spoke directly to Primary leaders:

“Primary leaders, do you know the children you are serving? . . . Do you understand their problems and their perplexities, their yearnings, ambitions, and hopes? Do you know how far they have traveled, the troubles they have experienced, the burdens they have carried, the sorrows they have borne?

I encourage you to reach out to those you serve and to love them. When you really love those you serve, they will not find themselves in that dreaded “Never, Never Land”—never the object of concern, never the recipient of needed aid. It may not be your privilege to open gates of cities or doors of palaces, but true happiness and lasting joy will come to you and to each one you serve as you take a hand and reach a heart”. President Thomas S. Monson, “Sugar Beets and the Worth of a Soul,” Ensign, Jul 2009, 4–7

We hope that each of you can reach out and take a child’s hand; your love and the love of the Savior can then be felt in their heart. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help you in this important rescue mission.

Stake Primary Presidency