First Talks

Siena gave her first sacrament meeting talk a few weeks ago. She did such a great job. We were very proud of her. Spencer gave his first primary talk today. Here is a video of it. I don't know why he was playing with my hair. He did it much better in Primary.

Here's more of less what he said, "My name is Spencer Krey. This a picture of my family. Here's me, Lily, Siena, my dad and my mom. I also have a brother named Andrew. He died when he was a baby. He lives with Heavenly Father and Jesus in Heaven. One day we will all be together again because we are an eternal family. God loves us and wants us to be happy. That is why he gave us families. I am thankful for my family. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

I asked Siena for a copy of her talk so that I could type it up. She said she thinks she ate it after it was over. She must have been pretty nervous. Her talk was on pondering the scriptures. I sent her to go look for it and she found it. She had only eaten the edges. Here it is:

"Good morning Brothers and Sisters. I'm Siena Krey and I have been asked to speak about pondering the scriptures. I'm actually glad I was asked to talk about it because it is something I, myself, would like to work on. My parents most of all have helped me to be able to ponder the scriptures by telling me what words meant or what verses were about so that I could picture it better. During family home evening, try to think about the lesson and the scriptures you read instead of thinking about who you have to call or what you're going to wear because later on in your life it will help you to be a better person. In 2 Nephi 4:15 it says, "And upon these I write the things of my soul, and many of the scriptures which are engraven on the plates of brass. For my soul delighteth in the scriptures and my heart pondereth them and writeth them for the learning and profit of my children." I love the scriptures and I feel that we are so lucky to have the chance to read them and ponder them. If we do not listen to what the prophets and Heavenly Father are trying to tell us; if we don't ponder the scriptures, how do we know what to do? It's like an open book test, all you have to do is follow through with what the scriptures are asking of us and we can already do so much better. I know that if you think about the words of the scriptures you'll find something there and you can gain your testimony. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."