Melinda's Primary Talk

Melinda's first church Primary Talk
August 7, 2008
Assigned Topic: I can learn about prayer through the scriptures


I can learn many things about prayer from the scriptures.


Enos, in the Book of Mormon, prayed a whole day and night so he could be forgiven for his sins. And when Heavenly Father told him that he was forgiven, he prayed again for both the Nephites and the Lamanites, and for the safety of the records that are now the Book of Mormon.








Daniel, who was a prophet in the Bible, knew that prayer was so important that he kept praying many times every day, even though it was against the law. He was thrown into the lion’s den because he broke the law, but Heavenly Father protected him, and the lions didn’t hurt him.




The king of the Lamanites was taught by Aaron and his brothers about the gospel. The king listened to them, and then prayed so that he could gain his own testimony. Because of this, the king and all the Lamanites in seven lands and cities were converted and became righteous people.








Abraham the prophet, and his wife Sarah, prayed to have a baby. They lived many years without having a baby, but when Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90 years old, Heavenly Father finally blessed them with a son, and he was named Isaac.








Because of all these stories in the scriptures, I can learn about prayer and follow these examples.
I can pray to be forgiven, just like Enos.
I can pray always, no matter what, just like Daniel.
I can pray to gain a testimony, just like the king of the Lamanites.
I can pray for blessings that I need, just like Abraham and Sarah.

I know that Heavenly Father will hear and answer my prayers, just like He did with all the prophets.

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The mommy's narrative:
Granted, I wrote this for her, but she had to practice a lot and be the one to speak into the microphone!! During the course of practicing, it became obvious that the talk was too long. Took about 8 minutes. So, we cut off a big paragraph at the beginning (about Jesus visiting the Nephites) and end (about Joseph Smith's vision), and this talk was the result. Melinda did a great job, she wasn't nervous at all. And she didn't yell into the microphone or do funny things with her voice, like she had while we practiced, thank goodness!

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We're going to Pennsylvania later today for our friend's baby blessing. It will be interesting to see how the kids handle going to 2 church meetings in one day (although we did leave after Primary in our ward, to minimize it for them), and also having church later in the afternoon. But we're excited to visit our friends and see their new daughter blessed!