The Iasi Primary Class

This is a picture of our curent primary in the city of Iasi. In an earlier entry I told you about a boy named Vasile who was coming to church every week. Since he started coming last fall we now have a Priary class of about ten little boys. Four of the boys are his brothers and the rest are friends. The boys dress in their best (as you can see!) and come to church. Usually 2 or 3 come for Sacrament meeting but once Sacrament meeting is over the rest all show up for Primary. They love Primary. They love the scripture stories and the songs. They are innocent and pure about coming to church. I don't think they know why they love it but it makes them feel good and they always show up. Sometimes one of them may say bad words or be naughty and the teacher makes them leave and go home. She tells them they can come back next week if they will try again to keep the rules and not say inappropriate things. These boys have never been taught anything about language and this seems to work the best. They are understanding the consequences of the choices they make. They love to come to Branch activities and always show up for those.

We are really excited because this is the biggest Primary we have in Romania. We miss seeing Primary children in our Branches and who would have ever thought our biggest Primary would consist of all non-member little boys who come on their own. They found the church on their own and their parents are not involved. But who knows....seeds are being planted right now so that perhaps one day, when they are old enough, they will make their own choice and join the church. They may be instrumental in helping the church grow in Romania! We love them!