Addy's Talk

I teach Addy's sunbeam class in church and it was there there turn again to do prayer, scripture, article of faith, and a talk in sharing time. Last time I assigned Addy to do the scripture and when we got up there she wouldn't read it. This time (to pass out assignments) it was Labor Day weekend and there were only 4 kids in class and no one wanted to give the talk. I asked Addy if she could be brave and give the talk and she agreed. 

This week has been a stressful one and I didn't get around to writing a talk until late Saturday night. I wasn't sure how to take the topic, "How the Ten Commandments Teach Us to Love God and His Children" and turn into a simpler kid talk. I asked my mom if she would help me and she wrote Addy a beautiful talk. I can't express the weight this took of my shoulders. I know writing a kid talk really isn't a huge deal, but I was having trouble focusing with our current situation overriding all other thoughts.

Today I printed out some pictures and practiced the talk with Addy two times. I curled her hair and tried to encourage and make her for comfortable about giving the talk. When it came time to give the talk I was a little shaky thinking she wasn't going to do it, but she did and she did a great job! I was very proud of her, but what made me more proud was when she shared her hard earned candy (from the primary presidency for giving a talk) with her brother. 

Here are the words as she is kind of hard to understand at parts.

There are rules to be followed when riding a bicycle, like wear your helmet and watch out for cars.
Our Heavenly Father has given us rules that are even more important.  These rules are called the Ten Commandments and they are for everyone to follow.

The first four commandments teach us to love God.  They tell us to worship only God and to love and serve Him.  We do this by reading our scriptures, saying our prayers and going to church.
The rest of the commandments teach us how to love each other.  We do this by listening to our mom and dad, not hurting anyone, always telling the truth, remembering to be kind and loving and to share with one another.
The Ten Commandments could also be called "The Ten Ways to Be Happy" because if you follow them, you will be happy.
Our Heavenly Father gave us Ten Commandments to help us to remember to love Him and to love each other.