Flower Paintings

In Church I used to teach the 11/12 year old valiant girls. It was a hard calling for me to do at first. I am not a real “kid” person. The girls were the typical preteen girls. They were always asking to play games and if I had treats. Eventually we grew on each other. I love those girls to pieces. They learned that I was there to be their teacher and example and I learned how to love them. I admire each one and all their different quirks. That calling helped me grow in so many ways. I feel like I concurred a few of my fears and together we grew. I challenged them to bare their testimonies in Sacrament meeting the following week and they all did it! Of course I couldn’t make them do with out doing it myself. The next Saturday I had them all over for a late night pizza party. We had a great time playing games, painting, and watching movies. The next Sunday I got released! WHAT!!! No! I am one who loves change, but I really fell in love with these girls. I still get to see them every Sunday because I am the Secretary in the Primary, so that is good, but I wanted to give them each something special from me. I decided that I wanted to paint each girl a picture, so I found out what their favorite colors were and have painted them each a flower for their birthdays. I have done 3 so far and I am excited to do the rest.