“All thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children”
-3 Nephi 22:13
Sandpoint Stake Primary Presidency
Please contact any member of the Stake Primary Presidency with questions or concerns.  
We serve as coaches and mentors to local presidencies.

LeeAnn Kopsa, President               
         208-290-5705   lmkopsa@aol.com  
Tammie Goggia,  1st Counselor    
          208-946-0951   tkgoggia@gmail.com  
​Michelle Copher, 2nd Counselor 
           208-627-2748  michelle.copher1@gmail.com
Sister Jordan,  Secretary           
Primary Resources      

Announcements

Newly Revised Area Plan


The Area Plan applies to the western part of North America. Ward and Stake leaders are asked to implement the plan in their organizations.  For Primary this means encouraging the children to share the gospel with friends, invite friends to activities, visit the temple, tell experiences about the temple, talk about future mission plans and so on.
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Click on the image below to get the PDF and read the Area Plan.
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Click on the image to get the PDF

New Children and Youth Activity Program

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Watch the 45 minute video explaining the new program.

New Protection Training For All Adults Working With Youth and Children

The church has launched a new program to increase awareness of abuse and train adults to spot problems and work proactively to protect the children and youth in our branches, wards, and stakes. 

The new training is mandatory for all adults working with youth and children in any capacity including:
  • pianists
  • music leaders
  • teachers
  • scout leaders (even if you have done BSA Youth Protection)
  • activity days leaders
  • all presidencies (RS, Elders Quorum, Primary, Sunday School, YM, YW)
  • bishoprics
  • all stake leaders

Calendar of Upcoming Events

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October​
  • 19 - Primary Presidency Training @ Sdpt Stake Center 4-6 pm
​19 & 20 - Stake Conference​
  • 27 - Sandpoint Ward Conference 
​November
  • 2 & 9 - Scouting for Food to aid local food banks (cubs and scouts should be involved)
  • 10 - Sunnyside Ward Conference
  • 10 - BF 1st Ward, BF 2nd Ward, & Troy Branch Children's Sacrament Meeting Presentations 
  • 17 - Libby Ward Children's Sacrament Meeting Presentation
  • 17 - Face to Face Event for Children and Youth Children and youth, ages 8–18, and their parents and leaders are invited to a broadcast event with Elder Gerrit W. Gong and the Young Women, Young Men, and Primary General Presidencies
December
  • 8 - First Presidency Christmas Devotional

Stake Primary Newsletters

The monthly newsletters you receive in your email tell the latest announcements from Salt Lake and from Sandpoint Stake.  You will also get ideas from around the stake on Sharing Time, Singing Time, Activity Days, and Scouts.  

You can go back and read past newsletters to access all those ideas.
If you are not getting the newsletters and want to, email us with your correct address.

Family History in Primary

Our stake is emphasizing family history and the temple across all quorums and auxiliaries.  We need to be talking about these important parts of the Church in Primary, Activity Days, and Scouts.  Go to the Family History and Temple page to learn more about how you can include family history and the temple in your programs.
Share this site!
This web site was created to assist the ward and branch Primary Presidency in their callings and ​as they instruct and train local teachers and leaders.   

​Please become familiar with the resources, training, and events in each area. ​

Share this information with Primary teachers and leaders. 
 We want your ideas!
We love to share ideas from wards and branches in Sandpoint Stake.  If you have had a great activity, discovered a great way to organize a scout event, or figured out how to make your children love singing, we want to hear it.  

Pictures are amazing!  We want them, but we also need you to get permission from parents of any photographed children before you send them to us to post online.  We will never post the names of children online.  You can use this consent form.  We are serious about respecting parent's rights to decide if their children can be posted online.
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An internet consent form to print and get parents to sign.