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Stake Primary Newsletters

Please use the newsletter as a resource to make sure those under your stewardship are receiving the information they need. 

The general Primary newsletter includes featured articles, upcoming events, tips and suggestions, links to more details for everything Primary.  Newsletters are intended to assist the local Primary Presidency and are prepared by the Sandpoint Stake Primary Presidency.


​The Primary newsletter is typically emailed in the first half of each month.    It is also emailed directly to the Music Leader and Activity Leaders, according to the email addresses provided by the local Primary Presidency.  If your Primary members aren't getting the newsletter, send us the correct addresses!

Recognize Awesome!

If you notice an amazing event or leader in your ward/branch, please let the Stake Primary Presidency know so we can share!  ​

2020 Newsletters

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Quick reference to new Activity Programs: Making sure you are meeting the needs of the children and families in your unit with the new activity program for Primary.
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February

2019 Newsletters

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Changes in Primary: Read through the list of changes in Primary to make sure you're on board with everything. Don't forget the Temple and Priesthood  Prep Meeting this month!
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January

Informational Meetings for New Children's and Youth programs announced.
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June

New Youth Activity Programs: get ready for the new youth activity programs and review how you're supporting the Area Plan.
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November
Keep Families In Touch With "Come Follow Me": Read the list of ideas for supporting families as they use the Come Follow Me program.
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February

New Guidelines For Missionary Work in Our Area: Read through the new initiatives being given to the missionary effort in our area including Primary!
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July
Encouraging Come Follow Me At Home: Try sending home a chart to fill in as children read each month with their families.
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Gathering of Israel in Primary: How do you teach children about gathering Israel?
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September
Teaching Doctrine With Singing: Simple ideas to include doctrine with singing time every time.
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April

Singing Time Ideas: Singing time is an opportunity to get the children engaged with learning the gospel.
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October

Prioritizing the Temple
2018 Newsletters

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Hold the New Temple & Priesthood Preparation Meeting:  Boys and Girls are now included in this special meeting before their 12th birthdays. ​
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January

Temple Minute by the Teacher of the 11 Year Olds:    In addition to the regular lesson, encourage the teacher of the children about to enter YM/YW to bringing something about the temple into the class every week
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May

​Games that include questions about the Temple:  Purposefully find ways to include the temple in Sharing Time & Music activities.
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October
Let Primary Children Tell about their Temple visit:  Children actually do visit the temple now!  Let them tell about being sealed to their family, visiting an open house, waiting while a family member is being sealed, touching the temple or visiting the grounds, etc.
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February

Secret Ancestor or Temple:  Let the children guess as you tell about one of their ancestors or one of the many temples.
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June

Children Bear Testimony  by singing and by preparing and giving their own words in talks and in the sacrament meeting program.
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November/December 2018
Temple Experiences of 12 year olds:  Invite the 12 year olds back to share their temple experience with their peers still in Primary.
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March

Family Stories Lead to the Temple: By connecting children to their ancestors through family stories, we help them care about doing family history and temple work for these family members as the children are strengthened and become more resilient.
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July
New Converts: If there are new converts among the YM/YW, invite them to speak to the Primary about their first experience in the temple. All Primary children are also in the process of being converted to the gospel.
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April

Songs About the Temple: Sing about the temple frequently and discuss preparations to do baptisms for the dead and being sealed.
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August & September

Family History for Primary
2017 Newsletters

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Lead by example. Talk to the children about your own experiences with family history. Learn how to do something new in FamilySearch.org yourself.
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January

Visit the Family History Center as a Primary class, Activity Days or Cub Scout group.
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May

Send family history suggestions and resources home with the children. Encourage parents to schedule a Family Home Evening at the Family History Center.
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September
Connect family history to the temple. These children will be able to do baptisms for the dead at 12 years old, and they need to be prepared now. ​​
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February

Suggest the games at AncestorGuru.com as a good Sunday activity. (Note: ancestorguru.com is defunct.  Try https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/mobile/tree​)
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June

Learn how to upload pictures to FamilySearch.org and teach the children.
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October
Assign an ancestor report where the child tells what they learned about a great grandparent or other ancestor for their talk.
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March

Have children write questions they would like to know about their grandparents, interview them, and record their story on FamilySearch.org ​​
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July

Help children prepare a pedigree chart and family group record as part of Faith in God (p 7) requirements.
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November
Encourage 8-11 year old children to learn how to index, with their parent’s help and password.
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April

Sing songs about ancestors, family history, and the temple.
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August

Help the children create their own memory game, using pictures of ancestors or even their cousins.
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December

2016 Newsletters​

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January
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May
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October
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February
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June & July
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November
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March
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August
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December
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April
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September

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