I missed last year’s talent show. I honestly can’t remember if Critter performed for it or not, but be sure that when the signup for this year’s show went up at church, Critter was one of the first in line. He was determined right at the very start to perform cartwheels as his talent. We didn’t even know he could do cartwheels, and in fact he couldn’t. But he practiced and finally got pretty good. Good enough to dazzle the audience in any case. Mo decided she would play the harmonica. Daddy helped. She froze, but pulled it through. A few bars into the song, you can’t hear a thing because the audience starts cheering so enthusiasticaly for her, and when she was all done, she was just beaming.

Primary Talent Show ‘07.

Heidi and I were talking about this experience in the car on the way home. We were both marvelling at the community we’re raising our kids into. For example, when C was getting ready to do his thing, another father watching said to me, “You think Christopher’s going to be nervous?” Then we both started laughing at his joke because he knew full well how ridiculous his statement was. When Mo was done, you could hear everybody calling out her name, cheering her on. This sort of unconditional love where everybody knows all the kids names is pretty normal for our ward.

The talent show itself was something else, too. We’ve seen single adult and young adult talent shows and let’s be honest here: they can be painful. But in the primary, these kids are full of desire and potential and a lot of really unpolished talent. There’s no pretense there — just kids who want to do whatever silly little thing their heart desires. The families are all there to support each other, and the entire thing is heartwarming. I’m glad we went.

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