Scout was in his first primary program today.  He did a great job, and according to Nonnie — who headed up the whole thing — “He was spectacular!”  (And he keeps telling us that he was “spectacular”!)  He had two parts, and had both memorized perfectly.  He also had “pizzazz” (a Nonnie must), spoke clearly, was loud, put the microphone directly in front of his mouth, and spoke slowly.  I was SO impressed, because I thought he would rush right through it once he was in front of a bunch of people, but he nailed it.
His first part was:
“And the most amazing thing is that we voted for this plan.  We all raised our hands (he raised his little hand in the air at this part) and said, “YES, We will follow Jesus!”  We were SO excited!”
His second part was a talk he recently gave in primary that went along with the program, so Nonnie tucked it in.  It went like this:
“Neehow!  Did you know that is how you say “hello” in Chinese?  When I was a little baby, I went to China.  See, here I am. (He is holding a blown up picture of him on the streets of China.)  It was a very nice place with lots of nice people.  But did you know that because of the rules in China, we aren’t allowed to go on missions there.  But don’t worry.  One day, China will have missionaries too.  Do you know how I know that?  In Doctrine and Covenants 133:37 it says, ‘This gospel shall be preached into every nation, and kindred, and tongue and people.’  That means that we will have missionaries in every country.  When I am very big, I am so excited to go on my mission.   And who knows….maybe I’ll go to China.  I better start practicing my Chinese!  Neehow.  In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.”
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Like I said, he nailed both parts, and he had a very proud fan club out there.  But I’ll admit that my fears of him freezing up got my bribery juices flowing.  I told him that he would earn a “golden coin” (a dollar coin) for each of his parts if he did really good with a loud voice.  He negotiated and got me to agree to three golden coins if he did well.  I relented, and three it was.  So the program started, he was singing well, he was standing up when signaled, and he was very reverent on the stand.  So when he looked at me and mouthed, “How about five” (while holding up five fingers), I knew exactly what he was talking about.  He had me between a rock and a hard place, and so I smiled and said, “Fine…..five…..but you better be loud!”
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So our plans tomorrow consist of me doling out five golden coins.  Heading to Costco for a churro that he is going to buy by himself.  And then heading over to the Dollar Store for whatever his little heart desires!