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| For 125 years the Primary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been true to its founding goals to love and to teach children, to help them grow in faith and to build testimonies of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. | ||||
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A Short History of Primary |
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Aurelia Spencer Rogers Primary founder 1856 |
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Eliza R. Snow Defacto general Primary president 1878–1889 |
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Louie Boulton Felt Primary President 1880–1925 |
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May Anderson Primary President 1925–1939 |
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May Green Hinckley Primary President 1940–1943 |
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Adele Cannon Howells Primary President 1943–1951 |
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LaVern Watts Parmley Primary President 1951–1974 |
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Naomi Maxfield Shumway Primary President 1974–1980 |
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Dwan Jacobsen Young Primary President 1980–1988 |
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Michaelene Packer Grassli Primary President 1988–1994 |
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Patricia Peterson Pinegar Primary President 1994–1999 |
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Colleen Kent Menlove Primary President 1999–present |
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Primary programs |
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Little Skylights |
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I Can't Wait Until I'm Eight |
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Building Tomorrow's Homes |
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The Trail to the Priesthood |
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The Children's Friend and the Friend |
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Primary Logos |
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Seagull 12 and 13 year old girls Began 1922 |
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Bluebirds 10 and 11 year old girls Began 1926 |
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Zion's Boys and Zion's Girls 7 and 8 year olds Began 1928 |
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Hatchet 9 year old boys Began 1929 |
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Wagon wheel 10 year old boys Began 1929 |
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Arrow 11 year old boys Began 1929 |
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Larks 9 year old girls Began 1929 |
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Mi–kan–wees 12 and 13 year old girls Began 1929 |
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Official seal and motto For all Primary children Began 1940 |
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Lihoma For all older girls Began 1940 |
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Larks For youngest Home Builder girls Began 1940 |
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Co–Pilot 7 year olds Began 1952 |
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Beacon 8 year olds Began 1953 |
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Gaynote 9 year old girls Began 1959 |
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Hearth 10 year old girls Began 1960 |
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Merrihands 11 year old girls Began 1961 |
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