Testimony

I received a call this morning from Sister Simmerman asking if I would substitute in Primary for Jack's class.  His teachers got stuck out of town due to the snow storm that came through last night.  I took on the assignment without a problem.  The lesson was based on the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego as found in Daniel 3 in the Old Testament.  This is a great story of bravery and of being valiant in testimony.  The lesson went somewhat okay though the class can be tough.  There are a few challenging boys in the class that make it interesting.  A lot of discussion about having a dude license.  I don't know.  Anyhow, I may have had to exercise a my being valiant in my testimony of the Savior in sticking it out in this class.  They are all good boys in there, just a little challenging at times.  Also hard for me to see two of the boys doing things to egg Jack on and to irritate him.  I could see why sometimes Jack finds the class a bit overwhelming.  Anyhow, I enjoyed the lesson and appreciate the examples set by Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego who were unafraid of what man can do and were faithful to Heavenly Father in a very difficult situation.  I can only hope that I can be as valiant in my testimony.