[MUSIC PLAYING]
Music is valuable because children can feel the Spirit
when they're singing music.
A majority of that time is spent in singing music.
And it's not just fun time.
There's a lot of doctrine in the music
that we sing in Primary that the children can learn from.
If you read the lyrics of any of the Primary songs,
they all teach truth.
And there are children who definitely
are affected by music who miss everything else that
happens in Primary.
But I also think if we stop and talk about,
"What is this song saying?
What are the words?
Have you listened to them?" and ask questions about music
and let children respond, and remind them
that they're singing about the stories of the scriptures,
it all ties in.
Like, we do "Scripture Power," and they hold their scriptures
above their head.
And it's a really powerful visual,
but it's also really powerful--they feel it.
They feel excited about the power
that comes from the scriptures.
Music can be a wonderful way to bring the Spirit
and teach those children very simple doctrines.
I know that today we had a Primary teacher teach
about the wise man and the foolish man.
And my children came home singing that song.
They sang it during dinner; they sang it in the car ride home.
And that helped them remember the doctrine better
than probably talking about it or drawing a picture.
But actually singing about it, it brings the Spirit,
it helps them remember it, and the children love it.
It engages them as well.