November 2025
Primary songs are sermons for disciples of Jesus Christ, testimonies to the truthfulness of the restored gospel, and prayers set to music.
Stake Conference Schedule
Saturday, Nov 1
- Adult Session: 7:00PM
Sunday, Nov 2
- Adult Leadership Session: 7:30 AM
- General Session: 10:00 AM
Messages from General Conference
Tune Your Heart to Jesus Christ: The Sacred Gift of Primary Music
By Sister Tracy Y. Browning
Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
One of the blessings of my service in Primary is that my heart has learned to love in languages that my tongue does not speak. I have found joy in connecting with fellow Saints through the shared language of sacred music. And especially through the simple songs of Primary, the Holy Spirit has transcended language barriers and filled my heart with His whispering. In children’s voices, the love of God and His Son, Jesus Christ, has been proclaimed in clear, piercing truth.
Although I did not grow up in Primary, the Spirit has quickly taught me the sacredness of its songs, and they have become part of my personal worship. Primary songs have carried a holy influence in my life and have lifted my soul, taught me eternal truths, and drawn me nearer to the Savior and to His gospel.
President Dallin H. Oaks once taught that “the singing of hymns is one of the best ways to learn the doctrine of the restored gospel.” Those words are true for all of us but are especially so for children. Primary music is one of God’s most tender tools for planting the seeds of testimony in the hearts of the Savior’s youngest disciples. Parents, leaders, and teachers give nourishment to that seed as they testify to and invite the testimonies of children of all they are coming to know of Heavenly Father; His Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost.
In these last several years of my service, I have spent time singing and learning from Primary music while contemplating a few questions:
- How can Primary songs learned in childhood become the spiritual language children use to testify for the rest of their lives?
- How does singing gospel truths help children remember the Lord as part of their covenant and prepare them for His ordinances?
- And how can Primary songs help write God’s law upon the hearts of these youngest disciples?
When Primary began in 1878, its first president, Aurelia Spencer Rogers, observed that “singing was necessary.” Music has always been at the heart of teaching children the gospel. Primary songs can become a child’s first spiritual language because their simple, memorable melodies give voice to gospel truths. These songs hold the power to stay with children for a lifetime, becoming part of their discipleship and a natural and normal way for them to testify of the Savior.
Sister Tracy Y. Browning
