From Primary to MIA
When I was in primary, our classes were made up of those in the same grade at school. We went to a class from September to September (or whenever the school year started.) Primary was on Thursdays – just right after school. Each class had it's own name: Sunbeams, Stars, CTR, Targeteers, Merrie Miss and Blazers. We were given paper crowns in Sunbeams and Stars and a CTR ring in CTRs. We were given a flag in the Targeteer class. I don’t know if it was every other lesson, or once a month or exactly when the ribbons were passed out. Each ribbon was a different color as I recall (I don’t know if the color was symbolic) – and I think they came with printed verse or scripture as a reminder of that lesson. We were supposed to tie each ribbon on the “pole”, I guess just under the flag. I can’t remember if we “earned” our ribbons or if they just came automatically. I don’t even know what became of my f...