October Part 1--General Conference

General Conference was especially exciting this year (of course!) because Aidan got to sing in the second session of General Conference.  A few kids from each ward were chosen (ok, we may have petitioned a bit...) from the stakes participating.  He went to practices every Sunday for about 5 weeks, and then to a practice down in the center the week before.  The choir director was Sister Emily Wadley.  Though he was placed in a great place (right by the organ!) he wasn't shown much on the camera (though Kim got the best pic of him when he was onscreen).

 But, though he wasn't seen, he was heard--the choir did a great job. (you can download the songs here: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/music?lang=eng#d)  And it was so special to be part of something to spectacular.  Supposedly this was the first time they have done an all primary choir at General Conference.

This pic was on the Mormon Newsroom webpage about the Saturday Session.  It said, "Members of the children's choir fidget in their seats during the afternoon session".  So glad my son was sitting still (though slumped... but it can be hard to sit in those big seats!).  At one of the practices, the General Primary Presidency was there and after Aidan got to meet Sister Wixom and Sister Esplin.  He had been sitting in the front row, and both of them said they remember looking down at him and thinking he looked so good singing!  

And lucky for he and I, we got our pic snapped by a photographer and it was posted on the church's newsroom facebook page (so famous now...).

This is what he had to say about his experience (which was then put on the Friend's Facebook page)