The Church (LDS Church for those wondering) was quite different
when I was growing up then is it today. First, we did not have the consolidated
meeting schedule as we do now. The new schedule did not come about until
February, 1980.
So, during my childhood, Church was an all-consuming event. All
Priesthood holders went to Priesthood meeting sometime in the morning. Later
that day was Sunday school which was split between Junior and Senior Sunday
school. Sometime later there was Sacrament meeting. So most the day was spent getting
ready for church, going to church, or being at church.
Primary was held mid-week. For us it always seemed to be on
Wednesday. At Primary we all met in the chapel for opening exercises and then
split off our different classes after that. Each class had its own distinct
name like Sunbeam, Merry Miss, Gay Note (I think that one died an ignoble
death), the ever popular Blazers.