I have been privileged to serve in the Special Needs Mutual program for the last couple of years. I am the secretary for both the Young Women and the Young men. Each Thursday night we meet together. We are a tri-stake program covering the La Verkin, Hurricane, and Hurricane West stakes. There are over a hundred of us now. There are about 53 special needs participants ranging from 12-67 years old. They come with a variety of needs from Down Syndrome, to brain injuries, to autism, and so forth. But there is one thing we all have in common...we love to have fun.
A couple of times a month the boys work on scouting and the young women work on personal progress. One Thursday a ward comes and provides our activity. We show our gratitude by doing their sacrament meeting program the following week. We always sing/sign our theme song: In This Very Room. Then the other week we have a combined activity. The "kids" love to dance.
I have been so blessed to rub shoulders with these great people.
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