This friend who went back to the Philippines is a woman I minister too. It is partly because of her that I applied to take some classes in January. (One on Mental Illness and Recovery and another focusing on Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training.) I was accepted? Both courses are offered by the Singapore Social Service Institute, I had to apply to take both courses and then had an interview last week (because I'm not a registered professional). I just found out I was accepted into BOTH! It's really nothing big, but I'm excited anyway. When applying, I mentioned MIMB and working extensively with children and youth within church. I was surprised to see that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was actually listed as an organisation that SSI partnered with. I think the training will better equip me to evaluate program structures supported by MIMB, and I'll be better prepared to support members. I've had two women approach me this year who were struggling with self harm or contemplating suicide. I hope to better understand the impact and scope of appropriate strategies. In summary, I was accepted and the two classes are in January.
I've started keeping a list of stuff on why phone so when I sit to write I can REMEMBER what happened!
Mary was Clara in the dance concert. Mary DID NOT attend all of the rehearsals as she was also in the play, but doubled up as soon as the play was over. Her amazing teacher knew she was a little behind and turned what could have been a demoralising event into something special. There really was NO way Mary could have caught up, and it was difficult for her classmates to be patient with her. Mary came home discouraged just last week, but she was certain she knew the dance. I know the teacher invited Mary to be a narrator/actor, dressed her in Clara's costume, and slightly altered Mary's dance part and it was beautiful. Mary felt confident and important. The hardest part for Mary was staying in synch with her peers, and as soon as she was dressed as Clara, the teacher gave her a few extra pirouettes and a separate entrance and all frustration was dissolved. I'm thankful for someone who looks for alternative solutions, who is creative and more interested in the individuals around her than perfecting a routine.
Mary is a teenager. And such a lovely one at that. She is even tempered, patient, and overly accommodating at times... when we asked her what she wanted to do for her birthday, she said, "I think the kids would like to see Frozen 2." And dinner, "I think Abe wants to go to Wild Honey."
We had a successful Ward Christmas Party and opened registration for ASIA Women’s Conference.
I went shopping in Malaysia with Julie, we decided to go to the Lulu Lemon store that Dallin had so desperately wanted to go to. Not worth the trip for the shopping alone, but it was fun to hang with Julie.
Abe is branching out and experimenting with quiche.
Last week was full of concerts, beyond Mary's dance concert, Maeser had a Gamelon concert and Scout had her Winter Celebration. She's perfected the hula and can't wait to show anyone and everyone.
Oh! And Maeser broke his toe playing tag in the dark. This fit so well into our scripture study last week: 1 John 2: 8-11. Thanks, Maeser.
That's a wrap! Making a list makes so much easier to write!
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