Angel Mutual (Special Needs Mutual) is going to become a reality on October 16, 2008! Many little miracles have taken place for this to happen. So many things have had to fall into just the right place. Again we are reminded that the Lord indeed has a hand in all things.
We moved to St. George in December of 2005 and quickly learned there is no Angel Mutual here and, in fact, no one had even heard of it!
Over the past 2 years and 8 months we have met with three different stake presidents, spoken with several others, kept in contact with individuals at the Church headquarters, attended the first ever Special Needs Mutual Mini-Conference in October of 2007 in Salt Lake City, spoke with numerous Special Needs Mutual leaders in the process of gathering as much material and information as possible, and spent many hours on the telephone speaking with parents of special needs "youth." We wanted to be ready when we found the right priesthood leadership.
On May 6, 2008 we met with President Don Lyman of the Bloomington Hills Stake. He and his counselors were discussing which building to use before we even finished our first meeting! A few weeks later he confirmed their desire to help us.
On August 3 we met with our Area Authority, Elder Rick Wheeler, along with President Lyman and his counselors and were given permission to start our planning process. Before the end of our meeting they were talking about the very real possibility of having three mutuals in our area within the first year! I couldn't believe what I was hearing! We're just happy to have one!
I have since put together material for President Lyman to give to the area stake presidents at his meeting on August 24. He wants to inform them of the program and will be requesting information on all special needs individuals under their stewardships.
We are amazed at the enthusiasm of our priesthood leaders. It's wonderful to have others as excited as we are. The people here in Utah's Dixie have no idea what blessings are soon to come their way! I feel like I'm holding a big secret and I'm about to burst!!!
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Congrats Mom!
This is amazing news, Shuana!!! And you're right, they have no idea what is coming their way.
What great news this is! It's about time, too. I have a feeling that after the first mutual activity, Ange will no longer try to convince us that Angel Mutual exists only in Salt Lake. :)
Your hard work is really paying off!!!
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