Tonight at Young Womens we had a lesson on positive attributes. Sister H. told stories about girls who were alternately picked on and ignored by their peers and what it did to their self-esteem and self-image. Afterward we passed out paper leaves for the girls to write positive things about each other on, which we then attached to silk flowers. So at the end of the night each girl had a bouquet of flowers that said good things about them. Because we didn't know how many girls would come, we ended up having extra leaves and flowers. One girl, who is kind of quiet, asked if she could use the extra leaves to write something for us. All the other girls got in on it too, so Sister H and I got to go home with a pocketful of leaves telling us nice things about ourselves, just like all the girls did.
The girl who started it is so sweet and nice. She is always giving the class massages, usually during class, and she looks out for others. It'll be fun to watch her grow up.
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We did similar activities and they were always uplifting for the girls. For their birthdays we would "circle up" and each of us (including leaders) would give the birthday girl a compliment. It was always good for everyone.
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