Women’s Conference

Wow! I had a wonderful 2 days of “filling my bucket” at Women’s Conference. Although there was no class on dandelions, I attended some fabulous classes taught by really neat people. There were so many fantastic topics it was hard to choose just one class to attend some hours. The theme of the conference was taken from Esther 4:14 “For such a time as this”, and there was a lot said about how this is our time. We have been brought to the Kingdom for such a time as this to do things that only we can do in our situation. Very inspiring! I heard talks about raising small children, the power of prayer and creating a masterpiece of my life. We heard from Bradley Wilcox and Wendy Watson Nelson, also Jeffrey and Patricia Holland. And one talk called “Are we enough? Of course we are!” It was truly a wonderful experience.

One of my favorite sessions was Friday morning’s general session, where they had a wonderful show of speaking, dance and song called “Arms around my sister.” It is described in the booklet as “In an original musical presentation commissioned for this year’s Women’s Conference, we look inside the hearts of women from Old Testament times, early nineteenth century, and our present day. Each addresses the timeless question: Was I sent to the kingdom for such a time as this?” It was so well done and very touching.
The weather could have been more cooperative, as we had very cold temperatures and lots of rain to make our trek around BYU campus a little bit less comfortable than it normally would be. I took advantage of the learning service rooms to do little projects for charity while I listened. I made 3 Christmas stockings and blanket stitched one and a half baby blankets.   
Robin and I had a great time! Each day we came home exhausted but happy. We were glad we had taken our umbrellas, that’s for sure.    
This morning, we braved the cold (it’s REALLY cold for her, since she’s up here from Arizona) and went garage saling, but we only found about 5 garage sales and didn’t buy all that much. At one, however, we both picked up jackets and put them on and wore them for the rest of the time. Luckily, that was a really cheap garage sale, with a grocery bag full of clothes only setting you back $2. We decided to bag the bargain hunting and go and get pedicures. And on the way home, it was actually snowing. Who knows if we’ll be able to wear sandals tomorrow and show off our toes if it’s this cold.

I’m so glad that Ryan held down the fort so I could attend the Women’s conference, and if you haven’t ever gone, you should try to go next year. It’s really worth the time and effort it takes to go.  (And here’s a picture of Whitney Hall.  Anyone else remember that place?)