My Mom, Grandma, Aunt Lorrie, and Aunt Malinda went to Time Out for Women this weekend it was great
It was friday night and all day saturday in Memphis at the Mariot hotel that was probably the most fancy one i've stayed in
Jenny Oaks Baker is an amazing violinist who played throughout the first night
Then Sheri L. Dew was supposed to be there but she was in Africa taking tons of books to the people there, but she had a video she made for us.
Then John Bytheway spoke. He is one of my favorite speakers, he has a great way of reaching out to the youth. Most of his talks are for them. We bought several of his talks on CD and i got him to sign my copy of his talk "Jesus Know I'm a Christian" and i got a picture :)
After it was over friday night we went out to dinner on Beale St. and ate at Blues cafe or some place like that. This was after we drove around for a while trying to find anywhere with our stupid GPS. Beale St. was fun there was loud music, lots of people, and people stomping and poppin in the street. Lets just say I was having fun but Grandma was kinda uncomfortable so we left shortly after eating.
The next day started early at 9 am. Hillary Weeks is an LDS singer that sang several songs between speakers and told a few stories, she's so amazing and had touching songs that I will be downloading shortly.
The first speaker was Emily Watts. She spoke a lot about motherhood which I haven't experienced yet so it was like an inside joke that I wasn't let in on lol it was good.
"Do you ever have moments when you think that the entrance to motherhood ought to have a sign proclaiming, “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here”? With her trademark combination of stories and insights, Emily Watts shows just how much there is for moms to hope for (sign not included)."
Then it was Michael Wilcox, he knows so much about the scriptures.
"Though some may believe hope is a gift we either have or don’t have, Michael believes hope is something we create consciously. And he has the scripture stories to back that up. You’ll discover that hope becomes the natural emotional consequence of living key gospel principles."
Mariama Kallon was my most favorite speaker of the whole weekend. Her story is so great and her testimony is so strong, it really touched me.
"Raised in war-torn Sierra Leone, Mariama Kallon saw many things as a young girl that might fill a person with fear and hatred. Soon after witnessing the violent murders of parents and siblings and spending her youth fleeing from rebels, she was introduced to the gospel of Jesus Christ and found hope in God and peace in a knowledge of eternal families. She was given a humanitarian kit by the Church, which became a treasured symbol of hope that she used to bless the lives of many as they again fled for their lives. After returning to her town, she was called on a mission to the Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission, and wept in gratitude to the Lord as she visited the place where her precious humanitarian kit was made. Today Mariama stands as an example of the divine purposes of humanitarian work and tells her story to numerous audiences, urging them to participate in this work. She currently resides and works in Salt Lake City, where she has attended LDS Business College."
Mom and I got to go up and talk to her for a minute afterwards and got a picture.
Then Amanda Dickson spoke. She was hillarious crazy woman.
"How many times have you heard the phrase: “Don’t get your hopes up.” Well, there’s none of that here. Low hopes never helped anyone! We want you to get your hopes UP—and keep ’em way up there. Amanda believes in changing what you hope for and believing hope can change you. "
Last was Mary Ellen Edmunds. She's a funny lady in her 70s who laughs at her own jokes lol
"We know some of you know that song—you know, the one about the ant? Really? You don’t? Well, then, you are in for a treat. MEE has been learning about resilience: how to get it, how to keep it, and what to do with it. And she’s sharing life lessons from her own personal journey. "
