Womans Conference

I just returned from Woman's Conference in Provo Utah. I went with my mom, Paige and friends Cami, Rachelle and Deann. Jack and Lindsay meet mom & I at the airport. Paige and the others were coming in the evening. We stayed in the dorm rooms at BYU and it was so much fun & a SUPER cheap trip. I came home uplifted and happy! I can't believe how many people I ran into. We even ran into a babysitter we had not seen in over 20 years. Small world!
There is so many things I want to share about conference. Here are some of the highlights of the trip and some of my favorite talks.
-Getting lost a million times!!
-Asking for a new dorm room & feeling pretty silly! I felt like we were at a hotel & complaining about our room.
-Getting a photo with Sister Dalton
-Squishing into a pickup truck of a worker who offered us a ride.
-Mom almost getting in a wreck twice!!
-Having lunch with Jack & Lindsay
-Picking up a student in our car to help us find our room.
-Getting to see Lindsay at work. She always looks so stylist-love her!
-Hearing old stories about when Jack, Steven & Bridget and the neighbors Sam & Sarah when they were younger.
-Paige running to the bathroom & me almost peeing my pants watching her.
-Mom and I rubbing lotion on our noses so we couldn't smell the stinky bathroom on our plane ride home.
-Staying up late talking.
-Going to Temple Square and seeing my mom's friends art for "8th International art Competition Remembering the Great Things of God".
-Laughing at the guy in front of us hyperventilating when we lift off.

-Running into old friends and making new ones. Jack & Lindsay


Conference Center in Salt Lake

Temple Square

Susan, Brooke, Cami, Paige, Rachelle & Deann

We meet Sister Dalton

General President of Young Woman's

Working on a service project, the cutest tutus!

We ate at The Pizza Factory where Lindsay works. It was so yummy!!

-Sister Dalton

"You are not ordinary or common, you are a Daughter of God".

If you go to the temple you will be immovable and steadfast. Our children watch what we do.

The temple will encircle you.

The world will not help us, only the spirit. Spiritual blessings when we keep our convents. There is a protecting power for us.

D&C 109

Satan wants us to be distracted. It is time to RUN to the temple. When he shall appear we shall be pure even as he is pure.

-Kathleen Zeyer & Mary Ellen Edmunds

Zoin is forever-freedom

We can have Zoin in our hearts & in our homes.

"Are we teaching our children that they can have everything". Teach by your example.

How do I know when I need to make changes? Are our hearts set on the things of the world? Does it make us uncomfortable? And pull us away from what really matters. Come to Christ if we want to go home.

"Nourishing & Protecting the Family"- Julie B. Beck

Every mother's goal should be to produce a superb daughter.

We are all images of God.

D&C 68

Parents teach our children about baptism & temple ordinances.

A great place to teach your children is while in the car. They will be captive and a good time.

Love at Home. Love of a Mother. You can't do it any other way. You can't drive them, you can't make them. Work and stride for love at home. Seek the spirit and follow it. Teach our children between good from evil. We are sons & daughters of God. We owe everything to our Lord.

"Creating Conversations: Dialoging in a Digital World"

-Adriane Gill

-Do your homework

find things that our important to them. They do want us in their lives.

-Be quick to show love, don't judge.

Have compassion. If you are quick to judge, your teenager will hold things back & not share things with you.

Matthew 7:1-4

-Demonstrate Patience

Act as a guide and point them in the right direction.

2 Nephi 25:26

-John Bytheway

Light of Christ is given to every man (and teenager)

1. We each learn differently some learn by instruction.

2. Some learn by observation. 1 Nephi 2:16-17

3. Some only learn by things which they suffer. D&C 105:6

Book- "How to hug a teenage porcupine" Dr. John L. Lund

Teen Values Parent Values

freedom responsibility

fun safely

friends family

live in the present prepare for the future

privacy communication

Why do we give our children cell phones?

Why do they love it?

Men communicate for information

Woman communicate for interaction

Listen

Seek first to understand then to be understood.

Try not to listen with the intent to "fix" or to "reply" but to understand.

Don't overreact- it might close down the lines of communication.

Hug- no time limit, no strings, no words.

Praise your children in family prayer.

Put your trust in God & His plan of salvation.

-L. Tom Perry

How do we see are selves? Positive images, healthy & happy people.

How does the world see us?

"When Katrina happened the Red Cross said they received help from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints & The Mormons".

1. Listen- be willing to ask others about their lives.

2. Know the doctrine

3. Live the standards

4. Be exemplary citizens- serve our communities & schools

5. Be good neighbors- share the gospel

6. Open our mouths

7. Extend Invitations

8. Use Technology

9. Be bold, but not overbearing

Don't be afraid!

I know that was long but I wanted to write some of my favorites down!

Disneyland for the day!!!

Back in October my mom and I had so much fun at Disneyland that we ended up buying season passes. We kept meaning to go back but just never found the time. Since my mom works for the airlines we can fly over and make a day trip. So on Wednesday my mom & I took Kelsey to Disneyland for the day!
I loved that we did things she loves most. Kelsey is our animal lover! The night before I had Bunko and Cara was a sub. She told me about the cute little ranch that I had never seen before. It was the cleanest petting zoo ever!!! Kelsey loved reading about all the animals & of course petting them all. We also got a great idea for our goats at home. All the goats had bells and name tags around their necks-so cute!!!

I could seriously use a tan! What do you think?! I had so much fun because Kelsey loves all the fast rides and doesn't get a bit scared! Space Mountain was our favorite. It was a perfect day at Disneyland! Not crowded and beautiful weather. Eights hours was enough for us we were pooped out! Thanks mom for a fun day. Love ya!

Memory Lane Monday

This picture was taken I believe 5 years ago it was a girl's trip we took to California for Bridget's 21st birthday. We had so much fun! We flew over for the weekend and pretty much shopped the entire time. We would stay up late talking and laughing! One night we went to dinner and then went and saw Brittany Spears movie, I remember we all thought it was cute and thought she was sweet. We shopped so much!!! This picture is Bridget, Paige and mom trying to stuff all our great finds in our bags. We even had baskets in our suitcases. I remember when we landed in Phoenix and went to pick up our bags mine had broke and all my stuff was all over! I was a little embarrassed. Someone that worked at the airline ran over and had me pick a new suitcase in their office. I said, so you are giving me a new suitcase when I'm the one who over stuffed it? That's right she said, how great is that! We have tried to go on a girl's trip every year and now that mom works for the airlines it sometimes more then once a year! I'm so grateful that we are so close and loving doing fun things together.

Where has Brooke been?

Disneyland!!!!

I went with a friend and my mom to Disneyland and shopping in California! It was so fun to go during Halloween season & see all the fun decorations and the characters dressed up. I'm happy to be home!!

Girls Trip and a lot of Shoes!!!!!

On Wednesday, we went on a quick trip to California!
I already wrote about all the great fines and the fun we had. I just wanted to show you all the SHOES we bought! Mostly for our girls but we splurged on ourselves a little.

This is what we had for dinner the other night. It was so good the fries are not so healthy but the kiddos sure love them but it sure is a temptation for me! It is nice that Mike loves to cook .

My mom took Paige, Bridget and I to LA for a day of fun and shopping! We left at 6:30 in the morning and got home by 8pm. We spent the whole day at the Fashion District so fun! We found so many great deals. I got Kelsey's baptism dress for $30 and got the girls so many clothes and shoes! We kept saying the whole day how much money we would be saving if we only had boys! We never even stopped for lunch, just snacked the whole day. We had 20 minutes to get to the car and head to the airport. On our way we stopped at a shoe store and left with about 10 pairs. I will post a picture later of the 28 pairs we bought all together. Thanks mom for a fun day, love ya lots! XOXOXO