Friday Opening Session
9:00 -10:30 a.m.
Marriott Center
Bearing Record: Nothing Compares to It
Bonnie D. Parkin
“Speak, for Thy Servant Heareth”
Sheri L. Dew
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
“As Sisters in Zion, We’ll All Work Together”
Marriott Center
Coleen K. Menlove
Margaret D. Nadauld
Mary Ellen W. Smoot
General presidents of the Relief Society, Young Women, and Primary share experiences about
working on councils, learning from priesthood leaders, and contributing effectively as they
discuss programs and concerns of women, youth, and children.
“The Heart of Her Husband Doth Safely Trust in Her”
Smith Fieldhouse
Natalie McCullough
Terrance D. Olson
Worldly views regarding chastity and fidelity in marriage differ greatly from the gospel view.
How can we maintain the sanctity of marriage and honor our marriage covenants? How do we
teach our children not to be swayed by the philosophies of marriage accepted by the world?
“Search, Ponder, and Pray”
Ballroom, WSC
Brenda N. Miles
LaNell L. Moore
How can we discover meaningful ways to engage family members in scripture study? What are
some examples of shared experiences of studying together? How can group discussion add
insight and further enhance study?
“Ye Are My Friends”
de Jong Concert Hall, HFAC
Elizabeth Clark
Roger R. Keller
How do we develop love and understanding toward those whose beliefs differ from ours? What
can we learn from interfaith associations? How can healthy exchanges with people of other
faiths provide an opportunity to clarify and solidify our own beliefs?
“My Religion Is to Know the Will of God and Do It”
JSB Auditorium
Susan Easton Black
Craig K. Manscill
Brigham Young led the Saints for over 33 years, guiding them through persecution, the exodus,
crossing the plains, and colonizing the desert. This year we celebrate the 200th birthday of
Brigham Young and remember with honor the example of this great leader. How was he the
right person for his time? What can we learn from his counsel and teachings?
Walk with Faith in Obedience
3220-3224 WSC
Elizabeth Kesler
Barbara Naatjes
How can we do what he asks, when He asks, no questions asked? How can we be obedient to
callings or promptings? Are we truly obedient or do we question, doubt, and feel inadequate?
What tactics of the adversary thwart our obedience and how can we overcome them? How
does obeying strengthen us?
“I the Lord Am with You ”
Pardoe Theatre, HFAC
Estella A. Crofts
James D. MacArthur
Why I Believe
3280-3290 WSC
Ginger V. Gunn
Gwena Couillard
“Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens”
Madsen Recital Hall, HFAC
Diane Buckwalter
Staci Peters
“And My Soul Hungered”
Varsity Theatre, WSC
Bruce M. Lake
Patricia Lake
The Widow’s Mite: Casting in All Our Living
151 TNRB
Bonnie H. Dyer
W. Gibb Jr. Dyer
“How Will They Know?”
2254 CONF
Valerie Hawkins
Carolyn Shumway
“Families Can Be Together Forever”
Auditorium, HBLL
Mary E. V. Hill
Lindsay Powell
Concurrent Sessions
12:30-1:30 p.m.
The Touch of Human Kindness: Women and the Moral Center of Gravity
Marriott Center
Bruce C. Hafen
Marie K. Hafen
“Open Thy Mouth at All Times, Declaring My Gospel with the Sound of
Rejoicing”
Smith Fieldhouse
Mary Ellen Edmunds
Lisa Hatch
“She Hath Done What She Could”
Ballroom, WSC
Mona Peterson
Wendy L. Watson
“For the Arms of Mercy Are Extended Towards Them”
de Jong Concert Hall, HFAC
Daniel K Judd
Janice Strauss
“Lord, I Have Loved the Habitation of Thy House, and the Place Where
Thine Honour Dwelleth”
JSB Auditorium
Christine Packard
Wendy Ulrich
“In the Due Time of the Lord”
3220-3224 WSC
Terri L. Christensen
Karen Duffin
“Be Thou an Example of the Believers”
Pardoe Theatre, HFAC
Carri P. Jenkins
Jane H. Wise
“To Strengthen the Body and to Enliven the Soul”
3280-3290 WSC
Ted D. Adams
Julie E. Preece
“Receiveth All Things with Thankfulness”
Madsen Recital Hall, HFAC
Addie Fuhriman
Sharon Staples
“That God May Know Mine Integrity”
Varsity Theatre, WSC
Lane Fischer
Marleen Williams
“Lest We Forget”
151 TNRB
Helen Monson
Sarah Waddoups
“Become Acquainted with All Good Books”
2254 CONF
Rachelle P. Castor
MarJean C. Wilcox
“Thou Shalt Be Near unto Me, Thou, and Thy Children”
Auditorium, HBLL
Fred Riley
Fay M. Schreyer
Concurrent Sessions
2:00-3:00 p.m.
“Thanks Be unto God for His Unspeakable Gift”
Marriott Center
Robert J. Matthews
Margaret Smoot
Male and Female: Created in the Image of God
Smith Fieldhouse
Brad Wilcox
Debi Wilcox
“For the Temple of God Is Holy, Which Temple Ye Are”
Ballroom, WSC
Barbara Day Lockhart
Sarah Street
“With an Eye Single to the Glory of God”
de Jong Concert Hall, HFAC
Camille Fronk
Annette Langheinrich
“He Did Deliver Them Out of Bondage”
JSB Auditorium
Christie Lewis
LaNae Valentine
“And They Did Fellowship One with Another”
3220-3224 WSC
Alaina Jones
Loralee S. Pearson
“Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother”
Pardoe Theatre, HFAC
Rebecca Nixon Barraclough
JoAnn Ottley
“Ye Are Laying a Foundation of a Great Work”
3280-3290 WSC
Kathleen S. Bahr
Carol Middleton
“In Words and Music Give Our Thanks”
Madsen Recital Hall, HFAC
Meredith Campbell
Cynthia Doxey
“Blessed Art Thou Because of Thy Gift”
Varsity Theatre, WSC
Joan Dixon
Martha Johnson
Personal Stories: “For the Learning and the Profit of My Children”
151 TNRB
Lynne W. McDonough
Holly K. Robinson
“The Lord Is My Light”
2254 CONF
Shari L. Hamilton
Rebecca W. Hartvigsen
“When Ye Read, Ye May Understand”
Auditorium, HBLL
Shauna U. Frandsen
Elaine R. Harris
Friday Afternoon Closing Session
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Marriott Center
President Thomas S. Monson