TOFW - 10/15-16/10

By Pam Jorgensen -
Time Out For Women 2010
Put on by Deseret Book
I went with my friend Angie Critchfield
It was awesome

I got to hear Brad Wilcox speak

And when I approached him to remind him that we actually worked together back in the early 90's at CES Youth and Family Programs, he fondly remembered how awesome the programs were back then.


We heard Mariama Kallon

She is from war-torn Sierra Leone.  She witnessed the brutal murder of her family and literally had to run away to save her life.  Eventually, she found refuge where she was introduced to the Gospel and given a hygiene kit by the Church.  That kit was a symbol of hope for her as she continued to struggle.  In the end, she was called on a mission to SLC Temple Square and now lives in Utah with an amazing story of hope and triumph!


This is Laurel Christensen, the Director of TOFW.  She was our emcee.  I loved listening to her just as much (sometimes more) as the presenters!  She was awesome!

The other presenters were:  Merrilee Boyack, Amanda Dickson (who is not a member of the Church), Deanne Flynn, Virginia Hinkley Pearce, Wendy L Watson Nelson, and Sheri Dew with Dallyn Vail Bayles and Mercy River as the musical presenters.


Here's Angie Critchfield and I.
We had fun together.
We almost got lost while driving to and from the convention center.
We had some good laughs.

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