My trip to BYU Women's Conference

I finally made it! My sister-in-law has been going for 11 years! I've tried to go for the last 2 or 3, but just couldn't make it work.  I've always envied the people who have had the chance to go to things like that - EFY, Education Week, Timeout for Women, etc. - so it was so cool that things came together at the last second so I could go. It wouldn't have happened without the generosity of my SIL and her wonderful mom ((((HUGS)))).

I was already pretty wiped out from a couple of stressful weeks, so hiking around the BYU campus seemed pretty crazy, but it worked out just fine. I ended up just staying in the Marriott Center the first day to attend whatever was going on there, because I just didn't feel up to running around. I knew that I would be fine no matter which classes I ended up attending, though, and it was true.

It's pretty cool to sing hymns with 15,000 other women :D There was a huge variety of women, as I expected. Some wore sweats, some wore dresses and heels. I wore jeans and a T with my walking shoes. EVERYONE carried a bag with snacks, water, notebook, etc.

I do have to say that I was really surprised at how vicious a huge group of LDS ladies could be, though. They need traffic signals! I just about got mashed all the time! And the organizers make a big deal about not saving seats or eating in classrooms (apparently they repeat this every year), but guess what was going on everywhere I went...

The second day, I was lucky that all 3 classes I wanted to attend were in the Wilkinson Student Center. I barely squeaked into each class. You have 30 minutes between classes to figure out where you're going, find a bathroom, grab a bite, or whatever you need to do. I learned pretty quickly, though, that if I wanted to be in a certain class, I had better skip everything and just find the line for that class and stay in it! Food and potty breaks are for the weak!

I think the last class I attended was the best one I went to. It was about delighting in the scriptures, and it was just what I hoped it would be! Then Elder Bednar and his wife were the speakers at the closing session in the Marriott Center, and they did not disappoint!

If you get a chance to watch any of the rebroadcasts of some of the event during May, I would highly encourage listening! It was great!!