Time Out for Women

A couple of friends and I took a "Time Out" in Phoenix. Desert Book sponsored a Women's Time Out where women can go into Phoenix and get a time out from their life and hear inspirational speakers and musical numbers. We had a great time and I'm so glad that I found time for myself and rejuvenate.
Friday night, we heard from Wendy Watts Nielsen, Virginia Pearce, and Sheri Dew. Dallyn Vail Bayles provided the musical numbers and he has an amazing powerful voice.

Notes from Virginia Pearce

• What is success? What are the markers of progress?
• Succeeding in life = lived a life well
• Work hard at being better and stretch ourselves through callings, assignments
• We should get out of the business of comparsion. Inspiration and good ideas form people is good, just don't compare yourself with others.
• Your success & other's successes shouldn't counteract each other.
• Peace, Joy, and Hope are available to those who measure success properly
• Receive and Act on the Holy Ghost - listening to promptings can teach us and show us how we stand before God
• Celebrate our own growth.
  

Notes from Wendy Watson Nelson

• Holy - remove yourself utterly from the world
• Choose 1 activity a day for 3 days and ask what would a Holy Woman do?
• The Atonement has the power to change from a broken dish to a beautiful porcelain dish.

Notes from Sheri Dew

• The Lord knows who we are an what our mission is. He knows exactly what we need to accomplish our mission.
• Easily Influenced - Where are we looking for our influence? How are we influencing others?
• Don't compare ourselves to the world when the world is so distorted that it's not real.
• While running the race, stay focused and don't get distracted by the world.
• No skill is more important than to be guided by the Holy Ghost and learn to follow it's precepts. Saturday morning was a great day with wonderful speakers and Mercy River provided the music for the day.

Notes from Deanne Flynn

• Where there is Christ, there is hope
• Offer hope when there is none- hope may be all we have to offer
• D&C 52:14 - Pattern in all things
• Make unifying patterns - scripture study, prayers, FHE, eating dinner together as a family
  

Notes from Brad Wilcox

• 2 Nephi 25:23 "After All We Can Do"
• Grace is a constant energy source not a booster after your hard work.
• God is pleased with every offering we make, more interested in the one offering
• Miracle of the Atonement is to be transformed.
• After all WE can do - The Savior and I working together
• Jesus doesn't make up the difference, he makes all the difference
• If we didn't do what Jesus asks of us, we can't truly transform
• "Come unto me as you are!"
  

Notes from Mariama Kallon

• Ester 4:14
• God has a purpose for each of us
• She bore her testimony about how the gospel and a hygiene kit saved and blessed her life.
  

Notes from Amanda Dickson

• Getting your hopes up
• What is the spirit you bring to your work?
• Your best is good enough

Notes for Merileen Boyack

• We have control of our attitude - choose to have a good attitude
• D&C 68:6
• Strengthening opportunities - moments we can be strong, positive, and hopeful
• The spirit has a tough time getting through a heart full of doubt
• Choose to be happy every day