Friday, August 7
Registration
6 PM
Dinner
7 PM
Meet with YSAs from all over the valley at the lawn east of the Salt Lake Institute adjacent to the University of Utah while you eat a Hawaiian rice bowl with a cold drink and yummy dessert -- all included in the price of registration!
Luau (Outdoors/East Lawn Bring blankets!)
8 PM
Bring your blanket and with thousands of other YSAs enjoy the music of the Kinikini Family with their traditional music and dancing from the Polynesian islands. Then NaDrua will perform their Reggae Style music and to top off the evening the Mana Poly All-Stars will perform their pop music -- a night with something for everyone.
Entertainers' Bios
Saturday, August 8
5K Run/Walk Fundraiser
7:30 AM
If you donate $3 then it's just a mere $20 for the entire weekend of fun and food and helping a little girl live a better life!
Donate to the Lauren Crane Fundraiser
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
1. Start Line is on the East Side of the Huntsman Center
2. Run begins promptly at 7:30 AM / Walk begins promptly at 7:40 AM
3. All registrants need to pick up bib number Friday night at the 5K Booth, and you must sign a waiver to participate (even if you are only running leisurely)
4. NO Saturday morning registration for 5K – so register online or at the 5K Booth on Friday night
5. HYPER building showers available (BRING YOUR OWN TOWEL)
6. Parking on the EAST side of the Huntsman Bldg and Parking Terrace
Breakfast
8 AM
Keynote Speaker
10 AM
ASL Services Available
Jill Shepherd - Former American Soldier in Iraq and Former Miss Utah
"Keep Your Eye on The Target"
Jill Stevens graduated from Davis High School in 2001 and graduated in May 2007 from SUU with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and hopes to bring laughter back into medicine by putting her costume collection into good use while working in hospitals.
As a Combat Medic with the Utah National Guard for the last seven years, Jill was called up in November of 2003 to go bask in the desert sun of Afghanistan with her unit, the 211th Aviation and returned home in April 2005.
Since being home, Jill decided to bring out her feminine side by not only participating in, but winning, the Miss Utah pageant 2007.
Jill recently married Kerry Shepherd.
AM Workshops (You can attend 2 workshops)
11 AM - 1 PM
Balanced, Motivated, and Healthy for Life: The Right Approach to Fitness and Health – Donell Pons
To Date or Not to Date; Now THERE is a question! - Tracy Melville
Beautiful Disasters: What to Do When Life Gives Us Trials We Didn't Ask For! - Emily Brooks
Discovering True Joy - Dean Kaelin
Holy Envy: Discovering the Greatest Truth From Around the World – Michael Wilcox
HOW TO BE COMFORTABLE IN YOUR OWN SKIN – Ann Cannon
Trials, Blessings in Disguise - Agbor Agbor
It's Not You. It's Your Technique. Dating Game Strategies to Help Get Past the First 6 Weeks of Dating - Alisa Goodwin-Snell
Jump-Start your Career Planning: Who, What, Where, How, and Now! – Dana Sowby
Managing Your Finances in Today's Unusual Environment – David Hemingway
JOBS JOBS JOBS – Seek and Ye Shall Find - Ballard Veater
Building Blocks to Emotional Wellness – Even in Troubled Times – Carrie Wrigley
Providing Meaningful Service to Others – Jim Pugh
Lunch
1 PM - 2 PM
Enjoy lunch located on the South Side of the Institute with boxed lunches consisting of sandwich, chips, cookie, and a drink.
PM Workshops (You can attend 2 workshops)
2 PM - 4 PM
No Goals = No Faith: How to Create Success in Your Everyday Life - Robert Filmore
Beyond Bling: Managing Your Money in the Real World - Preston Cochran
Experienced Adversity? Don't Just Bounce Back, Bounce Higher! - Gael Yonnet
Creating an Abundant Life... Find Joy in the Midst of Despair - Dave Ulrich
"He Said/She Said": Making Sense of Gender in Relationships - Jennifer Cummings
How to Forgive Using the Savior's Grace - Chris Williams
The Liberating Distinction Between Sin and Weakness - Wendy Ulrich
NO ONE EVER TOLD ME I MIGHT BE SINGLE - Peggy de Azevedo
How to Have Soul in the Gospel - Scott and Michelle Watterson
Personal Wealth Management - Marv Curtis
The Atonement: Using my climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro to Understand the Power of the Atonement - Diane Done-Adair
The Law of Consecration and Stewardship Past and Present: How Do We Live This Principle Today? - John Peterson
Understanding the Differences Between Men and Women and How That Can Make a Difference! - Matt Townsend
The Revelatory Process in Choosing a Companion - President David A. Christensen
"I Thought You Meant..." - Dr. John L. Lund
Carnival and Dance
8 PM
Outside Dance and Carnival with a melting pot of FUN booths: Mechanical Bull, Dunking Booth, Dart Board, Corn Toss, and Speed Dating just to name a few! Hot dogs, snow cones, popcorn, and drinks provided!
Sunday, August 9
Fireside at Salt Lake Tabernacle
7 PM
Parking in the conference center garage
Jane Clayson Johnson
"A Pencil in the Hand of God"
Jane Clayson Johnson spent 18 years as a Young Adult in the Church.
She is now the mother of 2 small children and step-mother to 3 teenagers.
For 15 years, Jane was a television news journalist. She anchored The Early Show on CBS. At ABC News, she covered international stories from Indonesia to Kosovo.
Since becoming a full-time mother, Jane occasionally works for National Public Radio. She wrote a book, I Am a Mother, about faith and the importance of embracing your particular season of life.
