Time Out For Women 2008

On the way to TOFW on Friday 17, 2008

Portland Temple

Bethany and I






Alaina and I
Bethany, Lyn and Alaina










After the temple time, we headed into downtown Portland to find the Rose Quarter area, where the convention center is. You can see it in the distant in one of the shots, its the two green spirers way off.





See it???
Riverfront area
Mt Hood




Parking garage of the Marriott

Nice digs, eh??
Our window view



TIME OUT

for women

JOYFUL LIFE

Sister O

Kenneth Cope with us!!
Steph and Pinky
Alaina, Lyn and Bethany


Dan Thuman, pianist for Diamond Rio! ! ! !
Jason Deere's Nashville tribute Band!
nashvilletribute.com


Friday night's session was a wonderful blend of music and testimony. It was really great!

Kenneth Cope

Bethany, Helen, and Lyn

The crowd
Alaina and Jason Deere and Bethany He was way, way good!!!

Sister Olson
Pinky, Sister Watts, Alaina and me
Sister Cherie Call
Elia Gourgouris. . the "Greek Elivs"
Kenneth Cope
OH MY HECK, what can I say about this man!! He was incredible..such a great artist, his singing was so pure, that it was better than recorded. . it was amazing!!

Cherie Call, expecting baby number two has a style that is perfect for her story telling songs, she was great.
Lyn, Bethany and Kathy Hankins
Lyn, Bethany, Elia G and Alaina .

We had met Elia in the elevator of our hotel on Friday, he was really nice, and has a wonderful greek accent, that sounded Russian. . so we were excited when he recognized us on Saturday!

The Presenters

Mary Ellen Edmonds

Mary Ellen EdmundsFormer director of training, Missionary Training Center; Former faculty, College of Nursing (BYU); author, Love Is a Verb and Peculiar In a Good Way

Kenneth Cope

Kenneth CopeSinger; songwriter; producer; composer; multiple Pearl Award winner; albums include Greater Than Us All, Women at the Well. and his newest release, All About You

Kenneth is from Houston TX and served a mission in Switzerland. For the past twenty years, he has been giving the world his music and sharing his talent. He and his wife, Kathryn have three daughters and live in SLC.

Camille Fronk Olson

Camille Fronk OlsonAssociate professor of Ancient Scripture, Brigham Young University; former member, Young Women General Board and Teacher Development Curriculum committee; author, Mary, Martha and Me
"Your Own Book of Psalms"

Elia Gourgouris

Elia Gourgouris, Ph.D.Success coach and President of LDSCoaching.com; Ph.D. in Psychology, UCLA; recently released talk on cd DTR: What You Should Know Before You Get Married. Visit Elia at AskDrElia.com

He lives in Colorado with his wife and two sons.
"Creating More Joyful Relationships"

Cherie Call

Cherie CallSinger; songwriter; multiple time Pearl Award Winner; albums include He Gives Flowers to Everyone and Beneath These Stars

Cherie is married and has one daughter and another baby on the way.

Jason Deere

Jason Deere, Dan Truman and Guests: Award winning songwriter ,and producer of groups like Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband and SHeDAISY. Dan Truman: member of the popular country group Diamond Rio, loves to eat at Joe T. Garcia's in Ft. Worth, TX

Chieko Okazaki

Chieko OkazakiFormer counselor in the general Relief Society presidency; author, Lighten Up and Being Enough
"Principles that Matter"

Nashville Tribute Band

nashvilletribute.com

"It is good to look back to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who have labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans, so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries.” President Gordon B. Hinckley

Emily Watts
Emily WattsSenior editor for Deseret Book Company; author, Being the Mom and Take Two Chocolates & Call Me in the Morning. Visit Emily at EmilyWatts.com

A wonderfully funny woman with more insite than is good for us!!