Young Single Adult Conference

Wow! This was the best conference.
Some of these kids bore their testimony in church today and said the conference had changed their entire lives. I can name 3 young men that weren't planning on missions that are now making plans to go because of conference. (Picture on the left is 2nd branch FHEvening kids...Daniel is standing up. He's a great dancer and singer and is lots of fun)

(4th Branch...these are our kids)
It was so fun to see them get so much out of the conference. I was thinking how blessed we are to have things like these conferences come along. Only some of us choose not to be apart and we miss out on the blessings that would have come our way had we taken the time to attend. I really felt bad that so many missed the conference.


There were 160 that attended. That's good. There were just so many that I love that didn't attend. And there's no way they can make up for what they missed. It's a lesson on being valiant and dedicated and committed to being where the Lord has plans to teach. (I'm somewhere in the middle of this dance group. They crowded around me and loved doing YMCA...great kids)

Elder K and I were in charge of 5 hours of Sports and other activities along with the help of the 4th branch kids. You can see Elder K in charge of Basketball!

These were a few of the subs for the basketball team.

Michael in the stripped shirt....the clown of the group (2nd br.) Praveen next to him in the red shirt. (Just a fun nice guy) John Wesley is a clerk for the district presidency and has only been a member for....less than a year but acts like he's been a member for ever. When Pres. Nichols told me that he was such a new member....I about fell off my chair!!

In between games they were good to come up with their own games. The one guy just stood there balancing his stick forever. Mahesh in the red shirt (who is so funny) was all over the place balancing his stick.

Shilpa and Raka are sisters. Shilpa (left in pink) is the choir director for our district choir. I'm training her to be the one who makes it happen when I leave. (love that girl) Raka was the girl representative for the district in charge of the conference. I got so everytime I saw her coming I would duck my head and say, "Oh No!" She kept changing our schedule or wanted me to do something. These girls are on the ball. Their father is a doctor in Saudia Arabia. I understand he's gone most of the time.

Pres. Naka is the 2nd counselor in the district presidency. They were playing a game where you have to jump over the bent person. About 20 of them were playing and they were having so much fun. Prashant (bent over) was the representative for the district for the men.

Grab your ankle relay....There good sports and do what ever we ask them to do....Even if its silly.

I told you they were good sports.

Swaroop in the white t shirt and Nikhil in the white hat. It's not cold but its fashion. Nikhil was one that was not planning a mission but after the conference he said he realizes the importance of going. We're so proud of him. He is one of my best piano students. He's playing some of the songs for the primary presentation in 2nd branch. This was a balloon relay.

Arm wrestling.....

Dinner time with my goofy companion,.

The Thomas family Reggie and Matilda (left) taught Temple Marriage workshop. They just got married a few months ago and he's the 1st counselor in 4th branch.

Rennie and Keerthi (right) just got married. He's been a branch pres. and they are hoping to come to BYU next year. Kirin in the middle is Keerthi's brother. He is living in New Zealand right now and going to school. He's looking for a bride.

More Activities...

Some of the kids. Kiren has her arm around me and Daniel is in the black shirt. They are brother and sister and are new members of the church. Some of you have heard me talk about them.