Time Out

The picture above is Mandy with a counter. This was so funny. They had a little store set up in the back selling books and CDs of the presenters from Time Out for Women. They had this box of counters that everyone was going crazy over. Every time anyone asked anyone about them nobody really knew what they were for, but the rumor going around was that Hillary Weeks was going to be talking about them and that you want one! So everyone was buying them...including me and Mandy. We HAD to have a counter! Hillary Weeks did talk about it and afterwards they were completely gone and sold out!

This seriously was one of the best weekends EVER! Mandy and I went and spent the weekend up in Salt Lake and went to Time Out for Women. It was so fun to just have some girl time. All of the speakers were amazing and I left with my cup filled. The lady at the top is a woman who sometimes speaks at Time Out for Women. She is such an amazing lady. Here is her story:

Mariama Kallon

Raised in war-torn Sierra Leone, Mariama Kallon saw many things as a young girl that might fill a person with fear and hatred. Soon after witnessing the violent murders of parents and siblings and spending her youth fleeing from rebels, she was introduced to the gospel of Jesus Christ and found hope in God and peace in a knowledge of eternal families. She was given a humanitarian kit by the Church, which became a treasured symbol of hope that she used to bless the lives of many as they again fled for their lives. After returning to her town, she was called on a mission to the Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission, and wept in gratitude to the Lord as she visited the place where her precious humanitarian kit was made. Today Mariama stands as an example of the divine purposes of humanitarian work and tells her story to numerous audiences, urging them to participate in this work. She currently resides and works in Salt Lake City, where she has attended LDS Business College.

She is such an great lady and has such an amazing story!

During our lunch break we walked over to The Lion House for lunch. On our way over there we passed a homeless man. We decided that we should take him some soup and a roll. So we bought it and as we walked back to the convention center he wasn't there anymore. We didn't want to not give the soup to someone so we walked around Temple Square looking for someone that was homeless. Mandy and I were laughing so hard that we were on the search for someone homeless. We saw someone down the street that we thought was homeless but as we got closer we realized that they weren't. We were seriously laughing so hard and people were just staring at us. We ended up finding this poor lady that we knew was definitely homeless. When we asked her if she wanted the soup I will never forget the look that she had on her face. It was a look of surprise and shock and she anxiously took the soup. We were so glad that we found someone that could use some warm soup.

The rest of the weekend was spent seeing Breaking Dawn and at the Sanctuary Day Spa. It was amazing! The weekend went by way too fast! We are already planning next year!