Womens Conference Day One

Patricia and I drove down together for women's conference and after my first day at my first women's conference I am hooked. Even though I put my back out and I'm almost limping around I'm have the best time.The talks are such a spiritual boost, today we heard Sheri Dew speak on Arise & Come to Christ, had a brief welcome from Julie B Beck, met Julie Becks executive staff; Patricia and I sat next to them and visited for an hour before the conference started they are wonderful young women. Elizabeth Ricks & Barbara Thompson spoke about spiritual gift; wow, they were awesome and really struck a chord with me. We saw this sign and had our picture taken in front of it because, It IS better when we are together.
We saw Mary Bonham from the old Riviera Ward in Torrance, she was signing for the hearing impaired. It was fun catching up.
I ran into an old friend from Centerville, Sidney Naylor Winward. We briefly laughed about the crazy things we did at girls camp then she told me that she was one Chuck's groupies and really liked him :) She has 8 children! Wow, Chuck had a hard time with 3! Sid he may have been great in those musicals & plays and been a real piece of eye candy but you would have never had more than 3 of your children. Which 5 would you give up? :)
This is Patricia and I with Lynn Bateman from the Torrance Ward (with boundary changes now Lomita Ward) she sings like and angel and I loved hearing her sing with Tapestry, a women's group from the South Bay. Lynn you are looking real good!
This is a funny story: I was waiting for Patricia and was standing by these ladies talking about a bad haircut one of them got and admiring this ladies cute coat and hair cut. I couldn't help chime in agreeing that there is nothing worse than a bad hair cut when you pay today's prices. Well, she loved my comment and we started talking when her friend said, Jennifer look at her name. She is Jennifer Cluff from AZ. I said, "You didn't know there were so many Cluff's until you married into them, right?" She laughed at that one and had to agree. We decided we should have our picture taken together since we had the same last name and the same hair style.(Click on the photo and check out her cute coat. Way Cute!)
At the service project Patricia and I saw Mary Ellen Smoot one of our former Relief Society Presidents. I asked if she remembered my mom, Irene Hafen Green who used to sell Avon to her and she did. We talked a bit about Farmington & Centerville and what she is doing now, what a sweet lady. Her daughter was in charge of one of the major service projects and she was there helping her. We put down our project for a minute and took this picuture. I also saw Vira Johnson & Lawynn Murphy two of my moms cousins, we passed in a fast moving hallway and if I couldn't get my camera out in time. Our day ended with Elder Merrill & Sister Marilyn Bateman speaking, another big WOW! My spiritual cup has certainly been filled today tomorrow when we hear Julie Beck and our Prophet, Thomas S Monson speak I'm certain my cup will flow over.
Women's Conference, I'll never miss another one!