Wednesday, October 29, 2008

STORY: Women's Conference expanding influence


This was the first story I wrote for MormonTimes.com. I wasn't too pleased with the headline since it sounded very pedestrian to me. I thought the reference to chocolate-covered cinnamon bears was interesting -- and Bob Walsh brought some from BYU later in the week.

Women's Conference expanding influence

Published: Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008

Right before the 9 a.m. start to the 2008 Women's Conference on Thursday, a small group of women from St. George will meet at portal K in the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University.

They probably won't think about how eight months earlier, the BYU Women's Conference committee started discussing topics and speakers. Chances are that none of these friends will walk across the pedestrian bridge to the J. Reuben Clark Law School building to attend the conference's smallest classes.

It is likely, however, that at some time during the two-day conference, someone from their group will buy some fudge at the BYU Bookstore. It is certain that they will gather together after dinner to work on humanitarian service projects.

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