I love talking to the youth! I do not charge a
fee to speak to church groups, but I would
appreciate accommodations, gas, or plane fare if
it is outside of the Utah Valley area. Due to schedule
overload, I am currently accepting ONLY stake
events. For best choice of date, please have
your stake leaders contact
me as early as possible. Some stakes have
specific rules about inviting people outside the
stake, so please check your guidelines before
contacting me.
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Young Women -
Our divine destiny, using my picture book
Daughter of a King. You won't need anything for this
presentation except a screen I can use with my laptop and projector, a podium, a
microphone, an opening song, prayers,
and refreshments. This presentation is fast-moving and contains a lot
of laughs, but the overall focus is spiritual and inspiring. I also stress
the importance of looking (modesty) and acting like a princess. You may want to have related
activities or a special handout. Please see the
link for additional ideas and song
recommendations. |
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Young Women camps - Jump start your young women's camp by scheduling me to come
to your stake before the big event. This works particularly well if your camp
has a similar theme (princesses, divine worth, etc.). Because this presentation
works so much better in a chapel setting and because of the time involved in
travel, I no longer do these presentations during the camp week itself. (Sorry!) |
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Literacy for all groups - An enthusiastic approach to literacy (about 40 minutes
plus question and answer). I will bring five other LDS authors and we will take turns discussing
the following topics:
the literary and spiritual impact of children seeing parents read, the importance of reading to
children, how reading affects our families and society,
the statistics of literacy, what the prophets say about the subject,
how to encourage your children to read the scriptures, personal development
through
literacy, and LDS books and the current market. At the end we will open for questions and stay as long as there is
interest. You will need an opening song, prayers, a long table for the authors,
a microphone if we're in a large room, and refreshments to round out the night.
(Please note that the literacy presentations are specifically age-targeted. The
presentation for adults is different from the presentation for youth. For
combined age groups we use part of each presentation to make it interesting for
everyone.) |
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Religious youth groups (boys and girls) -
Serving others with our unique talents, our divine destiny, and the importance
of being a good friend, using my picture book
The Secret
of the King.
You will need a screen for my projector, a podium and microphone, prayers, and
an opening song. If you are sponsoring a youth conference, you may want to have
a medieval/royal activity before or after my presentation that enhances their
understanding of being royal children with both a divine birthright and the
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Current availability:
For evening and weekend engagements, I
usually schedule at least three
to six months in advance, but sometimes I can work you
in before that, depending on need and location.
I schedule up to a
year in advance, so schedule early to get the dates
you want. Please
use this form to schedule, or you can also
e-mail
me.
(All fields in this form are required.)
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