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Mary Kaye Huntsman chooses The Secret of the King for Award.


The Secret of the King was chosen Book of the Month by the Governor's commission on literacy. Click here to see a picture of me with Mrs. Huntsman.

 

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Young Women and Youth

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.
 
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.
Young Women camps - Same basic presentation as above, but please check about the possibility of getting power to the area. You will also need to bring a microphone and a screen. If power is not available, please discuss options with me ahead of time.
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.)
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 resulting responsibility.
Primary activities - Serving others with our unique talents and our place in the Plan as children of our Heavenly Father, using my picture book The Secret of the King.  You will need to provide a screen for my projector, prayers, and an opening song, microphone, and any medieval/royal activities you plan to have.

Current availability (updated March 1, 2008): 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. At the moment for young women events, I'm mostly booked through May 2008, although I do have a few openings before that left if your stake is fairly local to Utah Valley. 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.

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