Southern Virginia University Conference

Sisters,

If any of you are interested, here is some information about the Education Conference at SVU on June 7-8. 

 

Rejoice, the Heavens are Open June 7-8, 2013 The 17th Annual Education Conference Retreat at Southern Virginia University will feature two days of instructive and inspiring presentations on the theme, “Rejoice, the Heavens are Open.” The annual conference retreat has a rich tradition of hosting highly qualified, influential speakers from across the country to present on a variety of topics and themes. This Year's Presenters Marlin K. Jensen Julie B. Beck Lee Donaldson Ronald E. Bartholomew Matthew Rasmussen Leslie Graff James Oneil Miner W. Todd Brotherson Mark Taylor Kaye T. Hanson Glade M. Knight  Paul K. Sybrowsky Learn more about our presenters   Register Now Deadline: Save $5 by registering before May 1. Accommodations  Conference participants may choose to stay on campus or reserve a room at a motel in the nearby Lexington area. Each motel will hold rooms until May 5. For information about on-campus and motel options, please visit our accommodations page Conference Schedule Friday, June 7 10:00 - 12:00 Welcome Glade Knight President Sybrowsky 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 1:30 Mark Taylor (violin) 1:30 - 2:00 Dr. Kaye Hanson 2:00 - 3:00 Dr. Matthew Rasmussen 3:00 - 3:30 Break 3:30 - 4:30 Lee Donaldson 4:30 - 4:45 Music, Taerra Pence 5:00 Dinner | Musical   Saturday, June  8 9:00 - 10:00 Julie B. Beck Oneil Miner 10:00 - 10:30 Leslie Graff 10:30 - 11:00 Break 11:00 - 12:00 Dr. Ron Bartholomew 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 Todd Brotherson 2:00 - 2:30 Break 2:30 - 3:30 Elder Marlin Jensen 3:30 - 4:30 Oneil Miner 5:00 Dinner Keynote Speakers Julie B. Beck Julie B. Beck served as general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2007 to 2012. During her administration, the book “Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society” was published and the Relief Society logo was simplified to benefit a worldwide Church. She also has served the Church in a number of callings including service as first counselor in the General Young Women Presidency and as a member of the Young Women general board. Beck attended Dixie College and received a bachelor’s degree in family science from Brigham Young University. She and her husband, Ramon, have been married since 1973 and have three children. Elder Marlin K. Jensen Elder Marlin K. Jensen was named a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 1989. He is currently serving as Executive Director of the Church History Department and was sustained as Church Historian/Recorder in the April 2005 general conference. Previously he served in the Presidency of the Seventy and as the Executive Director of the Curriculum, Historical, Priesthood, and Family and Church History Departments. Elder Jensen previously practiced law in Ogden, Utah, specializing in business and estate planning. He is a partner in a family ranching enterprise. He received his bachelor’s degree in German from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Utah Law School in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born May 18, 1942, in Ogden, Utah, to Keith G. and Lula Hill Jensen. He is married to Kathleen Bushnell of Clearfield, Utah. They are the parents of eight children and have twenty-five grandchildren.