PROVO — Women interested in attending the annual Women's Conference at Brigham Young University May 4 and 5 need to register now to save money and to have a seat at the conference's fiesta dinner.
Registration before April 14 costs $38 for the full conference, $22 for one day. Registration after April 14 is $45 for the conference, $25 for one day.
Women and men age 16 and older may register. The conference will include President Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, BYU President Cecil O. Samuelson, BYU-Idaho President Kim B. Clark, members of the General Relief Society Presidency of the Church and KTVX-4 news anchorwoman Ruth Todd among the featured speakers.
More than 200 presenters in approximately 90 sessions will discuss such topics as addiction, dealing with disabilities, teaching children chastity, effective communication between the sexes, reverence, protecting against fraud/identity theft and the power of music in raising children.
Conference participants will also have the opportunity to perform service. Participants will assemble 30,000 hygiene kits, 13,500 school kits and 6,500 newborn kits and tie 100 quilts for Church Humanitarian Services.
A panel of university presidents' wives will discuss "Valiant in the Testimony of Jesus Christ."
Thursday evening entertainment options include a "Hands of Heaven" multi-media presentation, violinist Rosalie Macmillan, the BYU Dancers' Company, a Shadow Mountain Artists' Sampler and the fiesta dinner with entertainment. Tickets to the dinner must be purchased by April 14.
All other entertainment events are free for participants.
For registration and a schedule, visit: womensconference.byu.edu or call 422-8925.