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BYU to host family outreach conference Feb. 6

January 29, 2004

The School of Family Life at Brigham Young University will host a family outreach conference Friday, Feb. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center on the BYU campus.

The conference theme is “Share and Defend” and will focus on ways to promote the tenets of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” from the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Presenters at the conference include Richard and Linda Eyre, Joy and Gary Lundberg, Brenton Yorgason and others. For a complete schedule, visit the Web site www.family-outreach.com.

The public is invited to attend this conference. The cost of the conference is $35 and includes lunch and materials. Students can attend free of charge, with an optional charge of $5 for lunch.

Registration is required and interested persons can register at the conference online at www.family-outreach.com or by visiting the School of Family Life office in 380 Spencer W. Kimball Tower.

For more information, call LaRita Johnson at (801) 422-9094.

Writer: Thomas Grover

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