Youth of Zion
On Saturday, January 27, 2018, the Ashdown Forest Young Women attended the annual Youth of Zion. Youth of Zion is a regional event which occurs every January. The event runs for nearly 2 hours and features amazing speakers who are both local and nearly local. Hank Smith, a BYU professor of religion as has speaking engagements almost every weekend of the year. dazzled the youth with his unconventional method of sharing the gospel and his testimony. He was FUNNY! The premise for his talk was "Trial, Blessing, or both. Smith referenced Alma 62:41 "... and many hearts were softened because of their afflictions..." He also referred often to the story of Joseph of Egypt. The point being "God can turn trials into blessings." Most touching and inspiring was the story he shared of Elder Utchdorf and his family's laundry business. It was the bike and that job that saved his life. Sadness and disappointment are temporary. The second ...