National Convention!

NATIONAL CONVENTION 2011

~♥~ MOTHERHOOD ELEVATED ~♥~

April 28 – May 1, 2011
Little America Hotel
500 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

The Utah Convention Planning Committee invites you to attend this exciting and motivating convention! It will be more than well worth your time!

This promises to be an unforgettable celebration of motherhood through workshops, banquets, keynote speakers, and speeches from mothers from all across the USA who are being honored by their individual states.

A National Mother and Young Mother of the Year will be named.

Speakers and performers include John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, John Bytheway, Sheri Dew, Matt Townsend, Hilary Weeks, Heartbound, and Brooke Walker among many others. By special invitation, participants may attend “Music and the Spoken Word” with the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Sunday morning.

A limited number of tickets for the convention are available to the general public. Free memberships to American Mothers, Inc. are being offered to all who register for the workshops on Saturday, April 30th.

A free blogging workshop is also being offered to the general public on Saturday.


Go HERE for more information.

Get ready to be ELEVATED above and beyond!

Go HERE to register and for the incredible detailed schedule.

Invite all your fellow mothers, neighbors, daughters, and friends!

Online Registration is also available HERE.

Come and let us elevate you!!!

Introducing Utah's New 2011 Mother and Young Mother of the Year!

Congratulations to Sally Fitzgerald Olsen Utah's new Mother of the Year 2011!

And to

Emi Dalton Edgley Utah's new Young Mother of the Year 2011!

Both were honored by and awarded certificates from Utah's Governor Gary Herbert on Capitol Hill on February 18, 2011.

Sally Olsen and some of her family with Governor Herbert.

Emi Edgley with her husband, daughters, parents, and in-laws with Governor Herbert.

The Governor also addressed all of those present with touching words about the importance of motherhood. He spoke about some of the past American Presidents and their adoration for their mothers, namely Abraham Lincoln as he quoted him, "All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."

Governor Herbert also honored and presented two of Utah's Merit Mothers with certificates as well.

Linda Knavel from Brigham City (left) and Martha Harris from Ogden (right)

Claudene Gordon, our National Convention Chair is giving Governor Herbert and invitation to our National Convention to be held here in Utah on April 28-31st at the Little America Hotel.

Members of American Mothers Board with the Governor.

(from L to R) Diane Weese (State Board), Deanne Taylor (National President), Claudene Gordon (National Convention Chair), Jenneice Beckstrand (Utah AMI President), Governor Herbert, Jodi Wilding (Utah Young Mother Search Chair), Dixie Clifford (Utah Mother Search Chair), Susie Heaton (AMI State Board), Shirley Tong (2010 Utah Mother of Year).

Utah County ladies with the Governor.

(from L to R) Deanne Taylor, Dixie Clifford, Governor Herbert, Sally Olsen, Shirley Tong

After meeting with the Governor, our Mothers were introduced to the Senate.

Utah's Mother of the Year Sally Olsen and Utah's Young Mother of the Year Emi Edgley spoke to the Senate.

They received a well deserved standing ovation! (*See below to hear their amazing speeches!)

They were also scheduled to meet with the House, but due to a important and urgent bill, the House was unable to take a break and so instead their Representatives came out to meet them in the waiting room.

Congratulations to our great new Mother and Young Mother of the Year! The AMI Utah Association is looking forward to a wonderful year with both.

*An audio recording of the senate proceedings are found online here:

American Mother's Speaking to the Senate

You can click on "Part 1" (in the upper left-hand corner) to download. If you advance to approximately 1:35, you can then hear the proceedings honoring Utah Mothers. Sally's speech begins at approximately 1:39 and Emi's at 1:41.

2011 State Convention/Mother of Year Luncheon

UP with Motherhood!

Our Utah Association State Convention and Mother of the Year Luncheon was held on February 5, 2011. It was a very UPLIFTING and wonderful event that RAISED our spirits and ELEVATED our determination to be better mothers and grandmothers. Those in charge of the event proved they could RISE to the occasion and make everything just perfect from the decorations to the speakers. It was held at the Maddox Lodge in Perry, Utah which meant that our taste buds were also taken to new HEIGHTS!

The 2011 Utah Mother of the Year candidates

(from L to R) Valerie Whitear, Linda Knavel, Connie Hodson, Martha Richards, Sally Olsen and Marilyn Harris.

The 2011 Utah Young Mother of theYear candidates.

Tresa Cook, Jennilyn Jorgenson, and Emi Edgley.

Notice the cute "UP" characters on the side of them! So cute!

The Cultural Arts contestants and winners also displayed their amazing talents. (Click to enlarge)

Jenneice Beckstrand- President, Jodi Wilding - YMOY Search Chair, Dixie Clifford - MOY Search Chair, Misti Smith - Convention Chair

America's Got Talent's FAB 5 sisters supporting their mother (far right) who was a Mother of the Year candidate. The one in the middle is just a wanna-be!☺

Great job Jenneice and Misti! All in attendance SOARED to new HEIGHTS!

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UP with Motherhood!!!

UP- UP - UP we go!!!

It's time once again for our STATE CONVENTION and MOTHER of the YEAR and YOUNG MOTHER of the YEAR luncheon as we select the new Utah representatives for 2011!!!

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Come on Moms! Get UP and RISE with us as we go UP with Motherhood!!

Keynote Speaker: Dave Smith!

It's going to be AMAZING and there is not a better place in the state to eat lunch than the Maddox Lodge!

Be sure to register asap! Just call Janice at 435-770-0698 or send her an email at jwallentine@wescor.com

If you miss the deadline and still want to come call 435-225-8261 and we will see what we can do!

Cache Valley Mini Conference!

The Cache Valley Mini-Conference was once again a HUGE success!

This year's theme was "Apron Strings, The Ties that Bind" and it was creatively decorated in a retro theme.

Great workshops were offered on a variety of topics and keynote speaker CHERYL LANT (former Primary General President) did a wonderful job reminding those in attendance the importance of motherhood.

Those in attendance left with more than just their tummies full!

Thank you wonderful Cache Valley American Mother's for making this such a wonderful and "filling" day!!!

The SEARCH is on!

We need your help!

The Utah Association of American Mother's is in

SEARCH

of the 2011

MOTHER of the YEAR

and the 2011

YOUNG MOTHER of the YEAR

If you know an exemplary mother or a young mother from the state of Utah that you would like to nominate for this honor then please contact:

Dixie Clifford @ 801-369-8364 for MOY

or

Jodi Wilding @ 435-225-8261 for YMOY

For more information and the nomination forms

go HERE for Mother of the Year

and HERE for Young Mother of the Year.

The search is on!!!

Get Ready!!!

*AMERICAN MOTHERS

NATIONAL CONVENTION*

right in our own

Salt Lake City, Utah!
-Thursday, 27th April - Sunday, May 1st 2011-

*Little America Hotel*

~MOTHERHOOD ELEVATED~

Be sure and mark your calendars!

This is an event you will NOT want to miss!

More information forthcoming!

For questions and suggestions contact:
Claudene Gordon, Convention Chairman
conventionchair2010@american mothers.org

Cache Valley Mini Conference!!!

Note date and location has been changed!!!

21st Annual

Cache Valley Mini-Conference

November 6, 2010

~APRON STRINGS~

"The Ties That Bind Us Together"

1000 East 800 South

(New Location!)

River Heights, Utah

8:45 am - 1:00 pm

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Cheryl Lant

Former LDS General Primary President

WONDERFUL WORKSHOPS!!!

Continental Breakfast and Displays!!!

Suggested contribution - $3.00

For more information contact Diane Weese @ 435-753-2582

You won't want to MISS this!!!

Click on Flyer for detailed information!!!