Thread by @mormonweg

We're a few minutes away from the start of our 2020 MWEG (virtual) conference! It's not too late to join! Be sure to follow along here, on Facebook, and on Instagram for thoughts from our presenters and members. Share yours using the hashtag #MWEGconf!

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Kara North, #MWEGconf director: We hope you will find refuge and solace from some of the heartache you’re feeling. The work of MWEG and the work of the sisters w/in our organization & w/in our communities is needed & will be needed especially after this experience, going forward.

Our conference takes its theme from the famous line Laurel Thatcher Ulrich penned: "Well-behaved women seldom make history." We're thrilled to have this writer, scholar, teacher, quilter, sister, saint, and friend as our keynote speaker. #mwegconf

It's an honor to have Laurel Thatcher Ulrich as our keynote and our 2020 Woman of Valor!

Laurel deserves this for her persistence, skill, and empathy, and for being an example of faith in action, of curiosity and hard work, and of being an advocate and role model for women.

"Anger doesn’t solve problems, but it might provoke us to think a little more deeply & more seriously of the consequences of not paying attention to national politics, not paying attention to advice from church leaders, not paying attention to suffering & inequality around us.”

“As we are all seeking peace in these uncertain times — seeking peace in our homes, in our families, within our own hearts — we have to actively be creating that peace. In other words, making peace. In other words, being peacemakers.”
— Sharlee Mullins Glenn
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"You cannot control others, you can only control yourself. So with all conflicts, you can’t change other people and how they react; you can only change how you act and react." — Maysa Kergaye

#mwegconf #peace #seekpeace #createpeace

A "beautiful, perfect definition of peacemaking," says MWEG Founder Sharlee Mullins Glenn.

#mwegconf #peace

In her presentation titled "Your Personal Narrative: A Powerful Tool in Advocacy," Patti Cook with @ActionUtah suggests thinking through the topics in this graphic to gain a deeper understanding — to figure out what matters to you.

"Words matter. There are words that can shut down a conversation and there are words that create an open avenue for a conversation." — Patti Cook

“Immigrants have shaped our country, and yet our country has a long history of treating them as the other. For a long time, we’ve made value decisions on the worth of immigrants as human beings.” — Geidy A. Achecar, #immigration attorney with @FillmoreSpencer

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“As women interested in ethical policies, we have to ask ourselves what our values are, and if our system reflects our nation’s values." — Geidy A. Achecar, #immigration attorney with @FillmoreSpencer

#MWEGconf #immigrationreform #immigrationpolicy