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Speakers in the South for Youth Conf.

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Speakers in the South for Youth Conf.

Does anyone know of any great speakers for YC that live in the South? We need some dynamic speakers, but have to be conservative with travel costs related to that speaker. Any ideas are appreciated.

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Amanda

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Even though I grew up in the South, I don't know of any speakers in the area. Robert Millet, a former dean of Religion at BYU, is from Baton Rouge, Lousiana, but he's back living in Utah again. He travels quite a bit with a new calling -- something about explaining our beliefs to teachers of other faiths -- and it's at least _possible_ you could schedule something with him if he were in the area at a good time for your event. I don't know how to contact him, but you can probably find him online somewhere. He rocks, if you could get him.

I do know that a friend of mine, JoAnn Hibbert Hamilton, has created a DVD with youth fireside talks that deal with the subject of pornography and listening to the spirit. They are very good, and in lieu of a "live" speaker, might work for you. You can get her DVDs at Envision Entertainment or Deseret Book. JoAnn is a former seminary teacher and now runs the non-profit group Citizens for Families. Her website is http://www.strengthenthefamily.net/.

There may also be other popular LDS speakers making similar DVDs -- I just don't know of any others myself.

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