Plano Centre
Collinwood Hall
2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX 75074 US
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I shared the event with my niece and we had the best time together. Working the service project was such a joy with the wonderful sisters and the leadership of Tennisa. The messages and the music was inspiring and I can't wait for the next TOFW in Plano.
—Patty
There are no words to describe the experience I had at Time Out for Women. It was life changing! The messages of Hope were not unique to messages that I had been taught before but the way they were delivered and the powerful spirit that accompanied them was incredible. I think it was because of the many beautiful and strong women that filled the room as well as the testimonies of the speakers.
—DAWN
There are many things I do hope for, good health, happy children, happy marriage etc. The reason for all hope is only through our Savior and His perfect atonement. This was such an amazing experience. FUN and SPIRITUAL! The best of both worlds!
—Melissa
TOFW was the BEST ever this year. The music was incredible and the speakers even better. They all had the Spirit so strongly with them. I came away feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and shared many thoughts with my sisters back home who could not attend. Next time I am encouraging everone to take advantage of this great opportunity and I would love to bring nonmembers also. The girl in charge of coordinating the whole thing did a superb job!!
—Ruth Ann
I attended TOFW-Houston last year. It was the first one I had ever attended and wasn't sure what to expect, but it wasn't what I was hoping for. So, when TOFW-Plano rolled around and my mom started asking if I wanted to go, I hummed and hawed and finally said, "no, I don't think so." Well then I started seeing friends on facebook talk about it and started seeing a lot of women that I know planning to attend. I started to think that maybe I should just check out who the presenters are, just to see. I go on the website and the first thing I saw was the really cut bag. And then I checked the presenter list and I saw Cheiko Okazaki (sp?), Hilary Weeks, Michael McLean, and Brad Wilcox. I have never heard Hilary or Cheiko in person but I know many of Hilary's songs and have read some of Cheiko's talks and really enjoyed them. I performed in the choir when Michael came to Dallas for "Forgotten Carols." But, the person I was really excited about was Brad Wilcox. I attended a class he gave at EFY about 15 years ago and still remember how much I enjoyed listen to him. So I rallied my sisters and mom and told them that I think we should go this year. I am so glad I did. And so glad my husband was willing to spare me for a weekend. After the event was over and my husband asked how it was it told him, "It was like I had been thirsty for a long time and I drunk a tall glass of cool water." It was exactly what I was hoping for. And even though I didn't get to see Cheiko (hope she is feeling better), I was not disappointed with her replacement. I was pleased with the addition of service project this year. I enjoyed being able to give to others while I was being spiritually fed. I plan on attending the next TOFW in Texas and look forward to the same spiritual feast. Please include another service project, as this really sealed the deal for me. Thanks Emily
—Emily
It was such a great experience to be able to be uplifted and feel the spirit during this event. My testimony has grown as my knowledge of the gospel has been increased and the truths have been confirmed by his spirit as we listened to the speakers share their experiences and testimony with us. Thanks for hosting such a great weekend that will keep me coming back next year!
—Heidi
Songwriter, entertainer, creator of more than thirty albums and soundtracks, including 25; The Forgotten Carols; and his latest, Mission to Be Happy
Music Artist
Some famous entertainers are known by one name or one song. But Michael McLean is known for literally dozens of songs. And his songs say, sometimes almost perfectly, what all of us have felt. Because of that, chances are he’s written one just for you.
Professional photographer; attended Brooks Institute of Photography; creator, Reflections of Christ and Another Testament
Come unto Him
What happens when you try to re-create the scene of the Savior appearing to the people in the Americas? As Mark spent the last year working on his latest photography project, what he saw and felt changed his life. We believe his message about this experience will help change yours.
Virginia Hinckley Pearce is the author of the bestselling book A Heart Like His: Making Space for God's Love in Your Life, and has edited and coauthored several additional books, including Glimpses into the Life and Heart of Marjorie Pay Hinckley. She has served as a counselor in the Young Women general presidency and on the general Primary board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She and her husband, the late James R. Pearce, have six children and twenty-six grandchildren.
A Successful Life
We all want to succeed. Does it sound like something out of reach for you? Can we measure success and are there appropriate markers or comparisions we can make? When we are able to see our lives in context of the mission we were meant to live, individually, then we can recognize and feel success with every step of progression—no matter how slow or how small.
Top-selling female LDS artist; singer; songwriter; multiple Pearl Award winner; albums include If I Only Had Today and, most recent, Christmas Once Again
Music Artist
You said you can’t imagine TOFW without her; happily, you don’t have to. Hilary is not just a great songwriter and incredible performer. She is first and foremost a woman—a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister. Her humor and her testimony make every event perfect.
B.A., broadcast journalism, BYU; award-winning journalist; mother of seven; author, The Time-Starved Family
Drawing on Good Patterns
Leave your sewing tools at home. This mother of seven is not talking about those kinds of patterns. Are you hoping to raise good kids? While there might be headaches and heartaches along the way, with the Lord’s patterns as our foundation, that hope can turn into reality.
Ph.D., University of Wyoming; associate professor at BYU; president, Chile Santiago East Mission from 2003-2006; author, Growing Up and The Continuous Atonement
By Grace We Are Saved
"For we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do," 2 Nephi 25:23, is one of the most widely quoted scriptures in the Church, yet it may also be one of the least understood. The truth is that we are saved by grace as we recognize our complete dependence on Jesus Christ.
Survivor of war-torn Sierra Leone, humanitarian beneficiary; LDS convert and public speaker; attended LDS Business College
Raised in war-torn Sierra Leone, Mariama Kallon saw many things as a young girl that might fill a person with fear and hatred. Soon after witnessing the violent murders of parents and siblings and spending her youth fleeing from rebels, she was introduced to the gospel of Jesus Christ and found hope in God and peace in a knowledge of eternal families. She was given a humanitarian kit by the Church, which became a treasured symbol of hope that she used to bless the lives of many as they again fled for their lives. After returning to her town, she was called on a mission to the Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission, and wept in gratitude to the Lord as she visited the place where her precious humanitarian kit was made. Today Mariama stands as an example of the divine purposes of humanitarian work and tells her story to numerous audiences, urging them to participate in this work.
Ph.D.; founder, Sixteen Stones Center for Growth, LLC; former president, Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists; author, Forgiving Ourselves and Weakness Is Not Sin
Your Personal Plan for Happiness
Research says that 40% of our happiness is within our power to control. And much of what we learn from research coincides with what we learn from the scriptures about how to cultivate habits of happiness and hope. Learn seven proven happiness enhancers and start building your own happiness plan.
Author, 21 Days Closer to Christ; The Promise of Enough; and Keepers of What Matters Most
Love Life—and See Good Days
It sounds like a great bumper sticker, doesn’t it? Did you know it’s actually a scripture in the New Testament? Based on this invitation from Peter (nearly 2,000 years ago), Emily Freeman shares a simple, but tried and true, recipe for living a more hopeful life.
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