Schedule
Friday and Saturday, March 27–28, 2026
BYU Conference Center (CONF)
Harman Continuing Education Building (HCEB)
770 E University Pkwy, Provo UT 84602
Driving and parking instructions
Thursday, March 26, 2026*
| 5:30–6:15 p.m. | Check-in |
| 6:30–6:50 p.m. | Welcome & Opening Session |
| 7:00–8:15 p.m. | Workshops |
*Workshops are optional and are an additional cost; they can be registered for when you register for the conference.
Friday, March 27, 2026
| 7:45–8:30 a.m. | Check-in |
| 8:45–9:50 a.m. | Welcome & Opening Keynote: Hank Smith |
| 10:00–10:50 a.m. | Connection Activity |
| 11:00–11:50 a.m. | CLASSES 1 Akasha Balkman & Melissa Carlton, Ministering Angels: Support from Heaven and Earth Gerrit Dirkmaat, Joseph Smith’s Testimony and Vision of the Resurrection Carrie Moore, "Leave Me Alone!” What Teens Need Most When They Are Grieving Robbie Taggart, The Seed Growing in the Darkness Genevieve & Zachary Fredrickson, Beauty for Ashes: Turning Separation into Connection |
| 11:50–1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:10–2:00 p.m. | CLASSES 2 Akasha Balkman & Melissa Carlton, Ministering Angels: Support from Heaven and Earth Gerrit Dirkmaat, Joseph Smith’s Testimony and Vision of the Resurrection Carrie Moore, "Leave Me Alone!” What Teens Need Most When They Are Grieving Robbie Taggart, The Seed Growing in the Darkness Genevieve & Zachary Fredrickson, Beauty for Ashes: Turning Separation into Connection |
| 2:10–3:00 p.m. | CLASSES 1 David Mickelson, Leave a Record, Find Healing Becky Beck, Finding Joy in the Mourning: Embracing God’s Peace and Healing Through Grief Susan Walton, Coming Down from the Fortress of Isolation: Staying Connected with Others and with the Lord Jason Clawson, Grief: Your Own Personal Garden of Gethsemane Kelli Anderson, Healing After Traumatic Loss: Walking Through Emotional Seasons with Faith, Hope, and Healing Tools |
| 3:00–3:20 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30–4:20 p.m. | CLASSES 2 David Mickelson, Leave a Record, Find Healing Becky Beck, Finding Joy in the Mourning: Embracing God’s Peace and Healing Through Grief Susan Walton, Coming Down from the Fortress of Isolation: Staying Connected with Others and with the Lord Jason Clawson, Grief: Your Own Personal Garden of Gethsemane Kelli Anderson, Healing After Traumatic Loss: Walking Through Emotional Seasons with Faith, Hope, and Healing Tools |
| 4:30–5:30 p.m. | Closing Keynote: Cherie Wright |
Saturday, March 28, 2026
| 7:45–8:30 a.m. | Check-in |
| 8:45–9:50 a.m. | Opening Keynote: Troy & Deedra Russell |
| 10:00–10:45 a.m. | General Sessions (offered once only) Grief in the Body: Understanding the Physical Impact of Loss - taught by Tiffany Hebb Soothing Your Financial Headache: What Can Wait, What Can't, and Where to Find Relief - taught by Mitch Simkins Grieving as a Couple - taught by Marie Ricks Connection Activity Group Hymn Sing |
| 11:00–11:40 p.m. | RealTalk Series 1 Ken Alford, God Will Fulfill All His Promises Tanya Kimball, Stuck in Saturday…But Sunday Will Come Matt Anderson, The Power of And Patti Merrill, Held By Promise: Grief and the God Who Stays Kathryn Cunningham, Seek the Miracle Gina & Ellie Oliverson, Life After Suicide: A Mother and Daughter’s Journey Through Grief and Grace |
| 11:50–12:30 p.m. | RealTalk Series 2 Ken Alford, God Will Fulfill All His Promises Tanya Kimball, Stuck in Saturday…But Sunday Will Come Matt Anderson, The Power of And Patti Merrill, Held By Promise: Grief and the God Who Stays Kathryn Cunningham, Seek the Miracle Gina & Ellie Oliverson, Life After Suicide: A Mother and Daughter’s Journey Through Grief and Grace |
| 12:30–1:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:50–2:40 p.m. | CLASSES 1 Steve Eastmond, O God, Where Art Thou: When Faith is Tested in the Adversity of Loss Kori Andrews & David Mikelson, Becoming Acquainted with Grief: How Your Journey Through Loss Can Connect You to Others and to Christ Marie Ricks, Suicidal Loss Grief Journey (this is a unique class, offered only this hour) Angie Dean, Complex Grief: Understanding, Healing, and Renewal Jordan Robertson, Picture Books That Help Young Children (12 and under) Process Grief |
| 2:50–3:40 p.m. | CLASSES 2 Steve Eastmond, O God, Where Art Thou: When Faith is Tested in the Adversity of Loss Kori Andrews & David Mikelson, Becoming Acquainted with Grief: How Your Journey Through Loss Can Connect You to Others and to Christ Marie Ricks, Recovering after Suicidal Loss (this is a unique class, offered only this hour) Angie Dean, Complex Grief: Understanding, Healing, and Renewal Jordan Robertson, Picture Books That Help Young Children (12 and under) Process Grief |
| 3:40–4:00 p.m. | Snack Break |
| 4:00–5:00 p.m. | Closing Keynote: Tamara McFadden, “I Will Not Leave You Comfortless… I Will Come to You.” John 14:18 |