RYSA CONFERENCE

THE Regional Young Single Adult (RYSA) Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was held last November 14-16, 2006 at Teachers' Camp Baguio City. It's participated by two Stakes and two Districts of Pangasinan West Region namely: Dagupan Philippines Stake of Zion, Urdaneta Philippines Stake of Zion, Mapandan Philippines District, and our Calasiao Philippines District.



NOVEMBER 14, 2006
DAY ONE:


At exactly 8:00 a.m. we ride on an Amianan Bus together with the other Single Adult of Malasiqui Branch. We took the Kennon Road going to Baguio City. By 11:00 a.m. we arrived at Teachers' Camp Baguio City with our baggages. We mingled with other Single Adult from two Stakes and a District, and we were informed of our assigned rooms. We ate our packed lunch by 12:00 p.m. And when 1:00 p.m. came, we attended the opening ceremony till 2:30 p.m. and our Group Dynamics from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. which was hosted by the Single Adult from Dagupan Philppines Stake of Zion. We played ball games and we won many times.

When the night came after eating our dinner which was catered by McNels' Catering Services and wearing a semi-formal attire, we attended our Aquaintance Night which was hosted by our own District, the Calasiao Philippines District. We danced with other Single Adult from different Stakes and District, played games with them, and met new friends. After the party, we ate our midnight snack and we went to our assigned rooms and have a good slept.


NOVEMBER 15, 2006
DAY TWO:


Though it was so cold, we woke up at exactly 5:00 a.m. on our second day. We took a bath and we have a companionship study about the Word of Wisdom with other Single Adult who shared room with us. We write our journals and exercised. By 7:00 a.m. we ate our breakfast and prepared ourself to attend our scheduled workshops.

The following were the workshops we attended at RYSA:

8:00 a.m.
POWER OF THE WORD
- deals on how to use and study the word of GOD effectively.

9:00 a.m.
LEADERSHIP
- it deals with magnifying our callings effectively.

10:00 a.m.
MISSIONARY PREPARATION
- it is for the Single Adult who are preparing to serve for full-time mission in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

11:00 a.m.
EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES
- for the Single Adult looking for a job.

12:00 p.m.
LUNCH TIME!!!

1:00-5:00 p.m.
a. BASIC ELECTRICITY - for Single Adult Men who likes to learn the basic of wirings.
b. COSMETOLOGY - for Single Adult Women who likes to learn the basic of cosmetology.

When the night came, we ate our dinner and attended the Dinner Dance Party which was hosted by the Single Adult from Mapandan Philippines District. We again danced with other Single Adult.

We really enjoyed our 2nd day activity!!!


NOVEMBER 16, 2006
DAY THREE:


This was the last day of our RYSA Conference! In the morning, we have the Testimony Meeting, goal setting, and evaluation. After that, we attended the Devotional Meeting which President Collado, the President of Philippines Baguio Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was the speaker. We learned lots of things and we were inspired by his talk especially about the missionary work.

When 1:00 p.m. came, we packed our clothes and leaved Teachers' Camp Baguio City with memories and knowledge we will treasure forever.