Burton's on the Go! Shenzhen, China: Asia Women's Conference

Gena and I presented at the 2015 Asia Associated Women's Conference in Hong Kong. There were over 230 registrants from 14 different countries, including as far away as Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan and Australia! Such an honor to be invited to speak!

Here's our talk introductions from the program:

Don't Quit Before the Miracle:

Running YOUR Race With Patience

Just because something isn't happening for you right now doesn't mean it won't happen. What do you do in the meantime? How can you keep going until the miracles come -even when things appear hopeless? Come gain insights from an amazing true tale of a decade of trials resulting in the greatest of miracles -some hoped for and others unexpected.

Bio: Cherie is a wife, mother, coach, entrepreneur, teacher, pioneer, adventurer, daughter of God and a woman of faith. Originally from San Jose, California , Cherie is the second of Gene and Beverly Young’s fabulous five kids. She grew up in the Bay Area and Oregon. She attended the University of Oregon (Go Ducks!) where she met her future husband, Stan Burton and later graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Psychology with an emphasis in Organizational Behavior. Cherie and Stan have been blessed with a wonderful family and have had many fantastic adventures while living around the world - including Oregon, California, Thailand, Indonesia, China (twice) and soon to be Hong Kong!

Professionally she’s worked for several high tech companies doing training, human resources and technical writing; as a life/educational coach for several universities; and owned/operated international businesses in the fashion, cosmetic and health industries. She currently works as a mentor and coach for an international nutrition/detox company, in addition to managing her home.

Cherie is always ready to have fun and is known for her quick wit, sense of humor, and easy going caring personality . In her free time she enjoys all kinds of physical activities - running, yoga, hiking, kickboxing, and dancing to name a few, watching sports and competitions, playing games, reading, movies and exploring whatever life has to offer in her current location. At church she’s served in many auxiliaries and currently is the Gospel Doctrine teacher in her branch in Shenzhen, China.

Her life, like everyone’s, has had it’s unique challenges - growing up in a church where few faces looked like hers, having a disabled sibling, infertility, part-member family, and living far from loved ones to name a few, but all of these things have given her experience, a rich life and a firm ever-growing testimony of her Heavenly Father, Savior and the gospel. She counts herself truly blessed.

How To Forgive

We know as Christians we are obligated to forgive. How exactly do we do that? Taking a second look at scriptures found in the Doctrine and Covenants and the Book of Mormon we find that the Lord has revealed specific steps to forgiveness

Bio: Gena Mabee was raised in San Jose, California, earned a BA in Communications Studies from BYU- Provo. She was an admissions counselor at BYU for a few years and since leaving that position has been a successful business owner while being a full time mother to her sons, ages 17 and 14. She and her husband, Paul, have been married for 20 years. She has been a guest and professional speaker in business settings in Arizona, California, Oregon and Hawaii. She is the author of the book Standing Out Sometimes Alone, a memoir/novel, about dealing with the challenges of being the "only one" and trying to fit in. She has held leadership positions with Mary Kay Cosmetics ranking in the top 3% of the company in sales, and leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her favorite pastimes include working in the LDS temple baptistery, watching The Amazing Race, eating, mountain biking, yoga, napping, visiting with friends, playing Rock Band with her family and learning to play the violin. Currently she lives in Gilbert, AZ.

It was a wonderful occasion to share and be spiritually fed. I love Women's Conference!