This weekend was the big Regional Baha’i Conference here in Vancouver, as part of the 41 Baha’i conferences put on Worldwide by the Universal House of Justice of the Baha’i Faith. It was big. 3000+ people in attendance from BC and Alberta. It was amazing. So many dear friends were there that I got glimpses of from across the big ballroom, some I got a chance to talk to, others I did not because there were just soo many people and so little time!
Here is a great little video I just found on the net about the 41 conferences:
1)Dan and Fiona, 2)Laura and Fiona, 3) In the kids rooms
Going to a big conference with two young kids is a very different experience. I got a chance to listen to about 45 minutes of one of the talks, which was very inspiring, and then spent the rest of the morning in the kids rooms hanging out with the kids and seeing some friends as they would pass through. I am very thankful to have made it out to that part that I was able to attend, and know that in the future when the kids are older we will be able to participate more. But it was still really great and exciting to be there and just breathe in all the inspiration, love, excitement and Baha’i friends that were surrounding us.
Uncle Ryan from Edmonton came to the conference and stayed at our house last night. We love him soo much.
Looks like Will was a star of the conference
I made it to one morning of our conference here in KL as well. I heard about half an hour of the talk before retiring to the children’s room. Like you said, it’s still fun to be there and see other people even if our time is spent caring for our little ones rather than fully participating. Nice to soak up the spirit!
What a great video. Thanks for sharing that!
Wonderful video – except they didn’t include Malaysia! And our conference was awesome. … Will and Fiona are SO CUTE! I can’t believe I have to wait till June to see them!