Wow, what a weekend!  All I can say is thank goodness for DVR.  Conference is a different experience with toddlers.  It took my wife and I about four hours per session, but we enjoyed the many wonderful talks that were given.

First of all, congratulations to the saints in Cedar City and Rio de Janeiro, and surrounding areas.  This sneaky Facebook video that is going viral shows how those in Rio feel about it.  This will mark the 17th temple in Utah with 3 under construction (Payson, Provo City Center, and now Cedar City), and the eighth temple in Brazil.

I always try to look for themes in conference. But the great thing about conference is depending on your station in life you’re going to pull out different themes.   With that said, here are    some patterns I noticed from my limited perspective.

1.        – Big emphasis on family.  This is a normal topic, but the big push this time seemed to be on family prayer and family scripture study.  It was mentioned at least 4 times according to my conference Bingo.
2.        – Woman Power! First women praying in conference ever, starting with Sister Jean Stevens of the Primary General Presidency.  This came after the announcement Friday that sister missionaries will be able to fill leadership roles in the mission field.  Recently, I attended a stake conference where Elder Perry spoke, and he said the Elders are going to have to stay sharp to keep up with the flood of fantastic, service oriented, 4.0 sister missionaries that are on their way.  Not to mention that the talk by Sister Wixom about unplugging  from devices and plugging into our children’s lives was the most meaningful talk to me from this conference.
3.        -Peace, faith, and hope: Elder Cook, Elder Holland, President Packer, and President Uchtdorf’s messages resonated hope, faith, and peace. Sometimes we probably leave conference feeling a bit guilty, but it was good to hear reassurance that Heavenly Father wants us to feel happy, enabled, and strong with his help.

We’ll get back to some Ringmasters specific news next week, but I thought it’d be nice to take some time to reflect on what we experienced this weekend.  What did you think? Feel free to comment below!

Last week we had the pleasure to attend the LDSBA Wholesale Seminar.  We wanted to say thank you for those that hosted the event, and congratulate them on a job well done.

LDSBA stands for the LDS Bookseller’s Association.  If you are trying to do business in the Mormon product industry you should acquaint yourselves with them.  Each year, the association holds a seminar for the wholesalers, and a convention for retailers and wholesalers to meet and preview the next year’s product lines.  They also host other events and publish a newsletter.

Here is a blurb from their website:  The LDSBA is established for the purpose of bringing together persons engaged in the distribution of LDS products. The Association is further committed to the advancement of the industry through education and association.

The wholesaler seminar featured some great tips on establishing a social media presence, how to use traditional PR in an online world, how to develop relationships with customers, and

If you’d like to learn more: www.ldsba.com.

We have a minor correction to announce from the March 2013 catalog.

The Allegro Black style is available in sizes 4-13.  The catalog incorrectly lists them in sizes 4-15.

The Micro Mini Black style is available in sizes 3-10, not sizes 1-13.

We are sorry for any confusion this has caused.

After a few years we determined it was time for a website update.  This update not only provides a lovely new makeover, but also has some behind the scenes features as well.  Here are some of the things to look for.

• New look to the website
• New “Where to Buy” page.  If your store is not listed or needs to update the information, please let us know.
• The “Shop By Display” option is now available in the Classic Retailer Portal.
• The Classic Retailer Portal is now organized the same way as the catalog for your convenience.
• The Newsroom is now available to make important announcements. Please check it often to be the first to know!
• Much more!

Thank you for your patience while these changes were being implemented.

Here you can get the latest news of Ringmasters.  Check here often for important announcements, updates, and sales.