Guest Column: Virtual LDS youth conference

MEEKER | On Thursday, April 9, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints held a virtual youth conference for area youth in northwestern Colorado.  Previously set for March and originally featuring speakers, a dance, activities and dinner, church youth leaders decided to tackle the problem using virtual meeting software. They invited four teens to speak, and ended up hosting more than 40 youth and adults, exceeding the stake’s expectations and nearly overloading the…