2010 | Mormon Women

April 20th, 2010 by admin

As Joseph in Egypt

Thérèse Kanyanga

In 2000, Thérèse Kanyanga was living in the Republic of the Congo as a wife and the mother of seven children when her husband, Gilbert, mysteriously disappeared. Thérèse discovered he had been accused of treason and exiled to South Korea. For the next six years, Thérèse raised her children alone. In 2006, she was able to join Gilbert in Seoul where she was baptized into the Church.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, Conversion Stories, English, Korea, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad - Tags: Africa, conversion, convert, family, Korea, Mormon women, motherhood, prayer

April 13th, 2010 by admin

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Healing A Racial Divide

Margaret Blair Young

Margaret Blair Young teaches Creative Writing at Brigham Young University. In addition to authoring novels, articles and essays, Margaret co-produced Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons, a documentary film shown on PBS and at film festivals. Margaret is a mother of four children and a grandmother to three children. She became president of the Association for Mormon Letters in March of 2010.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, Divorced, English, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: Africa, BYU, education, LDS culture, mission, Mormon women, pioneers, Utah, writing

April 7th, 2010 by admin

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When Mom Wears The Suit

Marcia Nelson

After working as the executive assistant for the editor-in-chief of Mademoiselle magazine, Marcia Nelson studied for her business school entrance exam while nursing a baby. Now, she’s enjoying a fulfilling career in finance while her husband is a freelance writer and stay-at-home dad to their two children, one of whom has had a recurring brain tumor.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, English, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: careers, education, family, finance, graduate school, Mormon women, New York

March 30th, 2010 by admin

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A Boundless Conversation

Stephanie Soper

Raised as a Catholic in Rhode Island, Stephanie Soper experienced a powerful communication with God that led her to join the Church twenty years ago. Since then, she has developed her gifts of communicating with God and has used these gifts to provide intuitive readings and emotional healing work for others in the Church.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, 51 - 60 years old, Conversion Stories, English, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Single, United States - Tags: atonement, conversion, convert, faith, Holy Ghost, Mormon women, personal revelation, prayer, single, washington DC

March 24th, 2010 by admin

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Singing His Praises

Emily Spencer

With three small children and a husband in his medical residency, Emily is a busy mother. But she has also committed herself to graduate studies in choral conducting, fulfilling a deep passion for praising God through sacred music. Emily explains why music and motherhood are so important to her, and why she’s chosen to pursue her studies at this point in her life.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, Artistic Women, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: artist, autism, BYU, education, family, graduate school, hymns, Jesus Christ, Mormon women, motherhood, music, working LDS mothers

March 17th, 2010 by admin

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Unexpected Motherhood

Tiffany Peterson

As a single 34-year-old, Tiffany followed her Patriarchal Blessing’s advice to seize the opportunities offered to her, resulting in a life full of career opportunities, travel adventures and spiritual highlights. But then, when her sister became overwhelmed with the responsibilities of single motherhood, Tiffany seized a different kind of opportunity: she assumed legal custody of her nine-year-old niece and became mother to an elementary school-aged child overnight.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Personal Challenges, Single, United States - Tags: adoption, faith, family, mission, Mormon women, motherhood, New York, patriarchal blessing, single, Utah

March 9th, 2010 by admin

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Keeping A Seat At The Table

Chrysula Winegar

Over a period of about ten years, Chrysula Winegar transitioned from being single and in a busy career in Sydney, London and New York, to being married with four children and consulting and blogging from home. Chrysula discusses why she made the choices she did, and how balancing her former self with who she is today is so important to her.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, England, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: balance, blog, careers, education, Mormon women, motherhood

March 3rd, 2010 by admin

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When Waking Up Is A Burden

Kathryn Lynard Soper

As the mother of seven children, the last with Down syndrome, Kathy Soper is known for the emotional honesty of her writing (which includes personal essays and a book-length memoir) and her founding of Segullah, an LDS women’s literary journal. In this interview, Kathy talks candidly about her lifelong struggle with depression and the unique dynamic that exists in her family where mom and several children are working together to stay healthy.

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Posted in: Personal Challenges - Tags: BYU, depression, disease, Down syndrome, family, LDS culture, Mormon women, motherhood, Utah, writing

February 16th, 2010 by admin

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Rooted In Learning

Shannon Cox

In 2005, Shannon Cox founded Haitian Roots, an organization that sends 133 needy Haitian children to school each year. Shannon recounts the unexpected adoption of her Haitian son and the ways it opened her heart and mind to the plight of Haiti’s strong-willed people. This young mother of four affirms the unexpected course of her life is not the consequence of coincidence but divine intervention.

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Posted in: Lives of Service, Magnifying Motherhood, Personal Challenges - Tags: adoption, education, family, Haiti, humanitarian aid, Mormon women, philanthropy, prayer, service

February 9th, 2010 by admin

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“To Whom My Heart Responds”

Sally Gardner Read

The mother four teenage children, Sally Read currently serves on the board of Rising Star Outreach, an organization whose mission is to help leprosy colonies in India become self-sufficient communities. Sally discusses the affect of global and local service on her children and how families everywhere can contribute to changing another person’s life.

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Posted in: Lives of Service, Magnifying Motherhood - Tags: disease, humanitarian aid, india, leprosy, Mormon women, philanthropy, service, teenagers

February 3rd, 2010 by admin

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From Concerts to Correlation

Ruth Hardy Funk

A gifted young pianist, Ruth was encouraged by musical professionals to consider a concert career. But a father’s blessing at age 16 told Ruth that the Lord had other plans in store for her. Instead, Ruth was the youngest person called to the Church’s general boards and served as the Young Women’s General President from 1972 to 1978.

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Posted in: Professional Paths - Tags: church leadership, Mormon women, music, Priesthood blessings, professional choices

January 26th, 2010 by admin

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The Cycle is Broken

Myrna Castellar

After two sets of twins and a divorce, Myrna sought solace with her family. But she found little comfort at home: she fell prey to the family’s drug dealing business and lost 27 years of her life to heroin addiction. Three years ago, at the age of 51, she fell to her knees and felt the Lord’s loving embrace. She discusses the effects of her baptism on her ravaged body, her repentance process and the effect her conversion has had on her children.

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Posted in: Conversion Stories, Personal Challenges - Tags: addiction, conversion, convert, divorce, drugs, faith, missionaries, Mormon women, New York, prayer, recovering adict

January 20th, 2010 by admin

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Service With A Smile

Leslie Graff

“Be useful” is Leslie Graff’s motto. Because of her training as a child life specialist, her youth in Turkey and her experiences on medical missions with Operation Smile, Leslie is committed to a life of global service and philanthropy, which, she proves, is not just for the wealthy. The sale of Leslie’s skilled paintings help fund her family’s giving.

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