2011 March | Mormon Women

March 31st, 2011 by admin

Your Trial Is Your Greatest Treasure

Barbara Barrington Jones

A popular speaker to LDS youth and women around the world, Barbara Barrington Jones shares the events and lessons of her life that have allowed her to touch so many in her 24 years of public speaking. After a career as a ballet dancer and twelve years in an abusive marriage, Barbara married a much older man with whom she found the Church. With her trademark faith, strength and wit, Barbara tells her remarkable story and shares her pearls of wisdom.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Lives of Service, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States, Widowed - Tags: abuse, California, conversion, convert, depression, LDS woman, Mormon ballet dancer, patriarchal blessing

March 23rd, 2011 by admin

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In Perfect Harmony

Liz Shropshire

Liz Shropshire is the founder and director of the Shropshire Music Foundation, which provides free musical instruments and instruction to former child soldiers and refugees in Kosovo, Uganda, and Northern Ireland. Since 1999, more than 10,000 young people have participated in Shropshire Music Foundation classes.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, English, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Northern Ireland, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: Africa, careers, education, Europe, graduate school, humanitarian aid, LDS woman, Mormon women, music, philanthropy, single

March 17th, 2011 by admin

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The Many Lessons of Multiple Sclerosis

Catherine Crittenden

Catherine Crittenden was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1987, as the mother of three young children. With a husband engaged in international business leadership, Catherine initially felt guilty she couldn’t do all the things other moms do, but prayer, time and an understanding of the Atonement allowed her to adapt her mothering style to meet her abilities and feel a sense of self-worth in the face of her disease. Today, she is grateful for the time she has to be a grandmother — not the grandmother who swims and goes to sporting events, but the one who listens, reads and is a friend.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, United States - Tags: atonement, disease, family, LDS woman

March 9th, 2011 by admin

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The Mind of A Mother

Lia Collings

A student of Latin and Greek and a budding education reformer, Lia Collings is already engaged in teaching her three young daughters about these things she loves. Lia takes inspiration on how to intertwine her scholarly and motherly pursuits from the passel of mothers in her New Haven, CT, branch. She solicited and compiled a book of essays about their experiences, which she entitled Choosing Motherhood.

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