2012 | Mormon Women

May 9th, 2012 by admin

A Humanitarian at Heart

Suzanne Harwood

Suzanne Harwood didn’t always want to be a nurse. In this article, she explains how she felt guided to nursing and how that decision has affected her life and the lives of countless others in Guatemala, India, TImor Leste, Mozambique and beyond.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Guatemala, India, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: Africa, BYU, careers, disease, education, graduate school, humanitarian aid, Mormon nurses, Mormons in Guatemala, Mormons in India, philanthropy, service, single

May 2nd, 2012 by admin

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A Model of Many Talents

Summer Bellessa

Summer Bellessa spent her youth living in Paris, Japan and New York as an international model. So it was an easy transition for her then to start Eliza, a magazine for “women who want to be stylish, sexy, and engaged in the world while retaining high standards in dress, entertainment and lifestyle.” Now as a new mom, she’s shifted her talents to producing and staring in a variety television show with American Idol alum, Brooke White, while continuing to be a representative of her faith.

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Posted in: 20 - 30 years old, Artistic Women, Artistic Women, English, Featured, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: artist, atonement, careers, Europe, LDS woman, Mormon actor, Mormon model, Mormon women in business, motherhood

April 25th, 2012 by admin

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Goodness Has A Lunge to It

Catharine Platt McGraw

Raised in Bahrain and Dubai as the daughter of a falconer, Catharine had early exposure to the life cycles and rituals of animals, which deeply informed her understanding of the gospel. Today, she embraces the complexity and messiness of life, believing that answers to spiritual questions come from lifelong wrestles with God and interaction with other members of our church communities.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, Divorced, English, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: divorce, education, faith, graduate school, LDS culture, Middle Eastern Mormon, Mormon women, single, writing

April 18th, 2012 by admin

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Celebrating the Unseen Woman

Heather Farrell

At a very young age, Heather Farrell began thinking about her role as a woman and the place of women in God’s plan. That led to a Women’s Studies focus at BYU, a passion for studying women in the scriptures, the publication of her blog, Women in the Scriptures, and deep-seated feelings about birth and motherhood.

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Posted in: 20 - 30 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: blog, BYU, LDS culture, LDS woman, motherhood, Utah, women in the scriptures

April 4th, 2012 by admin

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Believing In All Good

Erin Fairlight Olsen

From Doha, Qatar, Erin Fairlight Olsen shares her adventures raising four children in co-parenting homeschool abroad. A doctrinal candidate with Jewish and Islamic influences in her spiritual heritage, Erin is doing research on women’s narratives of the Arab Spring and environmentalism in oil producing nations of the Gulf for her PhD in cultural sociology from University of California, San Diego.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Featured, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Qatar, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: BYU, education, family, home schooling, Islam in Mormonism, LDS woman, Mormons in Qatar, motherhood, washington DC

March 27th, 2012 by admin

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Holly on the Hill

Holly Richardson

As the first professional midwife elected to a state legislature in modern times, Holly Richardson already has an impressive influence. But her reach doesn’t end there: as the author of one of Utah’s most influential political blogs, Holly on the Hill, and as the mother of 24 children (20 adopted from 8 countries), Holly desire to serve, improve others’ lives and be involved in her community inspire countless people. Holly talks about her journey into adoption, the death of four of her children, her love of politics and her desire to follow the Spirit wherever it leads next.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, English, Featured, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: adoption, blog, careers, family, grief, humanitarian aid, LDS culture, legal, midwifery, Mormon politicians, motherhood, service, Utah

March 18th, 2012 by admin

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The Art of Education

Ann Lambson

As the Director of Education at Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art, Ann Lambson has made it her life’s work to connect people with art. She uses museum education to engage the local community with art in ways that are accessible and meaningful. Raised in a family that encouraged education and creative thinking, Ann believes the arts are essential to holistic learning and fundamental to who we are as children of God.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, Artistic Women, Artistic Women, English, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: art education, artist, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, BYU, careers, education, LDS culture, LDS woman, Mormon women, Utah, washington DC

March 5th, 2012 by admin

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Always In Style

Jenny Sato

Trained as a doctor, Jenny Sato abandoned her medical practice when she left her native China to marry her Japanese husband. Now in Yokohama, Jenny is engaged in volunteer work and lending her varied talents to the expatriate community there. She focuses on her new membership in the Gospel and her 12-year-old son.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Featured, Japan, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: careers, Chinese Mormon, conversion, convert, Japanese Mormons, LDS woman, missionaries, Mormon women, part-member marriage

March 1st, 2012 by admin

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A Woman of Character

Susan Easton Black

A popular professor at Brigham Young University, Susan Easton Black was the first female full-time professor in the school’s religion department. When Susan become a single mother to three sons, she was forced to evaluate how to best provide for her young family. In her academic pursuits, Susan rediscovered her childhood love of church history stories and has crafted a vibrant career for herself which includes her most recent publication, Women of Character, which profiles a hundred well-known LDS women through our history.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, Divorced, English, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States, Widowed - Tags: BYU, careers, divorce, education, graduate school, LDS woman, Mormon women, single, Utah, writing

February 22nd, 2012 by admin

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“Just Go For A Year and See”

Janet Hirano

Janet Hirano moved to Japan in her 20s to teach English for one year and ended up staying for 50. She married and raised a family, overcoming obstacles such as learning a new language, initial disapproval from her husband’s family, and her children enduring teasing for being “foreigners.” Janet recounts the importance of the Church in transitioning to her adopted country, how commitment and a sense of humor have helped her navigate the cultural waters, and that in some ways, she’s now more Japanese than American.

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