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61 – 70 years old

March 6th, 2013 by admin

The Shining Light of Oakland

The Shining Light of Oakland

Betty Stevenson

Betty Stevenson grew up in an African-American community near San Francisco. After spiraling through abusive relationships, drug dealing and jail, she joined the Church. Betty served for many years as the Relief Society president of the newly formed Oakland Ninth Branch, composed of some of Oakland’s poorest neighborhoods, and she is the founder of an organization that hosts free football camps. In addition, Betty is raising her three great-grandchildren.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, 71+, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Single, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: abuse, California, conversion, convert, drugs, LDS woman, mormon abuse, single

October 21st, 2012 by admin

An American Education

An American Education

Raquel Perez Johnston

Raquel Johnston is a former Cuban refugee who came to America at age 10. Among the blessings she discovered in the United States, Raquel learned the value of education and became converted to the Church. She has passed both of those legacies on to her seven children.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: California, Cuban Mormon, education, faith, family, Mormon immigrants, motherhood

October 4th, 2012 by admin

Serving the Worldwide Village

Serving the Worldwide Village

Christine Troger, Alisa Cozzens, and Christie Romney

Chris, Alisa and Christi are bound together not only by blood but by their affinity to a continent where they learned to love the people, the culture, and the soul of Africa. This love has passed from mother to daughter but now has expanded to friends and family around the world with Serve a Village, their NGO that supports sustainable projects to help improve the health, education, welfare and environment of needy communities throughout the world.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, 51 - 60 years old, 61 - 70 years old, English, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Married with children, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, South Africa, Uncategorized - Tags: Africa, education, humanitarian aid, Mormon NGO, philanthropy, service

June 4th, 2012 by admin

Personal Revolutions

Personal Revolutions

Rostya Gordon-Smith

As the 19-year-old daughter of a Communist leader, Rostya defected from Czechoslovakia in 1969 after the country was invaded. Although raised atheist, a powerful conversion experience while living in Brazil has led Rostya to a lifetime of dedicated service to the church abroad, culminating now in her position as Director of National Director for Public Affairs for Czech Republic. From Prague, Rostya vibrantly describes her life of faith and revolution.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, Brazil, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, Czech Republic, England, English, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: Brazil Mormons, British Mormons, conversion, convert, Czech Mormons, Europe, LDS culture, Mormon women in business, Mormons in Communism, prayer

March 1st, 2012 by admin

A Woman of Character

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 14th, 2012 by admin

A Worldwide Sisterhood

A Worldwide Sisterhood

Judy Dushku

Judy Dushku has built a life and career that suits her unique identity, although some may perceive contradictions in the multiple facets of her life: she was a single mother of four children who managed to introduce her children to world travel and people of many cultures; she is a stake Relief Society president whose husband is not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; she is an accomplished academic and the founder of a nonprofit in Uganda that works with survivors of war. She describes how her life has evolved, the choices that have shaped her path, and the importance of sisterhood along the way.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, Divorced, English, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: Africa, careers, education, graduate school, humanitarian aid, LDS woman, Massachusetts, Mormon women, part-member marriage, philanthropy, service, single

October 26th, 2011 by admin

The Wedding Ladies

The Wedding Ladies

Betty Ann Curtis, BJ Medler, Sandy Clark, and Terry Mastny

Sandy Clark, Betty Ann Curtis, Terry Mastny, and BJ Medler met when they all lived in the same ward in Naperville, IL. As their children grew up and got married, they turned to each other for help in putting together wedding receptions. This helped them develop their talents and gain a reputation as the people to call to organize graduation parties, weddings, funerals, and community events. Through their shared service, they became lifelong friends, developed their talents, and deepened their testimonies of the gospel. Although they now live all over the country, they still get together regularly to work and play together.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, 61 - 70 years old, English, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Married with children, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: LDS culture, LDS woman, Mormon friends, Mormon weddings, Mormon women, service

March 31st, 2011 by admin

Your Trial Is Your Greatest Treasure

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 17th, 2011 by admin

The Many Lessons of Multiple Sclerosis

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

October 13th, 2010 by admin

Critical Thinking for a Critical Time

Critical Thinking for a Critical Time

Catherine Humphrey

Catherine Humphrey was married to her first husband for 28 years. Parents of six children, Catherine and her husband served together as mission presidents in Brazil when she was 32 years old. Their marriage slowly dissolved after she learned that her husband had embezzled from clients and been disbarred. As a single mother, she went back to school, completing a master’s degree and a Ph.D. Thirteen years after marrying her second husband, he was diagnosed with an acute brain disease that has slowly robbed him of cognition and function.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, Divorced, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: careers, divorce, education, family, graduate school, LDS woman, Mormon women, motherhood, single mother

September 22nd, 2010 by admin

Coming to Know Him Who Suffered

Coming to Know Him Who Suffered

Galina Goncharova

On June 10, 1990, Galina Goncharova became the first member of the Church to be baptized in Moscow, in what was then the Soviet Union. In this interview she describes her journey to the Church, the ravages of alcoholism on her family, and how the gospel has helped her to forgive and given her power to change her relationships with others.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Russia, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Widowed - Tags: alcoholism, conversion, convert, disease, LDS woman, Russia

September 15th, 2010 by admin

A Citizen of the World

A Citizen of the World

Camilla Smith

This dynamic mother of five grown children shares her love of travel, of reading, of science and her admiration of her own mother. Camilla serves as the Church’s Public Affairs representative in the San Francisco Bay Area, and she further contributes to her community by being a trustee of the National Public Radio foundation, the UC Berkeley Bancroft Library, the San Francisco Interfaith Council, and Clog America.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: education, faith, family, graduate school, LDS culture, LDS woman, Mormon women, motherhood, New York, philanthropy, service

July 8th, 2010 by admin

Help This Child

Help This Child

Vicki Dalia

Vicki Dalia is the mother of eighteen children, eight of whom are adopted. She also runs a family business and a non-profit orphanage in Guatemala. She sees the hand of the Lord guiding her work helping children. In this interview, Vicki tells of the trials and rewards of establishing the orphanage and offers a helpful perspective on parenting and living a gospel-centered life.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, 61 - 70 years old, Conversion Stories, English, Guatemala, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, United States - Tags: adoption, conversion, convert, depression, family, humanitarian aid, Mormon women, motherhood, philanthropy, prayer, South America

June 30th, 2010 by admin

The Spirit of the Islands

The Spirit of the Islands

Safalaia Arvay Si’ufanua

Born into the Church in Samoa in 1944, Safalaia attended Brigham Young University, Hawaii, and was among the first group of dancers to open the Polynesian Cultural Center in 1962. Safalaia describes how the PCC helped her gain a greater appreciation for her own culture and for the church’s missionary program.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, 61 - 70 years old, English, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Samoa, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, United States - Tags: BYU, dancing, education, Hawaii, LDS culture, missionary, Mormon women, Polynesian Cultural Center

May 26th, 2010 by admin

Finding Refuge in the Saints

Finding Refuge in the Saints

Saroeun Phin Eav

From 1975 to 1981, Saroeun Eav fought for her life and the lives of her children as she suffered under the rule of the Khmer Rouge in her native country of Cambodia. In this excerpt from her life history, Saroeun tells of death-defying escapes, bearing children in labor camps, and, eventually, her escape to the United States where she joined the Church and raised her children in the gospel.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, 71+, Cambodia, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, United States - Tags: Cambodia, conversion, convert, faith, family, Mormon women, pioneers, prayer, refugee

April 27th, 2010 by admin

Teaching Inner Strength

Teaching Inner Strength

Marilynn Clark

In February 2001, Marilynn Clark visited Africa on a humanitarian expedition and the trip gave her a vision for her future work. She has since started Inside Out Learning, a system of teaching that introduces critical thinking, creativity, and moral perspectives to African school children. Marilynn discusses how humility and her experience in Church callings have made IOL possible.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, English, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Married with children - Tags: Africa, education, humanitarian aid, Mormon women, philanthropy, service, Utah

October 19th, 2009 by admin

Beyond This Mortal Coil

Beyond This Mortal Coil

Lynn Anderson

Two of Lynn Anderson’s natural born children carried a rare genetic disease — epidermolysis bullosa (EB) — which prevents a child’s skin from growing with their body. After thirty years of nursing her children and grieving their deaths, Lynn founded an organization that raised money for EB research at Stanford University. Lynn now rejoices in a newly-approved treatment that will save the lives of many EB children.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, 71+, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: California, careers, disease, faith, Mormon women, motherhood

September 22nd, 2009 by admin

Faith Unto Salvation

Faith Unto Salvation

Patricia Joseph

In December 2004, Patricia’s oldest son was charged with murdering his girlfriend. Tormented with grief and unable to sleep, Patricia saw a late-night infomercial for the Church on television and called for a Book of Mormon. What she has learned about forgiveness, compassion and the warm embrace of the Saints has carried her through the crushing experience.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, Conversion Stories, English, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, United States - Tags: convert, divorce, faith, Mormon women, New York

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