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November 28th, 2012 by admin

Defending Freedom in the Air Force

Janice McDowell

As a public health officer in the United States Air Force, Janice recently completed a year-long “hardship” tour at Kunsan Air Base in Korea. She is now stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and her military career has also included a six month tour in Afghanistan during which she assessed every medical station. Janice discusses the importance of fasting and prayer in her work, and the meaningful role of the Church in her service career.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Korea, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Married without children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: careers, education, graduate school, humanitarian aid, Mormons in air force, Mormons in the military, prayer

October 27th, 2010 by admin

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I Am Home

Heather Willoughby

Heather Willoughby discovered she had a destiny: To study ethnomusicology and return to teach it in the beloved country of her mission, Korea. Now a professor at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, the largest women’s university in the world, Heather teaches comparative culture classes, as well as classes on gender and human rights. She has a special appreciation for Pansori, a traditional Korean music, and feels a deep spiritual connection to this country she loves.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, English, Korea, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad - Tags: careers, education, graduate school, Korea, LDS woman, mission, Mormon women, music, professor, single

September 1st, 2010 by admin

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More Than Skin Deep (with Photo Essay)

Kimmie Matthews

Kimmie is featured in our first photo essay. After a difficult childhood, Kimmie joined the Church in Korea. Now a successful business owner, Kimmie talks about how the healing properties of the algae supplements from her cosmetics company help people overcome debilitating illness. She has started a non-profit to help those who can’t afford the treatments have access to their benefits.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, Conversion Stories, Divorced, English, Korea, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad - Tags: careers, conversion, convert, disease, divorce, Korea, Mormon women, philanthropy, prayer, single

April 20th, 2010 by admin

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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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