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May 16th, 2013 by admin

“I Swore I’d Never Marry a Farmer”

“I Swore I’d Never Marry a Farmer”

Elizabeth Bectell

While growing up in Alberta, Canada, Elizabeth Bectell swore she would never live on a farm. But after graduating from college and serving a full-time mission, Liz found herself back in familiar territory. Now she’s a cattle rancher’s wife near Cardston, finding happiness in her choices, her family, her community, and her trust in a loving Heavenly Father.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: adoption, atonement, Canadian Mormons, family, LDS women, mission, missionaries, Mormon family, Mormon ranchers, Mormon women, motherhood

April 24th, 2013 by admin

Reflections on the Divine

Reflections on the Divine

Fiona Givens

As the co-author with her husband of the highly popular book, “The God Who Weeps,” Fiona Givens has thought deeply about the character of God and her responsibility to search out that true character in the scriptures. In this interview, she shares her personal reflections on how she searches for God’s true character, how her Catholic background has aided in her understanding of Christ’s importance, and how she passes that sacred knowledge to her children.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, England, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: British Mormons, conversion, convert, education, Europe, LDS culture, motherhood, writing

February 21st, 2013 by admin

Seeking Peace That Passeth Understanding

Seeking Peace That Passeth Understanding

Patty Gutshall

Although a devoted mother to four children, Patty has seen each of her children walk away from the Church. The death of one of her adult sons, Kevin, left her desperate for the healing balm of the Savior. She’s found solace in her role as a temple worker and in immersing herself in the scriptures.

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Posted in: English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: atonement, death of child, depression, patriarchal blessing, service

January 16th, 2013 by admin

Banding Together As A Family

Banding Together As A Family

Tana Flowers

Married to Brandon Flowers, the frontman of an internationally-known rock band, Tana and her husband spend much of their time apart. To combat the common consequences of a public career, mother their three boisterous boys, and maintain intimacy in her marriage, Tana builds upon the skills she learned during her conversion to the gospel six years ago by asking the Lord and listening to the Spirit for answers to the questions in her everyday life.

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Posted in: Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Featured, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Uncategorized, United States

January 8th, 2013 by admin

An Unfinished Story

An Unfinished Story

Kimberly White

First married at age 18, Kimberly White emerged from an abusive marriage to earn a degree from BYU in philosophy and marry in the temple. She is the mother of five children, one of whom was stillborn, and currently lives in New York City. She shares her thoughts on the unfinished stories of women who struggle with suffering children, the death of a loved one or trials of every kind.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, Divorced, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: BYU, divorce, education, motherhood, New York, single, single mother

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

April 18th, 2012 by admin

Celebrating the Unseen Woman

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

Believing In All Good

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, 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

Holly on the Hill

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, 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

February 22nd, 2012 by admin

“Just Go For A Year and See”

“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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Posted in: 71+, English, Japan, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: conversion, family, Japanese Mormons, LDS woman, motherhood

October 5th, 2011 by admin

So Many Miracles

So Many Miracles

Florence Slease

As a Protestant growing up in Northern Ireland, Florence Slease experienced first hand the extreme conflict between people of her faith and the neighboring Catholics. In her highly engaging conversational style, Florence describes her lost Catholic friend, her abusive early marriage, the miracle of joining the Church and the joy and triumph that has blossomed from her colorful childhood.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, Conversion Stories, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Northern Ireland, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: conversion, convert, divorce, Europe, Mormons in Europe, Mormons in Northern Ireland, motherhood

September 21st, 2011 by admin

Unconventional Miracles

Unconventional Miracles

Lindsey Redfern

When Lindsey Redfern and her husband were told they would never be able to bear their own children, Lindsey wondered why she was denied the opportunity to be a co-creator with her Heavenly Father. But because of her husband’s professional experience and a number of miracles along the way, Lindsey discovered the joys and challenges of open adoption and now helps others to navigate that same path.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: adoption, family, infertility, LDS woman, Mormon women, motherhood, Utah

August 5th, 2011 by admin

Keeping His Promise

Keeping His Promise

Bonnie Butler

While many moms juggle kids and a career, Bonnie has juggled kids as a career. She has been a mother to her own four biological kids as well as her six adopted kids, and many foster children have been blessed by her care and love. She didn’t know that this was part of the plan for her, but she has come to understand God’s word, and follow it. He has trusted her, and she has learned that the difficult things in life bring many blessings.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, 51 - 60 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: adoption, California, family, motherhood, prayer

May 25th, 2011 by admin

The Satisfaction of Looking Back

The Satisfaction of Looking Back

Sherry Young

Sherry Young raised five highly educated and successful children (including Hall of Fame football quarterback Steve Young). Now she’s reveling her own opportunities to have a newspaper column and look back on a life full of life lessons. Among other words of wisdom, Sherry reflects on the hard work of marriage, the importance of friends and the realities of parenting a famous child.

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Posted in: 71+, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, United States - Tags: education, family, LDS culture, LDS woman, Mormon women, motherhood, New York, Utah, writing

May 11th, 2011 by admin

Six In The City

Six In The City

Lorinda Goff Belnap

Lorinda Belnap has lived in Manhattan for the past 20 years with her husband, Brent, and their six children in a three-bedroom apartment on the Upper East Side. In addition to mothering six children in a small space, Lorinda has been a mother figure to countless New Yorkers as the wife of the stake president there for ten years.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: atonement, family, LDS woman, New York

April 13th, 2011 by admin

Daughter of a King

Daughter of a King

Marnie Spencer

Marnie Spencer’s body has been ravaged by cancer. But in a world where women are told that beauty is an indication of their worth, this mother of seven has found a different source of confidence: her knowledge that she is a beautiful spirit in the eyes of God.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: cancer, disease, faith, family, LDS woman, motherhood, Utah

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

March 9th, 2011 by admin

The Mind of A Mother

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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Posted in: 20 - 30 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: education, faith, family, graduate school, home schooling, Mormon women, motherhood, writing

February 23rd, 2011 by admin

Reality TV vs Reality Mothering

Reality TV vs Reality Mothering

Melissa Puente

Melissa Puente is an Emmy-winning television editor and a mother of two sets of twin boys, ages 4 and 2. With four boys under three, Melissa felt tension in her home that didn’t reflect her gratitude at having her children safely with her. She challenged herself to read parenting books and document her responses on her own website, Learning Mommy. She now takes her education as a mother as seriously as her education as a TV editor.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: blog, California, careers, education, infertility, LDS woman, Mormon women

February 2nd, 2011 by admin

Stewards of Our Children

Stewards of Our Children

Sydney Young

Sydney Young has five children, but she has never been pregnant. In this interview, Sydney describes her journey through four open adoptions and the assumption of guardianship over one teenager. She exemplifies devoted stewardship over children who have not been birthed to her, but who have been sealed to her.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: adoption, African-American Mormon, family, graduate school, infertility, LDS woman

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