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November 14th, 2012 by admin

What Marfan Means to Maya

Maya Brown-Zimmerman

Maya Brown-Zimmerman is an outspoken Latina mother of two special-needs children. She has Marfan syndrome. Maya earned a Masters in Public Health from The Ohio State University and has particular interests in patient advocacy for those with chronic illness. She writes for WebMD and teaches the Valiants in her ward.

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Posted in: 20 - 30 years old, English, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: adoption, disease, Mormon women, Mormons in Ohio, Mormons with Marfan, service, writing

June 27th, 2012 by admin

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Saving Lives, One Mother At A Time

Dana Allison

Since her childhood days in Alberta, Canada, Dana Allison has been an advocate for women, and now she has dedicated her life to saving other lives: those of new mothers in underdeveloped countries. The 32-year-old executive director of Women’s World Health Initiative shares her experiences starting a nonprofit, transitioning to married life in England, and her hopes for women everywhere.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, England, English, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: Africa, careers, disease, graduate school, humanitarian aid, LDS woman, mission, Mormons in Africa, Mormons in non-profit, motherhood, philanthropy

May 9th, 2012 by admin

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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

July 13th, 2011 by admin

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The Weight of A Soul

Beth Allen

At 15, Beth lost a few pounds at camp and came home to increased attention and concern. Liking that attention, her mind was overtaken by anorexia. In college, her disorder evolved into bulimia. Seeing an eating disorder therapist allowed her to get pregnant, and Beth is now heading up the first Anorexic/Bulimic Recovery Program in the church.

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Posted in: 20 - 30 years old, English, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: anorexia, bulimia, disease, eating disorders

May 4th, 2011 by admin

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A Savior To Her Family

Susan Anneveldt

Susan Anneveldt knows that, even though she is the only member of her family to join the Church in this life, her passion for family history work has led her deceased extended family members to the gospel through temple work. As a single woman caring for aging parents and living far away from her local branch in the Netherlands, Susan combats the plague of loneliness with her understanding of the gospel’s worldwide community and the assurance of eternal families.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, 51 - 60 years old, Conversion Stories, English, Holland, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: Africa, conversion, convert, disease, education, Europe, family, family history, LDS woman, mission, Mormon women, service, single

April 13th, 2011 by admin

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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

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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

October 20th, 2010 by admin

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Running Towards Her Future

Sabina Suggs

At the age of twenty-three, Sabina Suggs was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). Her cancer was in remission for over a decade when it unexpectedly returned in 2009. Sabina was also a member of the United States Air Force/Utah Air National Guard, served a mission in the Netherlands and Northern Belgium, and is the mother of one adopted daughter. In this interview Sabina compares running to life’s journey and lessons learned along the way.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, United States - Tags: adoption, disease, LDS in the military, LDS woman, leukemia, mission, Mormon women, motherhood, sports, Utah

September 22nd, 2010 by admin

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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 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

July 21st, 2010 by admin

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Healing Body and Soul

Heather Oman

After her fourth consecutive miscarriage, Heather Oman turned to blogging to express her feelings about her experience and Mormon Mommy Wars was born. Heather also founded Living With PKD, an online community for people, like herself, with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Heather talks about what she does to take care of her body in the face of chronic illness and the important role of online support communities like the ones she’s founded.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: blog, disease, education, graduate school, LDS culture, Mormon women, washington DC

March 3rd, 2010 by admin

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When Waking Up Is A Burden

Kathryn Lynard Soper

As the mother of seven children, the last with Down syndrome, Kathy Soper is known for the emotional honesty of her writing (which includes personal essays and a book-length memoir) and her founding of Segullah, an LDS women’s literary journal. In this interview, Kathy talks candidly about her lifelong struggle with depression and the unique dynamic that exists in her family where mom and several children are working together to stay healthy.

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Posted in: Personal Challenges - Tags: BYU, depression, disease, Down syndrome, family, LDS culture, Mormon women, motherhood, Utah, writing

February 9th, 2010 by admin

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“To Whom My Heart Responds”

Sally Gardner Read

The mother four teenage children, Sally Read currently serves on the board of Rising Star Outreach, an organization whose mission is to help leprosy colonies in India become self-sufficient communities. Sally discusses the affect of global and local service on her children and how families everywhere can contribute to changing another person’s life.

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Posted in: Lives of Service, Magnifying Motherhood - Tags: disease, humanitarian aid, india, leprosy, Mormon women, philanthropy, service, teenagers

October 19th, 2009 by admin

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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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