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December 5th, 2012 by admin

The Heart of His Servant

The Heart of His Servant

Siu Man

Siu Man has been a member of the Church in Hong Kong for about 40 years. Despite a congenital heart defect that has kept her homebound for most of her life, Siu Man learned how to read from the Book of Mormon. Today, Siu Man serves her family by caring for aging family members, researching her ancestors and sharing her handiwork crafts with others.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, Artistic Women, Artistic Women, China, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Lives of Service, Lives of Service, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: artist, faith, Mormons in Hong Kong, 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

August 8th, 2012 by admin

Honoring Her Heritage

Honoring Her Heritage

Janice Freij

Janice was born into a Christian Palestinian family, but didn’t gain a deep appreciation for her heritage until she was a young adult. Now, as the Curator of Education for the Arab American National Museum in Michigan, Janice has daily opportunities to educate others about her culture. Balancing her Arab identity with her spiritual life as a Mormon, however, has been a challenging and isolating journey, even with the Lord’s continual presence in her life.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Featured, Palestine, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Single, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: careers, conversion, convert, education, faith, LDS Arabs, LDS woman, mission, missionaries, Mormon women, patriarchal blessing, prayer, single

April 25th, 2012 by admin

Goodness Has A Lunge to It

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

January 13th, 2012 by admin

Flunking Sainthood

Flunking Sainthood

Jana Riess

Jana Riess was baptized in her final year of study at Princeton Theological Seminary. Her career plan to be a Protestant pastor derailed by her conversion, she now is an editor for a religious publishing house, teaches college, and writes about religion. Her most recent book, Flunking Sainthood, is a memoir about a year’s journey through spiritual practices.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, Venezuela - Tags: careers, conversion, convert, education, faith, graduate school, LDS culture, LDS woman, missionaries, Mormon women, part-member marriage, writing

June 15th, 2011 by admin

Snapshot Portrait: Mary Decker

Snapshot Portrait: Mary Decker

Columbia, MO, June 13, 2011

The hardest choice I’ve made in my life was when… I chose to be happy. My life was crumbling around me. I was sad, angry, depressed, and mourning the loss of my marriage. My husband had kicked me and my baby out of our own home. I was homeless and helpless.

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Posted in: 20 - 30 years old, English, Married with children, Snapshot Portrait, Snapshot Portraits, United States - Tags: depression, divorce, faith, prayer, single

May 18th, 2011 by admin

To Smile and Talk Again

To Smile and Talk Again

Agnes Twagiramariya

Agnes is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide. Although a witness to devastating horrors, Agnes has embraced the gospel of Jesus Christ taught by the first missionaries in Rwanda, Brother and Sister Andrus, and is working to forgive those who killed her family. Agnes recently graduated from university and works as an accountant in a hotel in Kigali.

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Posted in: 20 - 30 years old, Conversion Stories, English, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Rwanda, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: Africa, atonement, conversion, convert, depression, faith, forgiveness, LDS woman, mission, single

April 20th, 2011 by admin

Embracing A Culture of Faith

Embracing A Culture of Faith

Julia Klebingat

Julia Klebingat grew up in Riga, Latvia, which was then part of the Soviet Union. Introduced to the Church when Brigham Young University’s Legacy Dixieland Band performed in her hometown, she married at 19 and attended Ricks College. Julia recounts the culture shock she experienced getting married, joining the Church and moving to the United States in such a short time, and the blessings that have come into her life since that time. She is preparing to move from Frankfurt, Germany, to Kiev, Ukraine, to serve alongside her husband, who will preside in the Ukraine, Kiev mission.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Married with children, Russian, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Ukraine, Uncategorized - Tags: conversion, convert, education, Europe, faith, graduate school, LDS culture, LDS woman, Mormon women, Ricks College, Russia, Ukraine

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 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

January 19th, 2011 by admin

A Special Mother for Special Needs

A Special Mother for Special Needs

Nancy McNabb

Although Nancy McNabb lost a 22-month-old daughter to SIDS, her greatest challenge has been raising her autistic son Stewart. Nancy describes her tireless work with her 19-year-old son, her secrets to staying happily married with a special needs child, the role the gospel has played in her journey, and her work at the University of Illinois in autism education.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: autism, conversion, convert, death of child, faith, family, LDS woman, special needs

December 1st, 2010 by admin

Enthusiasm and Endurance

Enthusiasm and Endurance

Kovács Ildikó

Introduced to the gospel as a teenager in her native Hungary, Ildikó had to wait four years to be baptized due to her family’s disapproval. Ildikó discusses the challenges of joining a community that is still small in Hungary, marrying another Hungarian member and raising her three children in the Church there. She expresses confidence in the Savior’s role as head of the Church, the practical and spiritual safety that comes from living by its principles, and benefits of raising her children in the gospel.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, Conversion Stories, English, Hungary, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: conversion, convert, Europe, faith, hungary, LDS woman, missionaries, Mormon women, motherhood

November 17th, 2010 by admin

Peace Through Conflict

Peace Through Conflict

Sahar Qumsiyeh

Raised near Bethlehem, only a few blocks away from the birthplace of Jesus Christ, Sahar Qumsiyeh intimately knows places that are considered holy by many religions. However, this significant area is marked by conflict and war, and as a Palestinian, Sahar faced barriers (both figurative and literal) to joining the Church. In this interview, Sahar describes how her introduction to the Church and understanding of the gospel enabled her to overcome the feelings of anger and frustration that accompanied her life in this turbulent region.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, Conversion Stories, English, Palestine, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Single, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: BYU, conversion, convert, education, faith, LDS woman, Mormon women, Palestinian Mormon, prayer, single

October 6th, 2010 by admin

As It Was Meant To Be

As It Was Meant To Be

Fiona Phillips

Fiona Phillips of Hampshire, England, gives us a glimpse into her life as the mother of six children, ranging in ages from 21 to 6. Her dedication to motherhood and her reliance on the Lord shine through in this interview.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, England, Magnifying Motherhood, Uncategorized - Tags: England, Europe, faith, family, LDS woman, Mormon women, motherhood, prayer

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 13th, 2010 by admin

A Tough Thing To Do

A Tough Thing To Do

Eugenia Hancock

Although promised in her patriarchal blessing that she would be married in this lifetime and be the mother of children, Genie turned 39 still single. Demonstrating exceptional patience and humility in her prayers, Genie then met and married the father of seven children. The couple has since adopted two abused teenagers as well. Genie talks about being a stepmother and the challenge of giving up one’s whole will to the Lord.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Single, United States - Tags: abuse, adoption, divorce, faith, infertility, LDS Family Services, LDS woman, Mormon women, motherhood, patriarchal blessing, prayer, single

June 23rd, 2010 by admin

I’ll Go Where You Want Me To Go

I’ll Go Where You Want Me To Go

Ruth Wise

As her name suggests, Ruth epitomizes wise, eternal choices: After being the only one in her family to join the church in her native Bolivia, Ruth came to the United States to pursue additional training as a dentist. The death of her first child was crushing, but she chose to endure two more pregnancies, each resulting in a healthy child although requiring months of bed rest. She is currently pregnant a fourth time. Ruth discusses how she uses her time while on bed rest, how she uses her dental skills for good, and how she appreciates being able to spend time with her children.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, Bolivia, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad - Tags: careers, conversion, convert, Dentist, depression, education, faith, graduate school, Mormon women, pregnancy, South America

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

May 19th, 2010 by admin

Five Under Five

Five Under Five

Catherine Arveseth

In four years, Catherine became the mother of five children, including two sets of twins. Catherine recounts her long struggle with infertility and how time in this personal “wilderness” helped her to see motherhood differently. Catherine also shares some of the complexities, joys, and coping strategies that help her live–and love–her busy life as a mother of five under five.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, United States - Tags: blog, faith, family, infertility, Mormon women, motherhood, patriarchal blessing, Utah

May 4th, 2010 by admin

The Journey Is The Reward

The Journey Is The Reward

Blue

Blue married Doc thirty-five days after he returned home from his mission. Nine years later, he revealed to Blue that he didn’t actually believe in God. Blue discusses how spiritual laziness in her early marriage contributed to her husband’s crisis of faith, how her family now functions with its unusual dynamic, and why she stays in her marriage and in the Church.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, English, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, United States - Tags: atonement, Book of Mormon, BYU, faith, graduate school, mission, Mormon women, part-member marriage, temple marriage, Utah

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