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March 5th, 2012 by admin

Always In Style

Jenny Sato

Trained as a doctor, Jenny Sato abandoned her medical practice when she left her native China to marry her Japanese husband. Now in Yokohama, Jenny is engaged in volunteer work and lending her varied talents to the expatriate community there. She focuses on her new membership in the Gospel and her 12-year-old son.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Japan, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad, Uncategorized - Tags: careers, Chinese Mormon, conversion, convert, Japanese Mormons, LDS woman, missionaries, Mormon women, part-member marriage

February 14th, 2012 by admin

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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

January 13th, 2012 by admin

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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

November 29th, 2011 by admin

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An Instrument of Homecoming

Joanna Brooks

Joanna Brooks has emerged as an important commentator on Mormonism for mainstream media. In fact, this year Politico named her as one of 50 commentators to watch in America. She is currently the Chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University. She writes about Mormonism and politics for Religion Dispatches and is the author of askmormongirl.com.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, 41 - 50 years old, English, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: California, careers, education, graduate school, LDS culture, LDS woman, Mormon women, part-member marriage, pioneers, prayer, writing

July 27th, 2010 by admin

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Nothing Short of A Miracle

Gina Traynor

From Dublin, Ireland, Gina talks candidly about her struggle with infertility. A lawyer by training and a convert to the Church, Gina overcame a fear of doctors and hospitals to complete IVF treatments, resulting in the birth of her daughter Ella. Gina reveals a deep gratitude for her supportive husband, although not a member of the Church himself, and their precious daughter.

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Posted in: 41 - 50 years old, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Ireland, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, Sisters Abroad, Sisters Abroad - Tags: convert, Europe, family, infertility, legal, Mormon women, motherhood, part-member marriage

June 1st, 2010 by admin

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So Much To Do, So Much To Learn

Maralyn Lavenstein

As a young clothing designer selling to Neiman Marcus and Henri Bendel, Maralyn’s clients included Jackie Kennedy Onassis. But because of influential parents and a mission to New Zealand, Maralyn was always grounded in loving others and teaching the gospel. In her interview, Maralyn discusses her ever positive outlook, her life with an inactive husband, and her continual quest for projects that keep her mind and spirit invigorated.

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Posted in: 71+, Artistic Women, English, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: artist, careers, education, LDS culture, mission, Mormon women, New York, part-member marriage

May 4th, 2010 by admin

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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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