Monthly Archives: November 2012

Malaria Pills in my Pocket

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Yesterday I got my Malaria pills from Costco. We’ll start taking them next week before we leave for Mali on Friday. Mal-aria= Bad Air. They once thought the bad air in low swamp lands caused this sickness. In 1880 Charles … Continue reading →

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“As long as there are words, nobody need ever die”

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Yesterday I received an email containing a priceless gift: a short life story of my great great grandmother, Mary Ann Pain Holt, who was born in 1840. I knew Mary Ann’s name and I had found a picture of her … Continue reading →

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A Malian Genealogy– “the generations of the village”

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

In January 2011, when John and I were in Mali, West Africa, we spent a day in the village of Sena. To get there, we traveled 2 hours into the bush on dry washboard roads that rattled every bone in … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Donatello

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today in my Memoir class, Ann Cannon was our guest speaker. She’s written for the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune for the last 25 years and I always enjoy her Erma Bombeck-ish writing style. Our assignment for class … Continue reading →

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Now the Grinch steals Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today they call Cyber Monday, which is like Black Friday for online shoppers. The shopping craze has infiltrated every part of our Thanksgiving week and family time. This morning Aaron sent me an email asking permission to buy Another iPhone … Continue reading →

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Connections

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

One of our Thanksgiving guests this year was Silvia Ghosh, a delightful woman from Switzerland who John knew when he was on his mission there. She was taught and baptized by Elders living in the same apartment. She is now … Continue reading →

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To never look away (to notice)

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. … Continue reading →

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Thanks Be To God

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I do not thank thee, Lord, That I have bread to eat while others starve; Nor yet for work to do While empty hands solicit heaven; Nor for a body strong While other bodies flatten beds of pain. No, not … Continue reading →

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They will always be there

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

In the gospel of Jesus Christ you have help from both sides of the veil and you must never forget that. When disappointment and discouragement strike-and they will-you remember and never forget that if our eyes could be opened we … Continue reading →

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We are surrounded

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Every week I teach two Family History classes–one on Sundays in the ward and one for my friends and their friends every Tuesday morning. The response to these classes has been overwhelming. I have enjoyed every minute of my preparation … Continue reading →

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