Monthly Archives: April 2014

Quilters in Salt Lake learn about Days for Girls!

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Last night we took DfG on the road to a wonderful quilt group in Salt Lake. They meet each month at one of our favorite quilt shops, Elaine’s Quilt Block. Norma Whaley and Leslie Isom (quilters extraordinaire) pictured below (right … Continue reading →

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A Farewell Quilt for BYU’s President Samuelson!

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here’s the family last weekend during General Conference.  As we listened to the inspired messages from our leaders, I worked on a quilt that will be presented to President Samuelson tomorrow as a gift from the BYU Alumni Board.   … Continue reading →

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Getting from Here to There

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Last July, Tyler J. Jarvis, a math professor at BYU spoke in the weekly Devotional. I’ve never forgotten a short story he related concerning UPS Deliveries. In describing what is called “The Traveling Salesman Problem,” he said: A traveler must … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Franklin Smuin, my Grandfather, d. 6 April 1959

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

My Grandma Ruby died of breast cancer on February 19, 1959 just 6 1/2 weeks after I was born.  My Grandpa, Frank Smuin was devastated when she died.  My mother said he was “devoted to my mother and loved her deeply.  He … Continue reading →

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A visit to the Church Archives

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Yesterday I attended our semi-annual Theodore Turley Family Organization Meeting in Salt Lake City.  There are several of us who meet every General Conference weekend to talk about and plan ways to keep the memory of Theodore Turley alive in … Continue reading →

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Cedar Hills Ward does huge Days for Girls evening!

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

There is a song with a refrain, “How can I keep from singing?” But those aren’t the words going through my mind right now. I keep singing, “How can I keep from smiling?” When you look at the photos below, … Continue reading →

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Bend History

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written  the history of this generation. –Robert F. … Continue reading →

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