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- Adam Lewis Mission Website Adam Served in Chile Santiago West Oct 2010-2012
- Carol of Joy, lyrics by Eileen Berry, composed by Dan Forrest My Favorite Christmas Carol, listen here
- Claire Lewis Vienna Blog
- Days for Girls International The best humanitarian project on the planet!
- The Theodore Turley Family Organization For information about Theodore Turley and his descendants, including family newsletters.
Publications
- 17,000 Namen im Familienarchiv, June 2009 Article about Ann Laemmlen Lewis in Heilbronn Newspaper.
- A Lesson from the Daisies, New Era, Liahona March 1989 A lesson learned at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem
- A Singular Life, Deseret Book Chapter by Ann Laemmlen on Recognizing God’s Will
- Article of Faith Learning Book, single volume edition Deseret Book Later edition, all 3 volumes in one copy, paperback
- Article of Faith Learning Books, vol 1, 2, 3 Deseret Book 3 volume set of Article of Faith Learning Books, 1982
- Charlotte Turley Bushman Charlotte is my great great grandmother.
- Ekaette's World and Practical Christianity, Ensign Feb 1990 How a Nigerian sister taught me about true service and practical Christianity
- Encyclopedia of Mormonism Acknowledgements of photos by Ann Laemmlen Lewis.
- Family History Stories Find stories of our family ancestors here.
- Frances Amelia Kimberley Turley Frances is my 3rd great grandmother.
- From Queenstown to Cimezile, Liahona May 1988 Photo by Ann Laemmlen
- German Immigrants in American Church Records Ann Laemmlen Lewis, copy editor
- Grace Honor Bushman Grace was my great grandma.
- I Found the True Priesthood, Liahona Aug 1991 Conversion story of Fan Hsieh, a Catholic Priest in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Immigrant Case Study, Peter Heinrich Bastert Family A Case Study of the Bastert Family who immigrated from Westphalia, Germany to Quincy, Illinois in 1854.
- Match the Scriptures, Liahona May 1993 Activity Page from Article of Faith Learning Books
- Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 2023-2025 Our Central Europe Area Office Mission
- Same Difference, New Era Nov. 1989 Lessons learned from a Nigerian sister and friend.
- The Best Place to Be, Liahona Nov. 1990 Conversion story of Ryosho Nakamura
- The Church in Africa Photos by Ann Laemmlen Lewis
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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Today we packed 1700 kits for Zimbabwe!
Last week at our monthly Third Thursday DfG workday, a beautiful gal who was serging pulled me aside and said, “I need to talk to you.” I immediately recognized her South African accent, and was thrilled to meet her. Her … Continue reading
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On the Road–DfG goes to Vernal, Utah!
This is my dear friend, Nena Caldwell from Vernal. We met several years ago at the American Quilting Retreat. Last March at the retreat, we introduced our Days for Girls project to the 120 quilters there. (See http://annlaemmlenlewis.com/2014/03/23/130-women-130-sewing-machines-one-room/ ). I love women … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Johnny Appleseed!
I found the interesting history below on John Chapman and wanted to share it today: Today is the birthday of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, born in 1774 in Leominster, Massachusetts. So much lore surrounds his life, it … Continue reading
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Can you feel the love? I can! Cedar Hills Girls Camp does DfG!
Before you read another word, please click on this photo so that it will fill your entire screen. Look at the beautiful faces of all of these young women from Cedar Hills, Utah. Look at the hundreds of kits they … Continue reading
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An Interesting Experiment
Last week in our Family History Class we had a lesson on Journal Keeping and things we can do to make our writing more interesting. As we discussed things like using more description and detail and describing daily routines, I … Continue reading
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On the Front Porch This Evening–
Every day I come home from somewhere, I go check the front porch. I usually find something there, like a box of Ziploc bags, or a bag of cute girl’s undies, or little bag of hotel soaps. Sometimes I find … Continue reading
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Relief Society Retreat at the Cabin
Yesterday my neighbors and friends and I headed up the canyon to Sundance to enjoy a Saturday Retreat at the cabin. We had a fabulous day, filled with food, visiting, creating cards, a bit of BYU football (great win over UVA), hiking, … Continue reading
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Early Theodore Turley Photo Found!!
This morning I noticed a post on my Descendants of Charlotte Turley Bushman Facebook page with this photo. I stared in disbelief. I was looking into the face of Theodore Turley, my 3rd Great Grandpa! My heart started to pound … Continue reading
Keep a Journal by Glen Greener
Today my Family History Class lesson was on Journal Keeping. One of my good friends handed me a copy of this article after class. It was printed in the Church News ending the week of September 14, 2014: After four hundred … Continue reading
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Happy 23rd Birthday, Adam!
Adam, our first born is 23 today! Heidi took this photo of him this morning, and pretty much captured his personality. Adam is playful and fun, a kid at heart, always enjoying every moment and everyone around him. When he was … Continue reading
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