Monthly Archives: August 2015

Frances Amelia Kimberley Turley b. 22 June 1800, d. 30 Aug 1847 Winter Quarters, Nebraska

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Frances is one of my hero grandmothers.  I will find her someday and embrace her and thank her for the hard things she did.  She sacrificed all she had to provide a future for her family in a Zion she … Continue reading →

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The Unveiling of the Greg Olsen Painting at BYU

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I want to share these BYU photos we received today from our friends at the Hinckley Center where this beautiful artwork by Greg Olsen was unveiled last week.  We’re so thrilled.  Claire was in California at the time.  It would … Continue reading →

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Ann tells the Days for Girls Story

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Days for Girls – Full Story https://youtu.be/SjjsH2Go2Cc Days for Girls – Guatemala Story https://youtu.be/rZVaWcz39Ps Days for Girls – Power of Education https://youtu.be/FyPGBkwv7-I Here is a link you can share with others who want to learn more about why we do … Continue reading →

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BYU Unveils New Art by Greg Olsen. Starring Claire!

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Something very exciting happened yesterday at BYU during Education Week.  A beautiful piece of art was unveiled in the Hinckley Center.  Our daughter, Claire was selected to be one of the models for this piece.  It’s Amazing.  You’ll want to … Continue reading →

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Smells of Childhood

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’d add a few more: 20. Grandma’s barn 21.  Swallowtail butterfly wings and tomato worms (that’s what we called the caterpillars that we plucked from the tomato vines) 22. Soup on the stove 23. Cinnamon rolls in the oven 24. … Continue reading →

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Days for Girls Summer Newsletter

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

We are hanging on to our seats as the work flies forward. Every now and again we touch down, but then, we’re off and running–all to keep up with YOU! Thank you, everyone, for all the unbelievable work that’s going … Continue reading →

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Inside The Story: Helping young women across the world

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This news story aired last night on KUTV NEWS in Utah.  Welcome to Building Q and the fun world you enter when you visit there.   BY DAN RASCON THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH 2015  KUTV NEWS https://kutv.com/features/inside-the-story/inside-the-story-helping-young-women-across-the-world Step inside a basement … Continue reading →

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Days for Girls in Yakima!

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here’s what a Days for Girls event looks like!  If you want to find a room of happy women and girls, find a DfG event.  Here’s what we did this evening in Yakima.  It was fabulous.  We had women and … Continue reading →

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Dan Fogelberg b. 13 August 1951

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I will comment here.  Danny, as I called him, got me through many many heartaches and heart breaks in the 1980s while I lived in Africa and traveled the world.  Sometimes it was my heart breaking, but more often I was … Continue reading →

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Claire’s Toe. Again.

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here we go again.  Two years ago, double bunion surgery.  No walking all summer, and study abroad to Vienna in the fall.  This time it was a jet ski injury.  Toe jammed and broke horizontally and vertically.  Same doctor, same … Continue reading →

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