Monthly Archives: September 2015

Inside a Mormon Mission

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

If any of you every want to take a look inside the world of Mormon Missionaries, come join me here: https://yakimamission.wordpress.com/ I’m keeping track of our mission experiences on this other blog.  Our lives are full and busy every single day.  It’s joyful … Continue reading →

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The welfare of each

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that … Continue reading →

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The saddest part

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start. Shel Silverstein was born on this day in 1930. I’ve had some very sad endings this week.  I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Happy 85th Birthday, Arthur Rudolf Laemmlen b. 20 September 1930

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This is my Dad.  He turns 85 today!  My Dad helped me learn a few important things, like how to get the water to the end of the row, how to name every weed in the fields, how to use … Continue reading →

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Chile earthquake: massive 8.3 magnitude tremor strikes Santiago

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

We just got this email from Aaron’s Mission President in Santiago: You may have heard news reports this evening that there was an 8.3 earthquake in Chile this evening. The epicenter was approximately 3 hours north of Santiago off the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Adam Laemmlen Lewis! b. 14 September 1991

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today my firstborn, Adam, turns 24.  Here are some of the last photos I took of him working in the garden before we left for Washington.   That face melts my heart.  Always has, always will.

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Leading Israeli Rabbi Says the Arrival of the Messiah is Imminent

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here is an article I find interesting: Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, a leading authority in mainstream Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, has been giving clear and unequivocal messages recently that the coming of the Messiah is imminent. He is urging Jews to make Aliyah … Continue reading →

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Franklin Smuin b. 11 September 1893, d. 6 April 1959

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today is the birthday of my grandfather, Franklin Smuin.  I was born 5 January 1959 in Reedley, CA.  Franklin and Ruby Smuin were my mother’s parents.  Grandma Ruby died of breast cancer on the 6th of February a month after … Continue reading →

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From a flight attendant on Delta Flight 15, written after 9-11:

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, we were about 5 hours out of Frankfurt, flying over the North Atlantic. All of a sudden the curtains parted and I was told to go to the cockpit, immediately, to see the … Continue reading →

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Anna Regina Schuhmann b. 8 September 1779, my 4th Great-Grandmother

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today is the birth day of one of my ancestral grandmothers, Anna Regina Schuhmann. Below is the 1779 birth entry (#27) for Anna Regina Schuhmann b. 8 September, christened 9 September 1779.  Her father is Johann Michael Schuhmann and her … Continue reading →

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