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- Ann's Stories Find stories and photos of our family ancestors here.
Favorites
- Aaron Lewis Mission Website
- 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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Category Archives: Lewis Family
Thinning Out
We are old and we have a lot of stuff. A week or two ago you could hardly see this desk in our basement–it was buried under piles of books and old computers and things we no longer use. It … Continue reading
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Quilts gifted to Claire’s Family in Irvine
Caleb other’s Grandma and Grandpa visited the kids in Irvine this week and sent me these wonderful photos of Caleb with their Christmas quilts. PAYDAY!
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Another House Project — New Siding
We’ve had a lot of workers here this week working on the exterior of our house and the Farm House. The old wooden siding has seen better days. We’re replacing it with a new man-made product called Hardie Board that … Continue reading
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Taking Down Christmas
The tree made it through last night’s New Year’s party, but not a day longer. This morning it was CRISPY. It gave up its ghost, just like that. I am always sad to strip a tired tree of its Christmas … Continue reading
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Our Favorite Christmas Puzzle
This puzzle is one of our favorite family traditions. We started putting the dates inside the box in 2001. By 2010, Aaron owned the puzzle and he could complete it in 1.5 hours! Aaron has a pretty photographic memory … Continue reading
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Visiting the Light the World Giving Machine
In 2017, the first Light the World Giving Machine appeared in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in Salt Lake City. That first kiosk introduced the world to the idea of charitable giving with a vending machine. This year, there were … Continue reading
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Laemmlen Christmas Dinner 2026
Our Laemmlen Christmas gatherings have turned into wonderful German Fests the last few years. We are happy to be home again, celebrating Germany here, on this side of the ocean. This year we went to Paul and Leslie’s for our … Continue reading
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Christmas Time at the Cabin 2025
We headed to the cabin yesterday, the day after Christmas for a short get-away. There was not a lick of snow in sight except for some dirty patches of man-made snow on the bunny hill at Sundance. We enjoyed a … Continue reading
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Christmas Day 2025
Here’s a look at how our day unfolded, gently and peacefully. We were in no hurry to rush through things. The kitchen smelled good, the stockings were filled, and we were together. After the stockings and sticky buns, we moved … Continue reading
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Christmas Eve 2025
We had a calm and peaceful Christmas Eve this year. We took a long walk around the neighborhood this afternoon, stopping at all the yards with fun decorations. One yard around the corner had an army of blow-up snowmen, another … Continue reading
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