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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.
Mission
- Our Washington Yakima Mission Come visit our Yakima Mission blog!
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
- 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
- The Holy Ghost, Liahona June 1990 Children’s Activity Page from Article of Faith Learning Books
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Category Archives: Thoughts and Insights
A Cave Woman’s Panniculus
I found this lovely lady posted on Facebook and want to memorialize her here. She is a woman after my own heart–and shape! This was posted with the picture: This piece of art was created in 23,000 BCE, on the … Continue reading
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He Knows Where I Am. He Knows Me
I’ve been sitting in the warm sun in our backyard. Yesterday John pulled out all of our old worn patio furniture and I’ve decided, now that our exceptionally long winter has passed, that every morning I’m able to, I’ll sit … Continue reading
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A Writing Workshop With Donald Davis
This week I participated in a special writing workshop with Donald Davis, Master Storyteller. I’ve said before, he is a National Treasure. A small group of us met with him at Karen Ashton’s home to learn and talk about capturing … Continue reading
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Everyone must leave something behind when he dies.
Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched … Continue reading
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A Clean House is the Sign of a Wasted Life
Many years ago I purchased this little stitchery sign that sits on my stuff in my office. It says, “A Clean House is the sign of a wasted life.” I’ve never taken the time to actually stitch that saying, it’s … Continue reading
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On Writing–When I’m Behind
I’ve been trying hard to bring myself up to date here, on Ann’s Words. When I’m behind my world is not right and I find myself fighting hard to hang on to memories. When I’m behind, there is always something … Continue reading
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The Perfect Way to Stop a Woman by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
I’ve seen women insist on cleaning everything in the house before they could sit down to write… and you know it’s a funny thing about housecleaning… it never comes to an end. Perfect way to stop a woman. A woman … Continue reading
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Write Once, Read Forever
I an known to friends and family as “the girl who wrote things down.” I started writing in a journal more than 60 years ago. There are some gaps and some years I kept track of things on calendars when … Continue reading
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O Come All You Unfaithful
This is my favorite Christmas discovery this year. I have listened to this carol over and over and over again. It’s perfect. O Come, All You Unfaithful Song by Sovereign Grace Music O come, all you unfaithful Come, weak and … Continue reading
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Will you share your words??
I suppose the reason I keep a blog is for this very reason. It is my hope that a child, a grandchild, or a great-grandchild (or beyond) might someday find a comforting word here and feel my love and make … Continue reading
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