To read the first part of our interview with Marsha, see here. What are some of the reactions you’ve had to giving out the Book of Mormon? I’ve had a lot of people say things like, “Oh, what a coincidence, I’m going on a plane tonight and I needed something to read, and now I […]
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Marcia Zimsky is a woman of many interests and skills. She has worked in journalism and as a deaf interpreter, is a quilter, a self-taught (and excellent) wildlife photographer, and a grammarian extraordinaire. She was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1986, and she and her husband John
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To read the first part of this interview with Theresa Harmon, see here. She is the owner of All the Trimmings Shop in Richmond, VA. All the Trimmings Shop is a one-woman workroom that fabricates soft furnishings (pillows, drapes, cushions, bedding, etc.) for the home. Theresa is the creative seamstress behind the business that she
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If you’ve ever thought of starting your own business, you need to read this. Theresa Harmon is a talented seamstress with many years’ experience. A chance encounter with a B & B owner led her to open her own workroom, All the Trimmings Shop. She is mom to five children, grandmom to six, loves people
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“I’m at the emergency room right now—could you please call me back as soon as you get this message?” The woman sounded upset. I’m a public health nurse, and one of my duties is to advise members of the public who have been bitten or scratched by animals domestic and wild. The rest of the
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We now have an operating temple here in Richmond, Virginia! It is still amazing to me to say that. We moved here from California 21 years ago. For that entire time, we have been in the Washington, D.C. temple district. Twenty-one years of fighting D.C. traffic, twenty-one years of all-day stake bus trips, twenty-one years
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I recently attended our semi-annual stake conference; all three sessions! We had a visiting General Authority—a rarity in these days, at least in our neck of the woods. All three meetings were great: the General Authority was funny, personable, and gracious; the stake presidency and members chosen to speak were well-prepared, thoughtful, and inspiring. I
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Why choose a name like Speak Excellent Things? When considering what to name our website and community, I had only one idea. It’s a concept, a belief, a feeling I’d been mulling over for several years, and I really believe it fits. It provides us with an image of a woman eminently worthy of emulation,
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