A Prayer of Faith

We at A Prayer of Faith are happy to announce that, after two wonderful rounds of guest-writing for us, Mary has agreed to join our permanent writing staff. We are blessed to have her insightful, sweet, and supportive voice in our community.

Here, in her own words, she tells us a little about herself:

I was born and raised in Oklahoma and have lived here all my life (52 years–53 before the end of 2006), except for the 6 months I lived in Snowflake, Arizona, where I found, learned about, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 21. I was married at the time and my then-husband also joined the church, although we were never married in the temple. We had a son and daughter, Jim and Dixie (named after grandparents), who died in a car accident in 1979. A divorce followed soon after, and I have been on my own since. I still talk to my ex-husband occasionally, and we are sort of friends. My parents have passed away, but I have a brother and his family, plus assorted cousins. I’m the only member of the church in my family, though.

I have a B.A. in English (acquired after bouts of majoring in journalism and accounting). I have a great many interests, chief among which is writing, followed closely by reading. Naturally, the gospel comes first, but I consider it more than just an interest. I have a testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel as taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and love to write about gospel topics.

I like to write and share what I learn and think. I enjoy reading others’ thoughts as well, although I would spend all my time doing that if I didn’t impose some limits! I hope that my writing offers some useful insights to others.

Welcome, Mary!

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