Thirteen LDS Mothers Honored

Thirteen Latter-day Saint mothers represented their states during the 59th annual American Mothers National Convention held in Salt Lake City. Seven of the women are Mother of the Year state representatives; six are Mothers of Young Children state representatives.

The states they represent and the Mothers of the Year representatives are:

Arizona—Melba Gardner Miskin, Mesa Twenty-eighth Ward, Mesa Arizona North Stake.

Iowa—Donna Lee Grogley, Davenport Ward, Davenport Iowa Stake.

Minnesota—Nancy Blanchard, Burnsville First Ward, Minneapolis Minnesota Stake.

Nevada—Margaret Lu (Peggy) Sears Draper, Pioche (Nevada) Ward, Enterprise Utah Stake.

New York—Clair Rose Heilner Freedman, Westchester First Ward, New York New York Stake.

Ohio—Heimy F. Taylor, Riverside Ward, Columbus Ohio Stake.

Texas—Joyce Giles Flake, Olde Oaks Ward, Houston Texas North Stake.

Utah—Roselyn Tanner Christensen, Layton Twenty-second Ward, Layton Utah East Stake.

Mothers of Young Children representatives, listed following the states they represent, include:

Arizona—Sondra Peacock Anderson, Mesa Eighth Ward, Mesa Arizona Maricopa Stake.

Idaho—Brenda K. Leftwich, Mountain Home First Ward, Mountain Home Idaho Stake.

New York—Ruth Ann Johnson Miller, Park Slope Branch, Brooklyn New York District.

Texas—Amy Nielsen Hogan, Olde Oaks Ward, Houston Texas North Stake.

Utah—Jody VanDenakker Wilding, Brigham City Fourteenth Ward, Brigham City Utah Stake.

Washington—Sandra Ann Linde, Sunnyside First Ward, Yakima Washington Stake.