Comments on: Portraits of Mormon Women: Erika — Creating Hope

By: Poem: "The Sun Will Rise" | Mormon Women: Who We Are - About LDS Life and Belief

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:58:14 +0000

[…] to Erika for sharing this poem (you can find it also on her blog, Musings of a Mother in Zion — the […]

By: Spiritual Roots of True Beauty: Knowing Who We Are | Mormon Women: Who We Are - About LDS Life and Belief

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:40:09 +0000

[…] children is powerful.) She radiates beauty. I think Erika’s love, compassion, and service (both to those women and to her family) show other facets of what true beauty feels like. The women in Erika’s “Day of […]

By: "Recapturing Beauty" (Stephanie Nielson Video) + "Day of Beauty" | Mormon Women: Who We Are - About LDS Life and Belief

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:32:27 +0000

[…] also wanted to share an inspirational video we featured in 2009, which was sent to us by Erika. Erika was in cosmetology school when she initiated a service effort to help women who were […]

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:06:54 +0000

I have learned a LOT in my life from my father and he was always there to correct any serious deviation from the straight and narrow, but mother was the one constant that set the example of the way one ought to live.
Switching now to my wife, I can’t even begin to explain how much more I appreciate her and depend on her to be that perfect example and a mother to my girls now that I am in Afghanistan. I may be in the middle of a war, but there is nothing I think or care more about in my life than the wonderful job my wife is doing as a mother. She could do nothing else to make me more proud of her, than to continue doing as she is doing and being a good example to our girls.
Erika, you are a wonderful person and a great example. Thanks for sharing, and I’m sure it doesn’t take Tom going to Afghanistan to greatly appreciate you.

By: Heidi Ashworth

Heidi Ashworth — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:57:09 +0000

I often hear women wonder why they went to school or did this and that if they were “only” to settle down to being a stay at home mom. I feel that everything we do enriches us and makes us better shapers of our children. No one can shape our children better than we ourselves can. We shape our children in our own image. The better our own shape, the better shape they will be formed in. Everything you have done has blessed lives, including the lives of you and your family.

By: TIP

TIP — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:31:53 +0000

What an inspirational story. I am a representative for Mark (Avon’s “teen” line) and donate cosmetics and other accessories to a local Goodwill project that helps homeless/abused/convicted women get back into the workforce.

I now feel that I need to give more by “doing” and not just donating. I’m looking forward to more in this series of “Portraits of Mormon Women”.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:56:20 +0000

What an inspiration. I loved both of the video links. This post made me wonder what I can do to better serve the people around me.

But what inspired me most, was Erika’s desire to be remembered as a mother.

Thank you so much for sharing this Erika.