“My mother and my brethren are those which hear the word of God, and do it.” Luke 8: 21
May 12, 2024 It has been a while. . . and we want to begin by wishing all the mothers out there a Happy Mother's Day! Not one of us would be here, without the gift of life our mothers provided to us, and we are always indebted to them for that gift. Today, I, Armenay would like to begin with a tribute to my mother, Meada Ouzounian, who passed away April 7. Her legacy is one for which I am thankful, mostly because, as the scripture that titles this post says, she was a woman who not only heard the word of God but attempted to both do it and live it. Born to ranchers, the eighth of nine children and raised between Utah and Wyoming she was a woman grounded in the gospel. She was fortunate to attend college and also afforded the opportunity to complete a Masters of Nursing. For a period of time, due to an injury my father sustained, she was the primary breadwinner for the family, a family that, over time grew to include 10 children. While my mother was highly educated for her time and...