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Book series to highlight LDS women

A new series titled "Women of Faith in Latter Days" aims to enhance awareness of women from all walks of life through these inspirational vignettes. Each volume in the series will contain 50 10-page chapters on different women. Each chapter will contain a photograph or portrait of the woman (if available), a very brief biography (one page or less), an experience from her life (in her own words or the author's) that will uplift and inspire, and a brief bibliography, according to a news release from the series editors, Richard E. Turley Jr. and Brittany A. Chapman.

The first volume is scheduled for publication in 2011, and focus on women born in or before 1820. Subsequent volumes follow at about one-year intervals. Volume 2 includes women born between 1821 and 1845; Volume 3 from 1846 to 1870; Volume 4 from 1871 to 1895; Volume 5 from 1896 to 1920; Volume 6 between 1921 and 1945 and Volume 7 from 1946 to 1970.

Those interested in contributing should submit a proposal to lds.women.of.faith@gmail.com or 2914 Ivory Way, Taylorsville, UT 84084. Selected authors will receive a modest honorarium and two copies of each volume in which their chapter appears.

For information, see www.ldswomenoffaith.org.

Lecture, harpist, music at museum

SALT LAKE CITY — A lecture by award-winning author and screenwriter Heidi S. Swinton, performances by harpist Tamara Oswald and flutist Jeannine Goeckeritz, and a choral program featuring 16 former Mormon Tabernacle Choir singers will be featured at the Church History Museum's next Evenings at the Museum on Friday, Sept. 17, starting at 6:30 p.m. The theme of the event —"Gently Raise the Sacred Strain"— focuses on the music of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the role of the Salt Lake Tabernacle as the choir's home.

Award-winning author and screenwriter Heidi S. Swinton will speak at 6:30 p.m. in the Church History Museum auditorium. She has worked with filmmaker Lee Groberg on several projects, including the book America's Choir (released in 2004) and a PBS documentary about the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Drawing from her research and experiences, she will share information and insights about the Salt Lake Tabernacle and its world-famous choir.