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name: Heather Farrell
about: Heather Farrell’s love for the scriptures began young, when at the age of 11 she hid under a flashlight under her pillow so she could read the Old Testament late at night. Her love for the women in scriptures began when, her oldest son was born around Christmas time and she felt a kinship with Mary, the mother of Jesus. As she began to research Mary she realized that there were hundreds of women in the scriptures, but very little had been written about them. Excited by all the women she discovered, she began sharing what she learned on her popular blog, Women in the Scriptures (womeninthescriptures.com). Primarily self taught in the scriptures, Heather is a testament to the truth that becoming a scholar of the gospel is not beyond anyone’s Heather Farrell’s love for the scriptures began young, when at the age of 11 she hid under a flashlight under her pillow so she could read the Old Testament late at night. Her love for the women in scriptures began when, her oldest son was born around Christmas time and she felt a kinship with Mary, the mother of Jesus. As she began to research Mary she realized that there were hundreds of women in the scriptures, but very little had been written about them. Excited by all the women she discovered, she began sharing what she learned on her popular blog, Women in the Scriptures (womeninthescriptures.com). Primarily self taught in the scriptures, Heather is a testament to the truth that becoming a scholar of the gospel is not beyond anyone’s reach, it just takes an inquisitive mind and the companionship of the Holy Ghost. Heather grew up in Idaho but currently lives in Iowa with her husband, four children, two sheep, a goat and a flock of chickens. ...more