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title: "4 Mary Ellen Edmunds Quotes - Famous Director"
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# Mary Ellen Edmunds

(1940–2026)   Director

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Mary Ellen Edmunds was a director.

## Quick Facts About Mary Ellen Edmunds

Born March 3, 1940

Died May 21, 2026

Profession Director

## About Mary Ellen Edmunds

American religious public speaker, author and nurse (1940-2026)... \| Mary Ellen Edmunds was an American religious public speaker, author and nurse. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she was the Director of Training in the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah from 1978 to 1995. She also served as a member of the Relief Society general b

##  Quotes by Mary Ellen Edmunds

> [“For me I feel close to the Savior when I can do in a small way for someone else, what He would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ellen-edmunds/for-me-i-feel-close-to-the-savior-when-i-can-do-in-a-small-way-for/)

[Mary Ellen Edmunds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ellen-edmunds/)

[Feel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b75/mary-ellen-edmunds-69912_feel_for-me-i-feel-close-to-the-savior-when-i_367363.jpg)

> [“Never read anything that you wouldn't want to read out loud - - to your mother.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ellen-edmunds/never-read-anything-that-you-wouldn-t-want-to-read-out-loud-to-your/)

[Mary Ellen Edmunds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ellen-edmunds/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a5/mary-ellen-edmunds-69912_books_never-read-anything-that-you-wouldn-t-wa_1068589.jpg)

> [“I have come to feel that the essence of life is not what it so often seems to be - working to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ellen-edmunds/i-have-come-to-feel-that-the-essence-of-life-is-not-what-it-so-often/)

[Mary Ellen Edmunds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ellen-edmunds/)

[Contentment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contentment/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/665/mary-ellen-edmunds-69912_contentment_i-have-come-to-feel-that-the-essence-of_1582279.jpg)

> [“Wanting less is probably a better blessing than having more.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-ellen-edmunds/wanting-less-is-probably-a-better-blessing-than-having-more/)

[Mary Ellen Edmunds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-ellen-edmunds/)

[Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/)

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