Even in her high school years, Mary Ellen Edmunds was a writer.
She contributed to the Y'ld Cat student newspaper, the Wildcat yearbook, the Fine Arts Magazine, the Literary Magazine, the Poetry Contest, and was, of course, a member of Quill & Scroll.
After graduating from BYH in 1958, she attended BYU and served a mission, graduating from BYU with a BS degree in Nursing in 1962.
She served several full-time missions, and became a faculty member at BYU in the Nursing program.
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She has also served as Director of Training at the LDS Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah.
She is currently a member of the Relief Society General Board.
She is a popular speaker, and author of several books, including: Happiness: Finders, Keepers; Love Is a Verb; Thoughts for a Bad Hair Day; and MEE Thinks - Random Thoughts on Life's Wrinkles.