by Leigh Phillips | Apr 1, 2026
This marks the beginning of something meaningful.
With the launch of this website, I’m opening a space for connection, reflection, and growth—where we can walk through life’s moments together and recognize the ways God is at work in our everyday lives.
Here you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and explore your own story, whether through teaching, mentorship, or shared experiences.
If you’ve found your way here, I’m truly grateful.
This is just the beginning.
With love,
Cheri
by cherijobookcorner | Jul 23, 2023
The Nauvoo Women’s Conference is a gathering of Latter-day Saint women for the purpose of connection, learning, spiritual strengthening, and fun. Attendees gather for several days to attend workshops, visit historic sites, and spend time together.
Cheri Battrick and Anne Tezon Spry will be presenting at the 2019 conference on the subject of “Personal Memoir Made Easy.” Together they will be sharing some of the tips and tricks which have made their Memoir Making Kits so successful. Attendees will have the opportunity to do some in-class writing based on random writing prompts taken from the kits.
by cherijobookcorner | Jul 23, 2023
Cheri Battrick, who will be serving as the 2023-24 Historian for the Port St. Louis Camp of Daughters of Utah Pioneers, is presenting the pioneer history of her 3rd great-grandparents at the May 2023 camp meeting.
Mary Jane Champlin lived at Hawn’s Mill and survived the massacre there on October 30, 1838 along with the rest of her family. She was eight years old at the time. The Champlin’s story of survival is equaled by the survival story of Mary Jane’s future husband, Stewart Dickson.
Stewart, though living at Far West as a young boy with his family in 1838, was innocently sent to Hawn’s Mill on the fateful day of the massacre by his parents in the company of an elderly neighbor to have some grain ground at the mill.
The stories of these two youth show the hand of the Lord in preserving some of those who were doing their best to follow the counsel of their prophet, Joseph Smith Jr., in gathering to Missouri for the purpose of establishing Zion. The trials which prevented them from reaching that goal served to test them and try them. Mary Jane learned the importance of obedience which unfortunately was not the case with her future husband who later abandoned her, their family, and the Church.
This incredible story will cause you to look at the experiences of your own life differently, and hopefully inspire you to always remain faithful.
by cherijobookcorner | Jul 23, 2023
Back by popular demand, The Zion Story fireside which originally took place on September 26, 2021 will be repeated! If you missed the fireside launch, you won’t want to miss this! Bring your friends and family and prepare to be inspired.
The Zion Story is a historical preservation project of the Independence Missouri Stake and will help future historians answer the question of how we got from the Extermination Order to the New Jerusalem. The project assists members of the Independence Stake with preparing their oral or written histories and then preserves them along with applicable photographs, documents, and other materials of note which will help to tell the story. The stake is working in partnership with the Midwest Genealogy Center to prepare and archive oral histories as part of the Center’s “Tell Me A Story” program.
Come learn how to become involved and experience some of the stories and photos we have collected already!
by cherijobookcorner | Jul 23, 2023
The Zion Story, a historical preservation project of the Independence Missouri Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is finally ready to launch!
The purpose of The Zion Story is to collect and archive personal histories, photographs, documents, oral histories and even video histories of members of the Independence Stake so that future historians will be able to answer the question, “How did we get from the Extermination Order to the New Jerusalem?”
The Zion Story Steering Committee has put together an evening you won’t soon forget where they will introduce this project, share some of the stories of those who have been inspired to move to this region, and inspire you with a slide show set to an original arrangement of Aaron Shust’s song, “Zion” which will be performed by several Polynesian members of the Independence Stake.
Attendees will have the opportunity to fill out a brief survey to indicate how they would like to assist with this project as well as what kind of help they need to put together their own “Coming to Zion” or “Living in Zion” story for The Zion Story archives.
The Zion Story currently has a partnership with the Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence for the purpose of recording and archiving oral histories as part of the Center’s “Tell Me A Story” oral history project. Those stories created specifically for The Zion Story will be archived both at The Zion Story Archive and also online at the Midwest Genealogy Center’s website in a special subset of the “Tell Me A Story” oral history collection called “Coming Home to Zion.”
by cherijobookcorner | Jul 23, 2023
The Heartland Family History Conference draws participants from all over the state of Kansas and also western Missouri.
Conference highlights include a variety of breakout sessions on Friday and a full day on Saturday with keynote speaker Peggy Clements Lauritzen, AG, FOGS. More information about Peggy can be found at: https://familytreewebinars.com/speaker/peggy-clemens-lauritzen/
Cheri will be available in the Exhibit Hall during the conference at the booth for Personal Chapters, LLC along with Personal Chapters founder, Anne Tezon Spry. Cheri serves as the Creative Director for Personal Chapters which specializes in Memoir Making Kits including Memoir in a Jar, Memoir in a Flash, Memoir in a Dash, and Memoir in a Binder. Cheri and Anne will also be displaying examples of various kinds of published memoirs to give attendees ideas for how to take their rough draft memoir and turn it into a family treasure.
by cherijobookcorner | Jul 23, 2023
Cheri will be providing insights into how and why it is important to remember and record the spiritual experiences of our lives. This workshop is a hands-on follow-up to the presentation she gave at the Liberty Stake Singles Conference in April. Participants will be given opportunities to brainstorm, write, and share some of their own spiritual experiences as well as to learn how to polish and flesh out the rough drafts they will create tonight.
by cherijobookcorner | Jul 23, 2023
This three day conference is for Single Adults in the greater Kansas City area. Keynote speaker for the conference is Scott Hales, Church Historian and Editor of Saints who will speak about Joseph Smith overcoming the dark night of the soul while in Liberty Jail. Musical Keynote will be given by pianist/composer Garth Smith.
Throughout the conference various workshops will be given to support the theme of “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” As part of the workshops, Cheri will be presenting an updated version of her presentation “Crafting a Compelling Personal History.” This workshop has been re-designed to encourage participants to create their best life and then document it through a compelling personal history. As always, Cheri will use quilts to illustrate the steps of the writing, polishing, and publishing process.
by cherijobookcorner | Jul 22, 2023
The Nauvoo Mega Conference is for single adults 31 years of age or older who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their single friends.
The conference, which boasts over 500 attendees per year, will be held in 2023 at Camp Eastman in Nauvoo, Illinois. Register at: https://www.nauvoomegaconference.org/copy-of-registration (NOTE: Your divorce must be final in order to attend.)
Cheri will be presenting “Crafting a Compelling Personal History”, a visually rich workshop featuring a variety of quilts. These quilts illustrate the process of intentionally creating your life and then crafting your history in a compelling and inspiring way.
Discover how to go from a life you didn’t plan to finding abundance, joy, and purpose — and then inspiring others with your journey. If you feel like life has handed you a mixed bag of experiences you didn’t sign up for, this class will help you see beyond the challenges and unmet expectations to your amazing life ahead. And if you are already living that amazing life and want to capture and share it with others in an inspiring way, come join us to find out how!