A grandfather reflects on immigration, so-called "illegals," and human connection through a story inspired by a real encounter at a street-corner vigil.
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Reading Time: < 1minuteMeet LDS writer Emily H. Geddes 1
Geddes is our fourth contributor writing through the lens of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
She she holds a bachelor's degree in theatre from Brigham Young University, and earned an MBA from Eastern Washington University and often blogs about books, religion, feminism and family.
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Associate Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.
Welcome Emily, I look forward to reading your thoughts and observations.