Mary Ellen Edmunds was born in Los Angeles, California, and now lives in American Fork, Utah. She happily qualifies for all senior citizen discounts. She received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Brigham Young University and taught nursing there for several years. She has served as a missionary in Taiwan, Hong Kong, twice in the Philippines, and in Indonesia, and she directed a child health project in Nigeria, West Africa. She was a director of training at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, and served as a member of the Relief Society general board for eleven years. Mary Ellen is the author of several books and talks, including Peculiar—in a Good Way, You Can Never Get Enough of What You Don’t Need, and MEE Speaks. She enjoys her family, teaching, writing, people, music, thinking, serving, and being a happifier. For more of her insights, check out The Mary Ellen Edmunds Collection (talks on CD), available at Deseret Book.