Susan Barnes is mother to three children, two sons and a daughter, grandmother to sixteen children (8 girls and 8 boys) and great grandmother to one boy (though everyone thought she was GREAT even before he was born!) She was born and raised in California, and saw some hardships (including the death of her mother when Susan was only 5) that shaped her desire to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she was 17, which teaches that Families are Forever! At age 19 she met and married Frank and has thoroughly loved motherhood and grandmotherhood. She volunteered as PTA president while her children were in school. Later, she volunteered at Pioneer Valley Hospital Gift Shop for almost two decades, including serving as president of the volunteers! She was a “second mother” to many missionaries as she and Frank housed them in their home (so they have only had a few “empty nest” years!). Now, she volunteers in the temple. She enjoys reading, watching sports and the Hallmark channel, gardening, and spending time with her family.