Mayleen Lund

Mayleen was born and raised in Syracuse Utah. In fact she lived in the same house from the time she was born until she left home. When she was growing up in Syracuse it was a very different from how it is now. It was before all the farmland was sold off. The whole city was one stake and their ward was very small with a large land boundary. She doesn't consider herself raised on a farm but her dad kept a 1 acre garden. He had a tractor and the whole shbang. However that was a very good thing because Mayleen was the only girl and the youngest of 7. Her dad had to keep those boys busy.

Mayleen attended Syracuse Elementary, Syracuse Jr. High and Clearfield high. After having lived in one house her whole life she was anxious to get out on her own and live somewhere else. So she attended her first year of college at Snow College in Ephraim Utah. She had a lot of fun. But after the first year of College she decided she wanted to become a dental hygeniest. There weren't very many school who offered that program so she ended up coming back up North and attending Weber.

Because not many schools offered the program, getting in was very, very difficult. In fact getting into the program was harder than getting into medical school. She knew she had to bump up her chances so she took a job in a dental office.

It just so happened that 3 of the men and one of the women working in the office were related. They had a nephew on a mission. After meeting and working with Mayleen they decided she needed to marry this nephew so they could keep her in the family. One time when the nephew's mother came to the office, the Aunt said to Mayleen, « Come and meet your future mother-in-law. » Mayleen was terribly embarrassed.

Even though Mayleen's grades were good, she still didn't get into the dental hygenist program. This left her questioning what she wanted to do with her life. She didn't want to keep pouring money into school if she wasn't going to be doing a job she loved. She was almost missionary age, but she didn't feel like that was what she should do, so she took a year off and went up to Boise. Up in Boise she worked as a vet tech with her sister-in-law.

During that time she sorted out her options and decided she did want to finish school after all. She looked at her credits and decided pursuing a degree in health administration would be her best bet. She wanted to go somewhere new though, so for her 3^rd year of University she attended Utah State University.

During her third year, that missionary nephew came home from his mission. Immediately, the family set up a date for Mayleen. Well, little did Mayleen realize that when she was supposedly introduced to her future mother-in-law, she really was. The nephew was her husband, Chris. They hit it off and got engaged.

Chris, however, lived in Layton and so with the marriage a commute to USU was not an option. So for Mayleen's fourth and final year of College she came back to Weber and finished her degree in Health Administration at Weber State University. She knew to go on a get a job she would need more education, so immediately after her graduation she started working on her MBA through the University of Phoenix.

While going to school she continued to work in medical clinics. First in the the Ogden Clinic, next as a Clinic manager at the UofU. Currently, she works for Health Port as the district manager. She does all the hiring and firing and training in the Clinic. How fortunate for Mayleen that she didn't get into the Dental Hygienst program. Health Administration has served her well. She enjoys her career and work.

Because of schooling and work, Mayleen and Chris waited 4 years to begin their family. This created a great deal of harrassment from Mayleen's father who was desperate for grandbabies who lived close by.;) But now they have 3 beautiful children. Lauren who is 10, Drake,7 and Zachary who is 5.

When Mayleen isn't working and taking care of her beautiful children she loves to spend time doing yard work (I wonder where she acquired that hobby). She also is an avid reader. Her favorite books include TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, THE HELP, and Leadership books.

Mayleen also really enjoys vacationing. Her favorite vacations she has been on are DisneyLand and Hawaii. Both of these places she has taken her children. Locally they love to go to Lake Powell and hang out on Chris's parent's houseboat. They also love going to Bear Lake where they stay in Chris's grandparent's cabin.

We are so fortunate to have Mayleen in our ward!