Phyllis Luch
You may remember this beautiful song:
*I often go walking in meadows of clover, And I gather armfuls of blossoms of blue.
I gather the blossoms the whole meadow over, Dear Mother, all flowers remind me of you..
This beautiful song was written by Phyllis Luch. She was not only a wonderful songwriter she was an amazing artist. Her illustrations are in the LDS Children's Songbook, the Family Home Evening Manual and numerous Children's Friend Magazines.
Her artwork often adored museum walls as well as a large mural that was at the old Salt Lake Public Library. .
She was born in Allentown Pennsylvania, she was brilliant and contemplated becoming a doctor. She finally followed her true passion and became an illustrator and moved to Utah to attend BYU and honed her artistic skills. A few years later Phyllis and her husband Warren, settled in Granger. Warren is also an artist and often collaborated with her.
Phyllis was a fantastic neighbor and friend. She made the area much better because she was deeply committed to helping others. Phillis passed away in 1995
* In closing we will revisit the song she wrote about Mother's.
I often go walking in meadows of clover, And I gather armfuls of blossoms of blue.
I gather the blossoms the whole meadow over, Dear Mother, all flowers remind me of you..
From the song you would assume Phyllis wrote that song about her wonderful, perfect mother. Actually, Phyllis had a schizophrenic mother. Her youth was at times unbearable. She gave a 1980 fireside to the female teenagers (Young Women of the Granger Stake) and shared some wonderful advice about overcoming adversity. She said " We can use our failures, hurts, bad circumstances, etc. as DIRT to cover ourselves with OR as MULCH to grow a violet or a sunflower or a giant redwood for many birds to nest in."
Phyllis overcame her adversity and used it as MULCH, growing into a beautiful woman!
