My Story

Hi! I'm Elisabeth. I am the oldest of five children and the only girl. I adore Star Trek, Stargate, Pacific Rim, and reading. When Im not artist-ing I like to hike and am a hobbyist photographer. I also like to nap. A lot. I collect postcards and pins from all over the world. I also collect Junior Ranger badges from all the State Parks and National Parks I go to. I hope to become a real Park Ranger after I graduate at one of my favorite state parks or national parks in Utah.

When I first entered the Young Women's in my church, I was introduced to genealogy. You know, that thing that old ladies do. But I fell in love with it. There is nothing more amazing than being able to find stories and pictures of your own ancestors. I started indexing when I was 14 and I haven't stopped. When I was living in Cedar City, UT, I was even called to be the Ward Indexing Teacher! Throughout this whole process, as I delved deeper and deeper into my own past, I discovered the amazing stories of my ancestors. Stories that I think deserve to be shared. But first, let's start with my story:

I was born on April 30th, 1995 in American Fork, Utah, to Caleen and Dustun Haun. They named me Elisabeth Anne Haun. I was so small that even preemie baby clothes were still loose on me. I was born so early that my parents didn't even have baby stuff at our house, so I slept in my car seat next to my moms bed for a while!

Obviously I can't remember way back then, but I can gather that my early childhood was pretty great. Being a first baby, and an only girl, Im sure I was spoiled rotten. I can't tell you how many of my childhood pictures are of me in a huge poofy dress! Everything was fine until 1997 when my parents decided I needed a baby brother. And then in 1999 they decided I actually needed two MORE baby brothers. And then in 2001 they finally decided I needed a baby sister, except they messed up and I got ANOTHER baby brother!

Oh boy let me tell you how much fun four little brothers are. Bucket. Buckets of fun. Four brothers meant I always had friends though! Or did it mean I always had test subjects... We had a pretty great childhood together. Camping, family reunions, elementary school, the works. We even got all the way through it without breaking any bones. Quite the accomplishment considered we once threw our four year old brother out of a tree. 

When I was 8 I was baptized and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The greatest blessing in my life! Since then my testimony has only gotten stronger. I would not have made it through the struggles of my life so far without the guiding hand of my Heavenly Father and the comfort of the gospel. If you are at all curious about what I believe, I encourage you to visit Mormon.org.

I attended American Heritage Academy for K-5th grade, American Leadership Academy for 6th, Mt. Nebo Jr High for 7-9th, and Salem Hills High School for 10-12th. In high school I was in my schools marching band and concert band as a percussionist. I was a member of the Salem Hills Envirothon team for 3 years, 2 of which I served as captain, including the year we won the state competition and went on to compete at the International Envirothon Competition in Pennsylvania. I served as president of the Salem Hills Bio Science club for two years. And in 2013 I graduated and moved on to adulthood. I briefly attended Southern Utah University for a semester in 2014 before moving back home. I look forward to continuing my education at Utah Valley University.

My life is just beginning, and I look forward to the many adventure I will have!