Reed was born and raised in Centerville, Indiana, and attended Brigham Young University. Her mother and father both joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before their marriage, and the history of recent religious conversion prompted Reed to serve a proselytizing mission for the Church and research missionaries for this project.
From the description of Oh, sister! : a collection of folklore that reveals the truth about sister missionaries, 2004. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 76895945