After receiving her education from University of Utah and Harvard, Maurine Jensen Proctor, the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Meridian Magazine, began her writing career with McGraw Hill Magazines and the Chicago Sun-Times. She has created award-winning television documentaries, has written…
Karl Ricks Anderson is affectionately known as “Mr. Kirtland” throughout the Church because of his love, research and writings on Kirtland Ohio area church history. Although he grew up in Utah, he has lived near Kirtland, Ohio for over 50…
Alvin H. Andrew is a retired Engineer. He earned a BS from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1976, and an MS from BYU in 1980. As an undergraduate Assistant for Dr. Robert Patch of BYU Religious Education, he assisted in…
Catherine Keddington Arveseth is a full-time mother to five young children, including two sets of twins. She has published articles at Meridian, Deseret News, Power of Moms, Segullah, Multiply Goodness, and Reader's Digest. She has co-authored two books with Power…
Kevin Beckstrom is a native of Salt Lake City, served a mission in Korea and is a graduate of BYU. Beckstrom has been publishing cartoons since he was 16, and his work has appeared in numerous newsletters, trade publications, newspapers…
A thirty-five year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, Paul Bishop’s career included a three year tour with his department's Anti-Terrorist Division and over twenty- years’ experience in the investigation of sexual assaults. As the supervisor of a thirty…
Duane Boyce has served in the Church as a stake president, twice as a bishop, and with his wife in the Russia Moscow mission. He earned a Ph.D. at BYU and conducted his postdoctoral study at Harvard University. He is…
Jeff has written extensively on the Book of Moses, Genesis, and the temple. His most recent books are “Freemasonry and the Origins of Temple Ordinances” and “Emer and Dennison Lott Harris: Owner of the First Copy of the Book of…
Scott Brown is a retired Silicon Valley executive and published author who holds a patent in cryptography. His favorite activities are data science, R programming, creative cooking and mastering Google Flights. He and his wife enjoy visiting their 3 children…
Joel Campbell is an associate teaching professor of journalism in the Brigham Young University School of Communications. He has researched, written and taught about the intersection of media and religion. His peer-reviewed articles include, "Mitt Romney's Religion: A Five Factor…
Lynne Perry Christofferson was raised in the Rocky Mountains; served as a missionary in Washington, D.C.; and has worked as a freelance musician. She received her education at Brigham Young University prior to pursuing full-time the “double major” of marriage…
Kathy Kipp Clayton was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, but lived for decades in California where she and her husband, L. Whitney Clayton, an Emeritus General Authority, raised their seven children. During their service together, they lived in Argentina…
Roger Connors is a four-time New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author with over 35 years of expertise in organizational culture, and is recognized as a top ten culture guru. He has co-authored many books including The Oz…
Christopher D. Cunningham is the managing editor of Public Square magazine. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and three children.
PATRICK DEGN grew up in Cache Valley, Utah. He served a mission to Scotland and began teaching for the Seminaries and Institutes of Religion in 1992 and was hired full-time in 1996. He travels and teaches on tours to American…
Steve Densley, Jr. is a Utah attorney and graduated with University Honors from Brigham Young University with a combined Bachelors and Masters degree in Public Policy and Political Science. As an undergraduate, he was an assistant editor on the Pi…
Becky Douglas is the Founder and President of Rising Star Outreach, a charity dedicated to serving the leprosy-affected of India. Her work with Rising Star has been featured on TV, radio, magazines and newspapers throughout the U.S. and internationally. Becky…
Rodger Dean Duncan is a descendant of 19th century Baptist evangelists and a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has served as bishop of three wards, as a stake president, and as a stake mission…
Dr. Larry Eastland is a partner in an international business group with companies in the U.S., Asia, South America and the Middle East. He is a former Staff Assistant to the President of the United States. He received his doctorate from…
Breck England, product architect and consultant for FranklinCovey Company, earned a bachelor's degree in Medieval History and master's and PhD in English and literary theory from the University of Utah.An appointment in his college years as an assistant researcher to…
A former Mission President in London and candidate for Utah governor, Richard was the director of the White House Conference on Parents and Children for President Reagan. He served on the President's advisory panel for secondary and higher education. A…
Richard and Linda Eyre are among the most popular speakers in the world on parenting and families. Their clients and audiences range from The Young President's Organization (YPO) and major corporations and associations to a wide array of school, civic,…
Wally Goddard is a retired professor of Family Life having served in Arkansas and Alabama. He developed programs on personal well-being, marriage, and parenting. He is well known for his many creative family programs, including The Marriage Garden, The Parenting…
Joseph Grenny is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, dynamic keynote speaker, and leading social scientist for business performance. Over the past thirty years, Joseph has delivered engaging keynotes at major conferences including the HSM World Business Forum at…
Taylor Halverson is an aspiring master learner who has discovered his life purpose is to help people find and act on the best ideas and tools in order to experience enduring joy. He currently is an Entrepreneurship Professor in the…
Joni Hilton holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Professional Writing from USC. She has written five award-winning plays and 25 books, including her most recent, A Little Christmas Prayer (Covenant). She’s also the author of the bestselling As…
Daris Howard, an award winning author and playwright, grew up on an Idaho farm. He was a state champion athlete, competed in college athletics, and served a mission to Rochester, New York. He has worked as a cowboy, a mechanic,…
For over 40 years, United Families International has worked on the national and international level to strengthen and defend the family. Our mission includes educating and empowering citizens and decision-makers to protect the family as the foundation of society, marriage…
Gary Lawrence is a public opinion pollster who received a B.A. from BYU and a Ph.D. from Stanford. He is the author of three books: How Americans View Mormonism, Mormons Believe … What?!, and The War in Heaven Continues. His…
Jeffrey Dean Lindsay and his wife, Kendra, are back in Appleton, Wisconsin after nine years in Shanghai, China. Jeff has been providing online materials defending the LDS faith for over twenty years, primarily at JeffLindsay.com and on the former Mormanity…
Marilynne Todd Linford has a passion for history—the Reformation, Colonial America, the Restoration of the Church, and writing family histories. She knows those who write history make history because only those things that are recorded are remembered. She has been…
Kerry received his B.S. from BYU in Psychology with a Hebrew minor. As an undergraduate he spent time at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in the intensive Hebrew program. He received an M.A. in Ancient Near Eastern…
Some of Tanya’s earliest memories were traipsing through cemeteries, knocking on doors of potential relatives, and looking at giant books in courthouses. Many of the family “vacations” were devoted to reunions and visiting extended family. It seems as if doing…
The Deseret News (www.deseretnews.com) is the first news organization and the longest continuously-operating business in the state of Utah. Owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Deseret News offers news, information, commentary, and analysis from an…
Holly Newton has been reviewing children’s books for 18 years. She reviewed weekly on NBC for 8 years in both Columbia, Missouri and Phoenix, Arizona. Holly wrote weekly for the Columbia Tribune for 14 years and received the Literacy Award…
Carolyn Nicolaysen grew up in New Jersey where she loved baking with her grandfather, swimming, singing in school choirs, and visiting the Jersey Shore. Carolyn joined the Church while attending Central College in Pella, Iowa, where she earned a degree…
Nicholeen Peck is a popular author and public speaker around the world who most often addresses the subjects of parenting and education. Her parenting methods clam tantrum toddlers to tough teens while creating a family structure which invites the spirit…
H. Craig Petersen has a PhD from Stanford University, taught economics at Utah State University, and later served as mayor of Logan. He has four children, eleven grandchildren, and lives in Logan with his delightful wife, Maradee.
Daniel C. Peterson is a professor of Islamic studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University, and editor-in-chief of BYU's Middle Eastern Texts Initiative.
Mariah Proctor received her Masters in Creative Writing from Oxford University. She is a graduate of BYU with a Bachelors in Theater and German. She considers herself a citizen of the world and particularly loves writing about her travels. She…
Michaela Proctor Hutchins grew up in the Washington D.C. Metro area then spent her last two years of high school in Alpine, Utah. During that time she formed “The Africa Club” and led the effort for two major humanitarian projects…
Larry Richman writes daily articles at www.LDS365.com to help Latter-day Saints become more aware of helpful resources from the Church and from others. He regularly encourages people to hasten the work of the Lord by sharing the goodness of the…
Jo Ann Skousen serves on the public relations council of the California Orange Stake. She has taught seminary and gospel doctrine for many years and is the author of “Matriarchs of the Messiah: Valiant Women in the Gospel of Jesus…
JeaNette G. Smith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (L.M.F.T.) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (L.M.H.C.) in private practice in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. She is the author of the recently released book, Unsteady: What Every Parent Absolutely Must…
Robert Starling is a 30-year veteran of the film and television industry and co-founder of the Associated Latter-day Media Artists (ALMA) organization. For the last nine years he has written, produced and directed films, video and multimedia for the LDS…
Geoff Steurer is a licensed marriage and family therapist in St. George, Utah. He specializes in working with couples, pornography/sexual addiction, betrayal trauma, and infidelity. He is the founder of Lifestar of St. George, Utah and Alliant Counseling and Education.…
For more than 30 years Mark has been a successful entrepreneur, marketer, and educator. In 1990, the USSR’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education brought Mark teach free market business principles to leaders of the president’s cabinet, got him to be…
Jeff Teichert and his wife Cathy Butler Teichert are the founders of “Love in Later Years” (LILY), which ministers to Latter-day Saint mid-singles seeking peace, healing, and more joyful relationships; and the authors of the book Intentional Courtship: A Mid-Singles…
Diana Webb was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Utah in 1972 with a degree in English Education. She got a job teaching school at John F. Kennedy Junior…
A graduate of BYU in Philosophy, Kimberly White is a public speaker and author of The Shift: How Seeing People as People Changes Everything (published by Berrett-Koehler). The Shift demonstrates how the principles of the Arbinger Institute have been applied—with…
