Mindi was born and raised an Air Force Brat, spending her childhood and youth traveling the world; her formative years spent living in Germany. She served a mission for the Church in Columbia, South Carolina, where she fell in love with the people of the South. She spent over 15 years working in Marketing and Advertising, before becoming a mom, a food blogger, a regular on Studio 5, and running her own business. Five years ago the spirit prompted her to completely change course and become a Seminary teacher. She now teaches at Thunder Ridge High School in Ammon, Idaho. She loves teaching the gospel, but more especially loves spending her days with the amazing youth of the church. She is married to Arnold Thiebaud, who works at BYUI. She has two daughters, Reese 16 and Anniston 14, and two dogs, Rocky and Sky.