Miyamoto Loretta Jensen, of Laie, Hawaii, is a professional genealogist that specializes in Polynesian family history work. She is of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian), Samoan, Tongan, Japanese, Korean, English, Swedish, and French descent. Miya's various jobs include being a Pacific Area Content Strategist for FamilySearch, a freelancer for clients who want help with their genealogy work, podcast host for "Tala Mo Le Moe: Oceania Mythology and History told as Bedtime Stories," AND co-host with Michelle Franzoni Thorley on a new podcast show for Deseret Book coming summer of 2022. In her free time, she loves to eat out at different restaurants with her husband, teach herself how to paint, tend to her plants, play with her cats, learn how to make foods she never made before, swim at the pool with her son, lift weights because it makes her feel like a beast, listen/dance/sing to BTS, eat boba with her best friends, explore different makeup looks, surf when she's visiting home, and spend quality time with those she loves most. Miya currently resides in good ol' Provo, UT. You can follow her @ThePolynesianGenealogist on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.

Michelle Franzoni Thorley is a Mexican American visual artist, anti-racism consultant and plant lover. Her work and words are available on Instagram at @florafamiliar.

Monica was born and raised in Mexico. She went to college and received her bachelor's degree in Education. She worked as an Operations Manager for an international communications company until age 28 when she decided to serve a full-time mission. She served in Sinaloa, Mexico. Upon returning she moved to the U.S., Monica got a certification to teach abroad, and moved to China where she met the love of her life and got married. Currently, she and her husband live in Suzhou, China. She works at an international school teaching languages as she stills considers teaching one of her long-time passions. Her experience in China has been one of a kind: A compassionate, expanding, and healing journey in which feeling uncomfortable has taught her to see, act and love just as Jesus would do.

Becky is an eternal optimist and nothing makes her more excited than acquiring an “as seen on TV” product that promises a life-changing experience or believing in a nutritional supplement that will alter her health drastically. She loves spending time with her family, hiking, golfing and eating delicious food. She and her niece run a company teaching mindfulness and self-compassion to families, children, and adults. She has seen that practicing self-compassion alleviates stress, depression, and anxiety and builds better skills for learning emotional responsibility. She loves the gospel of Jesus Christ and knows that the truth of it has set her free.

Aliah Hall-Eggington is a California transplant living here in Utah with her husband and two children. She loves the mountains but misses the ocean with all her heart. Aliah served a mission in Panama on a small island that made her feel right at home. Aliah is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in marriage and trauma, with those topics sometimes overlapping. She loves being “outdoorsy” (as long as she doesn't need gear to do so), is a self-care advocate, and runs more for her mental health than physical health. She loves that Lord and the gospel.

Kimberly is a mindfulness instructor known for her ability to help transform lives with increased happiness, calm, and self-compassion. She is also a speaker, coach, and best-selling author of The Sacred Door: Resting Your Mind in Christ. She loves boating with her family, bike rides in the canyon, and accidentally making mushy things in her instant pot. She adores her husband Mark, their children, and 10 grandchildren. You can find her at kimberlybeecher.com.

Jake Frandsen is the former managing editor for LDS Living. He previously worked for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he led the team that edits and produces the Church’s curriculum products. He holds linguistics bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Brigham Young University.