Ben Gaughran grew up in Birmingham, England in the United Kingdom. in 2007, he served a mission in the England London South Mission. He attended university at The Royal Holloway College, University of London where he earned his Bachelor of Music degree. He spent seven years as a high school music teacher and senior administrator in London, England. Ben is married to Kerry Gaughran, and they currently live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, where Ben attends graduate school studying Choral Conducting. Ben loves singing, playing the piano, and traveling with his wife and four beautiful children.

Mark J. Lusvardi recently served as the President of the Illinois Nauvoo Mission. He is the former Director of Public Programs for the Missionary Department. He had responsibility for Visitors' Centers, Historic Sites, and Pageants worldwide. He also worked with Temple Open Houses, live events, and missionary training.

Daniel K Judd was born and raised in Kanab, Utah. He is married to Kaye Seegmiller, and together they have four children and thirteen grandchildren. In addition to his undergraduate degree from Southern Utah University, Brother Judd has an MS in family science and a PhD in counseling psychology from Brigham Young University. Currently, he is a professor of ancient scripture and dean of the College of Religious Education at BYU. He has authored and edited several books and articles in the fields of religion and mental health, marriage and family relationships, and the psychology of religion. Brother Judd served as a member of the Sunday School General Presidency, and as mission president of the Ghana Accra Mission from 2011 through 2014. At present, Brother Judd serves as a patriarch in the Orem Utah Canyon View Stake.

Amy Whitmore, born of goodly parents, grew up in Marin County, just north of San Francisco. She fell in love with island life, the Book of Mormon, Spanish, and the people of Puerto Rico while serving in the San Juan mission. Amy’s love of the Spanish language came in handy as she opened restaurants and family entertainment centers throughout the country (and when visiting cities like Juarez, Mexico, where a certain karaoke contest practically made her famous with the locals!). Amy took a break from her career after meeting and marrying her “dream man,” becoming an instant mom to three children, and settling in the Pacific North West. Amy and “Dream Man” welcomed two more children together and are now happy to call Denver, Colorado, home. When she’s not building forts with her girls, installing a new toilet, dabbling in real estate, FaceTiming her precious granddaughter, cheering on the Young Women in her ward, or hosting a kitchen dance party, Amy loves to travel with her husband (and sometimes even with the children) to beautiful, island destinations!

Josh is 18 years old and just graduated from Morgan High School with a 4.0 GPA and was chosen as one of the presidents of the National Honor Society. He is an All-State Academic for cross country and track. He recently helped his track team take state this year. Josh loves growing things and has a special interest in chemistry and biology. His bedroom is somewhat of an experimental lab where he grows plants, raises isopods, lizards, tarantulas and frogs. Josh leaves for his mission to Veracruz, Mexico, in July 20, 2021.

Although Riley enjoys the arts, music, and a good, sappy romantic comedy, he is usually mistaken for a jock. He currently works full time as a sport psychology consultant, or mental performance coach, addressing innermost fears of most athletes: failure. He enjoys giving athletes, corporate employees, and young people the tools to handle a stressful and frightening world. Riley went back to school at the over-the-hill age of 40 (it’s the new the new 30, right?) to get his master’s degree in sport and performance psychology at the University of Utah in 2017. He is married to the wonderful and talented Georgann Manolis Jensen and they have three beautiful children under the age of 7 (yes, he’s tired). His dream is to serve another mission in France one day (he seems attracted to difficult scenarios), and to enjoy laughing and watching his children make some of the mistakes he made.

After serving a mission to South Korea, Brother Case taught at the Missionary Training Center while earning a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University. He earned a master’s degree in Education from the University of Phoenix. Brother Case has taught seminary and institute for 30 years and teaches religion classes at Ensign College (formerly LDS Business College). Before coming to Ensign College, he taught college students for 13 years at the Institute of Religion adjacent to the University of Utah. He was sealed to Sharise Orton on December 31, 1998, in the Boise Temple, and they are the parents of five wonderful children.

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