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Krista M. Isaacson is the author of Unbearable Burden, a memoir about the loss of her daughter to a cancerous brain tumor and how, with Christ, that burden has become bearable. She serves as a Gospel Library App User Awareness Missionary, loves her mountain bike named Breezy, and collects too many vintage children’s books.

Euan Maxton

My name is Euan Maxton I’m 19 and I live in Dundee, Scotland. Being a member of our church is a big part of my life as it helps me to connect with Heavenly Father and others who share a testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I enjoy staying active. I like running which helps me to be more competitive when playing (real) football which I play often. I especially enjoy coming together as a stake and competing against each other. Currently I am working at Asda which is our equivalent to Walmart in Scotland. However, this year my hope is to move forward to University here in Scotland or if the opportunity arises to go and serve a full time mission. I enjoy serving with the missionaries in our ward. I am staying hopeful that as I continue to be faithful I will be prepared to go and serve the Lord.

Kendra Bybee

Kendra Bybee is a freelance writer and full time artist originally from the Flint Hills of Kansas. Utah has been her home since 2003, when she arrived to attend, and eventually graduate, from Brigham Young University. Raised with exposure to many different faith traditions and people with diverse backgrounds, her love of Jesus Christ was established during her teenage years. She enjoys teaching and discussing the gospel in formal and informal settings. She and her husband are the proud parents of a daughter who continually reminds them to give thanks to God.

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Ashly Stone

Ashly Stone hosts the Come Back Podcast and co-founded an addiction recovery software company. She and her husband, Jesse, have three beautiful children.

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John Fossum

John Fossum spent his formative teenage years in Georgia, where he learned from firsthand experience the importance of building one’s life upon the Rock of Jesus Christ. He is the author of Spiritual Foundations, a book designed to help people deepen and strengthen their connection to God. After returning home from a mission to the Philippines, John attended college to study English and met his wife, Sarah, in the first English class he signed up for—poetry. John and Sarah are the parents of five children and the grandparents to one grandchild. John has spent his professional career as a religious educator for the Church Educational System in various capacities. He is an optimist, a living witness of God’s goodness and grace, and believes that all will work out in the end.

Jo Ann Skousen

Jo Ann Skousen is a professor of English literature at Chapman University and the author of Matriarchs of the Messiah: Valiant Women in the Lineage of Jesus Christ and has spoken numerous times at BYU Education Days. She is a member of the Peters Canyon Ward in the California Orange Stake.

Gena Mabee

Gena Mabee was raised in San Jose, California, the oldest of five children. She earned a BA in Communications Studies from and was an admissions counselor for Brigham Young University Provo. Her career has included all things communicating, including but not limited to: direct sales and leadership, high school academic advisement, life insurance and securities producing, full time homemaking/parenting, and corporate communications training. She’s been a guest and keynote speaker in Arizona, California, Oregon, Hawaii, Utah and Hong Kong.

Jenedy Paige

Jenedy Paige was born with two God-given gifts: she’s an early riser and she’s consistent. She’s used her natural abilities to become a professional oil painter and an American Ninja Warrior athlete. She believes we all have a divine spark that really does make us capable of achieving anything as long as we’re willing to work really really hard for it. She is the biggest fan of her alma-mater, BYU-Idaho, and credits herself as the “product of a great art education.” She is a wife, a mother, a teacher, a runner, and her mom says she struggles with being able to relax. When she’s not in her studio or the gym, she loves to be in her kitchen, creating delicious healthy food for her family. She thanks God every day for carefully leading her down a path she could have never imagined for herself.