Julie Black Petersen was born and raised in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, surrounded by loving family and dear friends. Following high school graduation (Go Brighton Bengals!) she attended Brigham Young University, where she studied communications and business. While at BYU, she went on a study abroad program to the BYU Jerusalem Center, where she met her future husband, David. After graduation, her husband‘s medical training took them to the beautiful Midwest where they spent five years in St. Louis, Missouri, and four years in Iowa City, Iowa. Since that time, they moved back to Utah and currently reside in Draper. Her life’s work and greatest joy has been raising their four amazing children, who are almost as awesome as their mom thinks they are! Julie has a deep love of family, friends, good food and the gospel of Jesus Christ!

Hollee L. MacKay had all kinds of life plans when she met her husband, Brady, who changed the trajectory of everything. They dated for two years by the time they married so Hollee knew exactly what she was getting in to. Or did she? Her last 30 years have been full of world-wide adventure with her family due to Brady’s career that took them all over the world, and she wouldn’t have it any other way!

Joleene Tower Watabe was born and raised in San Diego, California, where she developed a love of the ocean, an appreciation of the importance of family, and a life-long craving for good weather. She attended UCSD for a year before transferring to BYU where she met and married Tim. They went on a 26-year adventure together that led to four amazing children, graduate degrees for both of them, and making their home in various places such as Japan and Ohio before Tim died in an accident. Joleene moved to Utah a couple years ago to be close to her oldest children while they finish college. She works as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor and enjoys reading, writing, and sharing her passion for developing good mental health habits. She is continuing to rebuild her life and find a new path forward by spending more time with her family, exploring the outdoors, and going to the beach whenever possible. She is also looking for her next home in a place where she no longer has to endure cold winter months.