Heather B. Moore lives in Utah with her family, and several pets, including a bearded dragon. As a teenager, she lived in the Middle East, attending Cairo American College in Egypt and the Anglican School of Jerusalem in Israel. Despite failing her high school AP English exam, Heather persevered and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in something other than English. At age 30, Heather discovered she loved to write—when it wasn’t homework—and she writes primarily about women in the scriptures, under pen name H.B. Moore. She also writes historical women's fiction, sweet romance, and inspirational non-fiction under Heather B. Moore . . . This can all be confusing, so her kids just call her Mom.

Amy Stokes was born and raised in Utah. She grew up in the church, but didn’t realize until she attended BYU a lot about church doctrine. Amy then spent her twenties feeling out-of-place and unsure. It wasn’t an overnight decision to change in feeling all-in on the church. She spent the next decade or so “on the fence,” with so many unanswered questions and it was exhausting. Luckily, now Amy approaches life and spirituality with a lot more trust in God and has allowed herself to not need all the answers right now. Amy's testimony is “I know He’s got me—and that’s enough for now.”

Sara Sargent Williams was born and raised in Idaho Falls. After high school she attended Rick’s College, worked for a decade at Melaleuca and then moved to Utah to work for Drive Marketing and still does 23 years later. While there she served in many made-up callings before getting kicked out of the singles ward (and became friends with Tammy). Since then she has served in the Primary, Relief Society and Young Women’s. She is actively trying to be a good disciple, a good mom (to 12-year old twins that just started Middle School -pray for her!), a good wife (to her husband that is actively working to turn their property into a zoo with more animals that she wants to know about), a good sister, daughter, friend and employee. She loves Jesus and is certain that He has a great sense of humor.

Patti Howard hails from Spokane, WA and is a disciple of Christ. She is a descendant of faithful Māori chiefs and LDS pioneers. Patti was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and grew up in Orem, UT. She has three brothers, three sons, three grandsons, and one terrific husband. Patti is grateful that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been a guide throughout her life. She served in the Georgia Atlanta mission in the 80's with many opportunities to serve since then and now is spending time on the road with her husband in a motorhome seeing the many beautiful places in the world (mainly the faces of grandsons) and playing pickleball when they can.

Camey Andersen has seen the blessings of education change her own life and now works to provide educational opportunities for others as Lead Manager of Strategy and Research and Africa West Area Manager for the Succeed in School program for the Church. Several years ago, she returned to school to earn her Ph.D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology, and she teaches at Brigham Young University as an Adjunct Instructor. Many of her publications focus on mentoring, and she sees mentoring as key to gaining a vision for who you can become. She is the mother of four adult children and Cece to five wonderful grandchildren!

Shahna thinks of herself as someone who is mediocre at a lot of things and a master of none, but she is totally okay with that. She is a native Texan, a teen convert to the church and a recently transitioned empty nester. (Don’t believe what they say, it is awesome!) Most of her days are spent doing a work she loves as a Professional Mental Health Counselor with licenses in TX, ID, and UT. She is a big believer in routines, community service, reading before bedtime, journaling, and breaking a sweat most days of the week. She developed a love of scriptures by attending a local institute class during a particularly trying time in her family’s life and has had the chance to pay it forward for the last 10 years as an institute instructor herself! She believes in the power of good conversation with a close friend over chips, guacamole, and Diet Coke. The biggest blessings of her life were giving birth to five of her six favorite humans on the planet and being married to the best man she has ever known for more than half of her life.

Brent M. Rogers, Ph.D., is a managing historian for the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He worked for thirteen years on the Joseph Smith Papers and, for three of those years, served as the project’s managing historian. Brent is the award-winning author of numerous books and articles. His first book, Unpopular Sovereignty: Mormons and the Federal Management of Early Utah Territory (University of Nebraska Press, 2017), received The Charles Redd Center-Phi Alpha Theta Book Award for the Best Book on the American West, the Mormon History Association’s Best First Book Award, and the Utah State Historical Society’s Francis Armstrong Madsen Best History Book Award. Brent is also the author of Buffalo Bill and the Mormons (Bison Books, 2024) and several articles including “A ‘distinction between Mormons and Americans’: Mormon Indian Missionaries, Federal Indian Policy, and the Utah War,” Utah Historical Quarterly (Fall 2014), which won the Western History Association’s Arrington-Prucha Prize for Best Article on the History of Religion in the West. When he is not researching and writing history, Brent enjoys reading about history, watching movies, walking his dog, and trying to keep up with his family’s busy schedule of school, sports, and music.

Together and growing since 1971, Rachelle Parker and Lisa Nelson have married the loves of their lives, Darin Parker and Todd Nelson, birthed 11 kids including twins for Lisa (Rachelle was jealous) and spend as much time together as humanly possible.

We are Jim and Aileen Jensen. We are married with 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren. We love working in our yard, tackling home remodeling projects, traveling, and serving others. Jim is a convert to the church, and Aileen is a lifelong member. We are grateful for the blessings the gospel offers our family.

Diane Acevedo was born and raised in Puerto Rico. As a convert, she’s spent her life building faith alongside her four amazing children, focusing on the tremendous love the Savior has for us.