A little bit about me… I have lived in the Salt Lake Valley for most of my life. I worked at a salon in Holladay, Utah doing hair and getting to visit with the most amazing women. I had the opportunity to cook on a local tv show and although I no longer do that I still love to bake yummy treats! In 2021 my family had a short stint in Celina, Texas. We loved it there. We learned that everything really is bigger in Texas! We fell in love with the people, Buccees, Bbq, football games and the amazing sunsets. We did not fall in love with the weather and bugs! Now I am living in St. George Utah where we wake up in paradise every single day! I love living here and know Heavenly Father had a hand in getting me here at this specific time for His specific reasons.

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.

Rex Galbraith is a Father of 3 incredible children: Mia, Tre, and Kate. He has been married to his best friend Megan for 21 years.

Carli Anderson is an assistant professor of religion and the humanities at Northern Arizona University. Her academic research—which focuses on female figures in the Hebrew Bible—blends textual hermeneutics and religious anthropology and is enriched by theoretical frameworks related to ritual, pilgrimage, space, memory, and affect. She has an MA in Hebrew Bible/Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Brigham Young University and a PhD in religious studies from Arizona State University. Her dissertation work focused on the biblical Rachel as an emplaced cultural figure at the site of Rachel’s Tomb in Jerusalem. Dr. Anderson has spent many years working and researching in the Holy Land. She currently lives in the beautiful mountain country of Arizona.

Jenet Jacob Erickson is an associate professor in Religious Education at Brigham Young University. The 5th of 11 children, she was raised on a small farm in Orem, Utah, where they did lots of music together. She received a PhD in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota, after completing a bachelor’s degree in Nursing, and master’s degree in Linguistics -TESOL at BYU. She is a research fellow of both the Wheatley Institution and the Institute for Family Studies and has been a columnist on family issues for the Deseret News since 2013. She and her husband, Michael, have been blessed with two children, LaDawn (age 13) and Peter (age 10), who provide them unending opportunities for learning and joy. When not studying about or writing about the family, she loves learning, traveling and doing music with her family.

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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Joy grew up in Moab, Utah, where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Joe Martin. They have been married for 30 years and have 4 daughters, 3 sons-in-law, and one granddaughter. Joy loves spending time with them visiting, laughing, and eating delicious food. She is grateful for the knowledge that her Savior knows her, loves her, and meets her where she is.

Ronell Hugh loves being a father, husband, and friend. He’s married to Briawna, and they are the proud parents of 2 boys and 2 girls who keep them active as a family. One of his greatest joys in life is getting to know new people, countries, cultures, and experiencing the world's cuisine. Professionally, Ronell is a 19-year global marketing and business executive holding leadership roles at Deseret Book Company, Adobe, Microsoft with Xbox, Walmart, HP, and Real Salt Lake. Ronell earned his MBA and bachelor’s degree in communications from Brigham Young University. For fun, he loves traveling with his family, building LEGOs, watching sports, reading, playing golf, and coaching youth sports. He grew up in Germany, England, and the United States. The Hugh family currently resides in Highland, Utah.

Kristen Howey Dimick lives near snowy Buffalo, New York, with her husband, Matt, and their fluffy dog, Oso. They’re new to the “empty nest” chapter of life and are adapting to the adventure. Kristen has spent more than 25 years working in public affairs, including serving as a spokesperson for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2014 to 2016. A graduate of BYU and a Las Vegas native, she brings a unique perspective shaped by the desert, the mountains, and now the Great Lakes.