Janiece Johnson is a transplanted Bay Area, California, native who loves history, design, art, good food, and traveling in non-pandemic times. She has master's degrees in American History and Theology from Brigham Young University and Vanderbilt’s Divinity School, and a PhD from the University of Leicester in England. She co-authored The Witness of Women (Deseret Book, 2016) and was the general editor of the Mountain Meadows Massacre Complete Legal Papers (Oklahoma, 2017). Her book manuscript—American Punishment: Mormon Transgressions and the Mountain Meadows Massacre is under contract with UNC Press as she continues work on a book project on early Book of Mormon reception.

Marcus H. Martins holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management, masters in Organizational Behavior, and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Religion, Race and Ethnic Relations. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he worked as a systems analyst and project manager for the Brazilian government and as a freelance consultant before moving to the United States in 1990. He served as Chair of the Department of Religious Education at Brigham Young University–Hawaii, and teaches Church Organization and Leadership, Marriage, and occasionally Managerial Leadership. Previously he taught at BYU and Ricks College, and has lectured on a variety of topics throughout the U.S., Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, and Malaysia. Among his topics of interest are: strategic management in a global environment, computer technology, languages, law, politics, and world cultures. His current research focuses on temple symbolism, the implications of the doctrines of the restoration on daily religiosity, and the impact of globalization forces, technology, and immigration on the growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints. He wrote the book Setting the Record Straight: Blacks and the Mormon Priesthood published by Millennial Press. Brother Martins joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1972, and in 1978 became the first Latter-day Saint with Black African ancestry to serve as a full‑time missionary in the twentieth century. Since then he has served as a mission president, twice as bishop, six times as stake high councilor, and also as temple officiator, and translator of the Book of Mormon. He married Mirian Abelin Barbosa and they have four children and seven grandchildren. Brother Martin's YouTube Channel: DrMHMartins Brother Martin's Website: DrMHMartins.com

Melinda grew up in Utah and met her Army officer husband in high school. After three kids, three years of deployments, and eleven moves since commissioning into the Army, they still jam to 90's ballads in the car, are constantly on the lookout for the world's best pizza (the winner so far is Nonna's in Peekskill, NY), and are really glad when they get to be together as a family. She loves office supplies, has never met a road trip she didn't like, is an expert power napper, and organizes her pantry when she's stressed out. Her faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been an anchor through out her life and she is so very grateful for her testimony and the peace it brings to her life.

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.

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Sharla Goettl is the author of Spiritual Resilience: Leading Our Youth to Go and Do, written to support parents teaching youth in the modern days. Now available through Deseret Book. She serves as a stake young women president in Oregon.

Mandy Green grew up in Orem, Utah, served a mission in Moscow, Russia, and graduated from BYU with a humanities degree. She is married to an exceptional human, Brent, and they are the proud, if not perplexed, parents of three children. Mandy loves learning, great literature, leather jackets, family, caffeinated beverages, and flamingos. Her post-graduate studies include: Egyptian Religion, Biblical Hebrew, Koine Greek, Grail Lore and Hermeticism. Her research focus is the Divine Feminine with a special emphasis on Mary Magdalene. She currently teaches Biblical Hebrew classes online, produces a weekly podcast, Reflecting Light, and is a Tour Educator for specialized, international, Christ-centered tours with "Forbidden Adventure" and "Legacy Tours and Travel."

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