Hanae Yamamoto was born and raised in Miyazaki, Japan. She has been playing piano for over 20 years! Hanae served a full time mission in the Hawaii, Honolulu mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To this day Hanae continues to play the piano and is currently studying Piano Performance at Brigham Young University. She is busy attending school while taking care of her husband and 2 little boys. Hanae loves cats, ramen, online shopping, and playing with children. She is a talented young woman who works hard and loves meeting new people. She aspires to be a homemaker and professional piano teacher.

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is a Latter-day Saint relationship and sexuality coach as well as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois. She has a PhD in Counseling Psychology. Her teaching and coaching focus on helping Latter-day Saint individuals and couples achieve greater satisfaction and passion in their emotional and sexual relationships.

Mary Wood grew up in Louisiana and graduated from the Honors College of the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in music performance. She performed with the Orchestra at Temple Square and worked with the Utah Symphony until switching careers to start a thriving professional organizing business. Mary is a single mom of two and loves to seek beauty through reading and travel. Always up for a good road trip, Mary has been to all 50 states and is currently working on visiting the national parks of the US.

Sara and Doug Christensen have been married for nearly 32 years. They went to Junior High and High school together, but only dated after Sara returned from a mission to Portugal. Following a mission to Sweden, Doug earned a BA in English Literature and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Utah. In 2005 he returned to the U to pursue a degree in Rhetoric and Writing Studies. While pursuing his PhD he taught a variety of Writing classes and has had the good fortune to continue as an associate instructor in the Writing and Rhetoric Studies Department. He began teaching Seminary full time in 1992 and currently teaches at SLCC, Taylorsville Institute. Doug devotes any extra time to building furniture in his backyard shop and he writes regular book reviews for the Association of Mormon Letters. Sara and Doug enjoy traveling, making food, watching shows, working in the yard, hiking, and playing pickleball together; they enjoy all of the above with their children: Hannah (Brandon), Adelide (Chase), Henry (Kaylie), & Lillie Jane. But above all, they delight in the company of their granddaughters Edith (2) and Posy (6 mo).

Cheryl Johnson is a travel blogger, life coach, writer, wife, and mother of five. She enjoys hiking, goal setting, musical theatre, and playing piano. When she is not traveling around the globe with her family, she resides in Charlottesville, VA.