Lori Rigby Walker was born and raised in Belmont, Massachusetts. After studying Social Work at BYU, she moved to Springville, Utah with her husband where they are raising four exceptional children. Lori enjoys adventure, exercise, eating dessert, and being a mother and a wife.

Dr. Robb Hoch has been with LDS Seminaries & Institutes for 28 years and is currently teaching at Ensign College. He served a mission to Virginia and was recently released as Bishop—but his favorite calling of all-time was Primary Chorister. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from BYU, a Master’s degree from Idaho State University, and a Doctoral degree from the University of Utah. Dr. Hoch and his wife, Melissa, are guides for Mormon Heritage Tours. They have six children (including two sets of twins) and one grandson—who lives 9947 miles away in South Africa. He has over one million views of his LDS spoof songs on TikTok.

Amy Harris is a native of Ogden, Utah. Without any effort on her part, she was raised by spectacularly good parents and particularly stellar siblings, a blessing she is daily grateful for. She began filling out pedigree charts when she was six or seven and has never lost her love of the past and her interest in family relations. A professor of history and family history at BYU, Amy’s research focuses on families, women, and gender in eighteenth-century Britain, though she has also written on family and genealogy in the Latter-day Saint context. In 2017 she delivered a BYU forum talk about genealogical consciousness titled, somewhat inexplicably, “How dead cats, your siblings, eighteenth-century English clergy, making lists, TED talks, evolutionary biology, Susa Young Gates, and my mom can save the world from being utterly wasted.” Her most recent work, A Single View: Family Life and the Unmarried in Georgian England will be published by Oxford University Press next year. Amy currently serves as coordinator for BYU’s Family History bachelor’s program.

Dr. LaShawn C. Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Relational Change Strategist focusing on the interactions between people and across differences where connection matters most. Her anti-oppression work centers on the effects of marginalization, isolation, and disconnection in personal and professional spaces. She specializes in interpersonal and organizational change from the margins to the center. Grounded in Relational Cultural Theory, Dr. Williams works with leaders at every organizational level to help them engage the taboo concepts of interpersonal shame and humiliation then commuting to create pathways toward mutual empathy and empowerment. She is an accessible consultant to local, regional, and national organizations. She is passionate about Relational Transformation and eagerly supports individuals, couples, families and groups through her practice, Relational Spaces at The Utah Center for Connection in Orem.

DeAnn Hansen is a lover of Diet Coke, good dark chocolate, and teeny tiny things. She is an expert girls camp leader (like 20 times+ kind of expert.) She also loves being an aunt, jogging in the park (okay so it's more of a walk/jog kinda thing,) and yoga. She is blessed with dear friends and most importantly loves the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She has a heart of service and has been helping solve customer service problems and concerns at Deseret Book for 30 years.

Ross Baron is a professor of religion and philosophy at Brigham Young University Idaho. He has a PhD in religion and social ethics from the University of Southern California. At BYU Idaho, he teaches religion classes, philosophy classes, and Hebrew. He and his wife Kathleen are the parents of nine children. For Ross, teaching the gospel is one of the most exciting, exhilarating, and Spirit-filled thing that can be done.

Jason R. Combs is an assistant professor in the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. He holds master’s degrees in Biblical Studies from Yale University Divinity School and in Classics from Columbia University, and he earned his Ph.D. in Religious Studies, specializing in the New Testament and early Christianity, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. When he isn’t teaching and writing, you’ll find him attending the theater—most commonly, musicals.