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Jennete

Jennete has several passions in her life. Her Love for her Savior, her family, animals and the New York Yankees. She loves plants and flowers and can often be found outside working in her many flowerbeds. Jennete has many hobbies including shopping and interior design. She even has a deep love for music despite her inability to sing or play any type of musical instrument. Jennete is the mother of 5 girls and is currently serving as the 1st counselor in her ward relief society presidency.

Taylor Cotterell

Taylor is married to Courtnie and he's thankful every day she agreed to marry him. They met while they were both at BYU in the same ward and have been married for almost 20 years. Taylor used to have hobbies and now he has five amazing kids who take up any spare time he used to have. He is an executive recruiter by profession and loves the work he's able to do. When he does get away, he loves traveling, watching sports, attending movies, eating chocolate, and Courtnie has helped him find a love for musicals. His testimony of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and His gospel have been the guideposts in his life and he's so grateful that God is willing to be involved in his and his family members' lives.

Joel Sawat Selway

Joel Sawat Selway is half-Thai, half-English from West Sussex, England. His middle name means good fortune in Thai. He is a professor of political science at BYU and has published widely on ethnicity, nationalism, and global health. He speaks Thai, Greek, and French. Joel has four children.

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Michelle Bury

Michelle is a Utah transplant from Colorado and if you ask her how she’s doing, she’ll happily let you know that she is living the dream. Michelle is a graduate of BYU which means every fall, you can find her cheering on her BYU Cougars Football Team and if you listen closely, you can probably hear her shouting at her TV about the games. A self proclaimed “Jill of All Trades”, Michelle enjoys a menagerie of hobbies (horseback riding, cake decorating, playing softball, gardening, watching Jeopardy, etc.) and has a life hack for almost any problem. She has a deep love of the gospel and believes that being authentic with sharing the highs and lows of her testimony will help her connect better to others as we all navigate this journey called life.

Kate Lee

After a chance meeting with an inspired fellow artist, Kate modified her initial artistic direction to focus on works of inspirational watercolor. With a minimalistic style that conveys powerful family and gospel messages, Kate Lee speaks to us through her art when words are insufficient. Kate and her husband, Mike, live in Utah with their two boys and two dogs.

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Grant Stucki

Grant Stucki lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and 6 kids. He loves going on hikes with his family in the beautiful mountains of Colorado. When he's not doing oral surgery, he can often be found going to Denver Nuggets games, teaching seminary, or doing yard work with his kids. He loved his time in dental school at UCLA where he met his wife and made lifelong friends. Living in Chicago for oral surgery residency was a tough, yet rewarding experience. If there's a favorite pastime Grant has while driving to work each day, it's learning from audiobooks. Despite loving the mountains, if given the chance for vacation, Grant almost always choses lounging on the beach in Florida.

Rhea Maynes

Rhea Maynes was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. She holds a degree in neuroscience from Brigham Young University and is the director of BYU’s Black Alumni Association.

Debby Barney

Debby Barney is a mom to her three beautiful kids, two boys and one girl. She has been happily married to her childhood sweetheart for 20 years and there is no one else in the world that she loves to adventure with more than her husband Jake. They enjoy doing just about everything and nothing together all at the same time. Debby and Tammy met and became good friends while serving together in the Young Women’s program in their ward. Debby has been serving in her wards Young Women for over 7 years and absolutely loves it. She feels as though it is the perfect combination of learning for her own spiritual growth and opportunity to teach and serve others. Debby has had a deep love for the scriptures since she was young and loves any opportunity she has to discuss and learn from them.