Trace was born in Quincy, Illinois, part of the Nauvoo district and final resting place to his relative Frederick G. Williams. Later his family moved to Grass Valley, California, nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento. Northern California is where Trace calls home and the place that shaped his interests in snowboarding, the outdoors and art. Trace enjoys landscape photography and travel with his wife, Susan, (a former guest on the podcast) and his four children. Two of his children are serving full-time missions. A daughter is serving in the Washington Kennewick Mission and his son is called to the Japan Fukuoka Mission with a reassignment near his sister in the Washington Tacoma Mission. Trace served in the Argentina Buenos Aires South Mission and has fond memories of the people, food and being branch president to an all-sister branch.

Emeobong "Eme" Martin is a native of the Washington, DC area and currently resides there with her husband of nearly two decades. They are the proud and favorite auntie and uncle of 10 nieces and nephews. They are also the self-proclaimed favorite figures in the lives of a handful of YSAs as they have served among them for seven years and currently preside over the Strathmore YSA Ward in the Washington DC North YSA Stake. Eme and her husband separately served in the Missouri St. Louis Mission where they first met before beginning the debate of who truly initiated missionary follow up thereafter. Eme currently works as the lead equity, diversity, and inclusion officer for a national nonprofit focused on providing a firm foundation for infants and toddlers. She earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Brigham Young University and a master's of public health from Saint Louis University. Eme was recently called to serve on the General Relief Society Advisory Council.

My sister and I have ongoing conversations about big ward/little ward, in-Utah/outside-of-Utah church experiences. You’ve probably held similar conversations with friends and family. Our conclusion? There are pluses and minuses everywhere.

At the end of every year, you see articles and TV shows that look back and assess the past year. Lots of different subjects – Movies, sports, world events, disasters, technology – all are analyzed and summarized.

If you’re thinking, “Wait, didn’t we just finish the Doctrine and Covenants? Why are there more lessons this year?” Well, yes, we did technically finish the sections, but did you know there are three very important documents included at the end of the Doctrine and Covenants? And so this week, we’re going to study those three documents: Official Declarations 1 and 2 and the Articles of Faith. But we also have a little something extra for you that is going to set up the discussion so well for these documents and we can’t wait to share it with you. So friends, grab your scriptures and let’s dig in.

John 7,8

His words make us giggle, his words make us cry. There's no place for doubt, he's one terrific guy. But whether you're a Who or a Jiggle Micpuff, his words mean much more than the regular stuff. They help us to see worlds out way far into space and remind us of principles from a heavenly place. So, we hope you enjoy and we hope you will grow from that famous Dr. Seuss who says much more than you know.