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."

Sunday on Monday Podcast Guest

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.

Sunday on Monday Podcast Guest

Rebecca comes to us from 2,478 miles away where she grew up in the forest of Maine with her parents and four siblings. While she loves a rainy day and a cloud-filled sky, she dreads summer more than any season, approaching hot weather with the same caution the National Weather Service warns us of an impending hurricane. When you meet Rebecca for the first time, the thing she wants most is for you to get comfy on her couch and tell her your whole life story. There is nothing she enjoys more than seeing how you turned out to be you! Rebecca and her husband are parents to three cute kids and a magnificent Goldendoodle named Doug.

Jennifer Pearson first met Tammy as a student in Tammy’s seminary class. Jen was raised in Salt Lake City, but has lived in North Carolina (twice) and is now a resident of Texas, where she and her husband, John, are raising three boys that they adore. She graduated from BYU Law School and practices law part-time. She loves her family and friends, early morning workouts, and audiobooks with a great reader.

Lisa, the youngest of six children, was raised in Novato, California, and New Canaan, Connecticut. Lisa and her husband, Josh, have spent the past 17 years in Ladera Ranch, California, raising their five children (their oldest just started her first year at BYU). Lisa, a credentialed elementary school teacher, left teaching to join her husband in opening a residential real estate company servicing Orange County, California. But life has seemed to tell her "not so fast" this year, causing Lisa to go back to her roots and deciding to homeschool her remaining four children at home, all while continuing to sell homes. She lives a crazy life but loves the gospel, which is sustaining her during these unusual times.

Roberta North was lucky enough to be born in Alaska where she was the second of six children. Roberta is single, never married, but is the mother to many, including her nieces and nephews. Even her best best friends call her "Aunt" and it warms her heart. Roberta served a mission in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under the greatest mission president ever, President Donald G. Whitney, where her love for the scriptures came alive. She has taught gospel doctrine for most of the past eight years. Her father had a saying, “Never let your schooling interfere with your education” and she has taken that to heart. Roberta has been blessed to travel the world—48 countries—including all eight continents! (yes, there are eight). Learning and soaking up the cultures from around the world became her passion. From India and Nepal came the knowledge of the Hindu. From China and Bhutan came the knowledge of Buddha. From Egypt, Jordan and Turkey came the knowledge of Islam. From this, Roberta has developed a greater understanding that we are all truly the Children of the same loving God. Because she has ended up in the Middle East, Israel, and Egypt so often, they became part of who she is. Roberta has spent years studying the traditions and history of the Jews, which led her to her study of Hebrew. She also have a passion for all things Egyptian and looks forward to returning there when the pandemic is over.

Lenna Panisi Loveridge was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and currently lives in Colorado with her husband and six children. You may find it interesting that she has a BS in political science from the University of Utah, but it’s just as important that you know she was regularly featured on Tamara Uzelac Hall’s quote wall during those heady U of U days. Lenna is studying the Tongan language to increase fluency so she can follow up her favorite question, “Ko ho’o Alu ki fe?” (Where are you going?) with “Please bring me a sandwich and a Diet Coke before you do.” Lenna feels a deep and abiding connection to her Tongan ancestors; for their faith enough to move mountains and especially for their faith to move TO the mountains. For which she is so grateful.

Ruth was born and raised in Arizona before heading to college at BYU. She graduated with a journalism degree before starting on an unexpected career path that has taken her through decades of television news across the country, teaching communications at BYU, a stint in Church Public Affairs as a spokesperson, and to her current position as SVP of Global Public Affairs for a multi-national health and beauty company. She and her husband Bryan are the parents of five terrific children, and the grandparents of six grandchildren who both delight them and crack them up on the regular. Ruth recently earned an MBA from BYU. She is currently serving as a member of the YW General Board for the Church.