Emy was born in Utah but spent most of her childhood in Arizona. She returned to Utah to attend BYU before transferring up to Salt Lake Community College to earn a degree in occupational therapy. It was while working as an occupational therapy assistant at the Utah State Hospital that she met her husband, Greg. They became good friends at work and even went on a couple group dates together (but not with each other). After about two years of friendship, Emy realized that Greg was the one she wanted to be with and invited him over for dinner and Simpsons where she took the plunge and told him how she felt. Luckily, he agreed and they were engaged a couple months later. They just celebrated the 21st anniversary of the day their family began and look forward to many more years together. Emy and Greg have two kids, a son that is getting ready for his first year in college and a daughter looking forward to her senior year of high school. Emy chose to be a full-time mom for most of her kids’ childhood. She recently returned to working, but this time as an elementary school librarian which she loved doing for the past four years. Emy is still at the same school but is now in the office as the assistant secretary. Working with young children has been such a joy and having a school schedule allows enough free time for her favorite things: cooking for her family, evening walks with her husband, girls nights, reading, and traveling.

Miyamoto Loretta Jensen, of Laie, Hawaii, is a professional genealogist that specializes in Polynesian family history work. She is of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian), Samoan, Tongan, Japanese, Korean, English, Swedish, and French descent. Miya's various jobs include being a Pacific Area Content Strategist for FamilySearch, a freelancer for clients who want help with their genealogy work, podcast host for "Tala Mo Le Moe: Oceania Mythology and History told as Bedtime Stories," AND co-host with Michelle Franzoni Thorley on a new podcast show for Deseret Book coming summer of 2022. In her free time, she loves to eat out at different restaurants with her husband, teach herself how to paint, tend to her plants, play with her cats, learn how to make foods she never made before, swim at the pool with her son, lift weights because it makes her feel like a beast, listen/dance/sing to BTS, eat boba with her best friends, explore different makeup looks, surf when she's visiting home, and spend quality time with those she loves most. Miya currently resides in good ol' Provo, UT. You can follow her @ThePolynesianGenealogist on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.

Michelle Franzoni Thorley is a Mexican American visual artist, anti-racism consultant and plant lover. Her work and words are available on Instagram at @florafamiliar.

Daniel K Judd was born and raised in Kanab, Utah. He is married to Kaye Seegmiller, and together they have four children and thirteen grandchildren. In addition to his undergraduate degree from Southern Utah University, Brother Judd has an MS in family science and a PhD in counseling psychology from Brigham Young University. Currently, he is a professor of ancient scripture and dean of the College of Religious Education at BYU. He has authored and edited several books and articles in the fields of religion and mental health, marriage and family relationships, and the psychology of religion. Brother Judd served as a member of the Sunday School General Presidency, and as mission president of the Ghana Accra Mission from 2011 through 2014. At present, Brother Judd serves as a patriarch in the Orem Utah Canyon View Stake.

Jalyn is just your average Jesus-loving girl born and raised in Utah, and while she has also lived in Maui and Seattle, she loves it best in the Utah mountains. She is also a retirement-planning dietitian/attorney, who clearly suffers from career ADD. If there is a major test to pass to do the job, she's all in! When Jalyn is not at work, she loves spending time with her family and her puppy.

Josh is 18 years old and just graduated from Morgan High School with a 4.0 GPA and was chosen as one of the presidents of the National Honor Society. He is an All-State Academic for cross country and track. He recently helped his track team take state this year. Josh loves growing things and has a special interest in chemistry and biology. His bedroom is somewhat of an experimental lab where he grows plants, raises isopods, lizards, tarantulas and frogs. Josh leaves for his mission to Veracruz, Mexico, in July 20, 2021.

Brother Mark Christensen was born and raised in Salt Lake City. He served the Lord in the Massachusetts Boston Mission. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Communications from the University of Utah and later a Master of Arts in Educational Counseling degree from the University of Phoenix. He is married to the former Cheri Watson and they are the parents of four children, and now have seven grandchildren. He has been a Seminary teacher, principal, curriculum writer, or Institute instructor for 35 years in various locations in the Salt Lake Valley. He currently teaches institute at Ensign College. Some of his hobbies include reading, hiking, fishing, studying Church History, visiting historical sites, and playing “hide and seek” with his grandchildren.

George and Celeste Kaka are a young couple with three young boys: Manaia and Ryder (who are twins) and Asher, the youngest. They both served missions for the Church, George in the Milwaukee Wisconsin Mission and Celeste in the Auckland New Zealand Mission. After serving their missions, they met at BYU—H in 2016 and married later that same year. After getting married, they decided to stay in Hawaii and love being close to the temple and the beach as they raise their boys.

Holly Hutchins Howarth was born sometime in the last century in the Windy City and was raised in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge. She is most famous for her exquisite homemade popcorn and for her life motto of “Fun First." Her five children disagree with this moto, calling her summer schedule “Holly’s Plan of Sadness." Holly loves a good reality TV show but not as much as a real heart-to-heart with a dear friend or a complete stranger she meets in a grocery store line. She and her husband, Robert, love to travel and while Robert hopes to serve a mission one day, Holly dreams more of playing with her yet-to-be-born adorable grandbabies.

Sunday on Monday Podcast Guest