Norma Banks lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where she was born and raised. She received her BA degree in communications from the University of Iowa. Having discovered sculpting, she focuses on improving her artistic ability and skill in order to increase her contribution of sending more beauty into the world. Norma is sixty-five years old and has been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1992.

Batchlor Johnson IV has a master’s degree in mass communications from BYU and a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Utah. Batchlor was raised in Houston, Texas, in a family of five. He has a strong love for his Savior and tries to live every day to the fullest because of it.

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.

Emily Robison Adams is married with three children and is a practicing appellate attorney. She received her undergraduate degree in linguistics from Brigham Young University and her JD from the University of Minnesota Law School. She worked for judges on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota before returning to Utah. She is a partner at The Appellate Group, a boutique law firm focusing on appeals.

Kirsten and Greg met at their babysitter's wedding when they were six. Kirsten knew she would marry Greg one day and waited 11 years for Greg to ask her on a date. Both Greg and Kirsten grew up in Los Altos, CA. They raised their daughter Rebekka in the Seattle area. And moved to Cottonwood Heights, UT when Bekka graduated from University and found the man of her dreams in Utah. Although Kirsten always wanted to grow up to play pro football, she graduated from BYU and went into global business development for high tech firms and currently works for Microsoft in global business advisory. She serves as a Relief Society teacher in her ward. And loves spending time with her family sailing small boats through transparent blue waters in tropical destinations around the world.

Jennifer C. Lane is Neal A. Maxwell Research Associate at the Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. Her Ph.D. is in religion with an emphasis in history of Christianity from Claremont Graduate University; her B.A. and M.A. are both from BYU. She served as Dean of Religious Education at BYU–Hawaii. She has written Let’s Talk about Temples and Ritual and Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life.

Jessica Nelson is a historian and documentary editor for the Joseph Smith Papers. She completed a BA in American studies at Brigham Young University and an MS in history at Utah State University, where she held the Milner/Butler Editorial Fellowship at the Western Historical Quarterly. Her thesis, titled “‘The Mississippi of the West’: Religion, Conservatism, and Racial Politics in Utah, 1960–1978,” was awarded the Lester E. Bush Best Thesis Award by the Mormon History Association in 2018. Previous to joining the Joseph Smith Papers, she worked as a research assistant for the women’s history team at the Church History Department.

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.

Elder Ahmad S. Corbitt was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the April 2023 general conference. At the time of his call, he had been serving the First Counselor of the Young Men General Presidency. Elder Corbitt has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission, high councilor, counselor in two stake presidencies, stake president, and president of the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East Mission.

Erin Grew up in northern Utah where she met her husband Adam Clark while attending Weber State University. After many moves that have taken them from coast to coast they settled in San Antonio Texas. They are the parents of 7 children ranging in age from 19 down to 4 years old. Erin is blessed to be able to stay at home and feels that raising their family is the single most important calling she could have and rejoices that she has been given the opportunity. Having been given a solid foundation in the teachings of Jesus Christ at the feet of her parents and many leaders she is working hard to pass her love of the gospel on to her children. The Come, Follow Me curriculum has played a significant role in her journey to remove distractions and focus on the scriptures. In her spare time Erin enjoys running, cooking, and spending as much time as possible camping with her family. After so many years of having little children in her care she is cherishing the time she is now able to spend in the temple.