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Colleen was born and raised in Roy Utah. Her greatest joy is spending time with family and good friends. She loves reading and listening to podcasts. Most of all Colleen has a love for the Savior.

Jen Rothlisberger

Jen is a widowed mom to four fantastic kids who keep her going and bring her tremendous joy. She works two jobs to stay afloat but mostly looks forward to reading, watching movies and snuggling. She loves taking trips with her kids and claims that anywhere with water is her happy place.

Rosalynde F. Welch

Rosalynde F. Welch is a senior research fellow and associate director at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. She holds a BA in English from BYU and a PhD in early modern English literature from the University of California San Diego. Welch is an independent scholar working in Latter-day Saint literature, culture, and theology. She is the author of numerous articles on Latter-day Saint theology and scripture. She is the author of Ether: A Brief Theological Introduction and the editor of the forthcoming Are We Not All Beggars? Reading Mosiah 4.

Maddie Tolk

Maddie is a content specialist for LDS Living. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from Harvard and has published and edited content for the Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, Macmillan Learning, HarvardX, Utah Valley University, and Adobe. Maddie enjoys reading, playing the violin and piano, and watching musicals.

Erin Amata

Erin Amata is a licensed clinical social worker for Development Counseling Services and has helped many individuals in both Utah and California with depression, anxiety, abuse, and neurodivergence. She currently lives in Utah with her husband and 4-year-old boy, where playtime is constant. Erin thrives when she can travel to warm places, spend quality time with loved ones, and be active in any way.

Jan J. Martin

Jan J. Martin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. Her scholarship focuses on the Book of Mormon, New Testament, on sixteenth-century religious reformers and on early English Bibles. She spent nearly seven years living in England as she completed her PhD and loves all things British, including her husband Jared who she met and married while living in York. She loves to participate in a wide variety of sporting activities, enjoys playing the piano when she has time, and likes to explore the beautiful Utah mountains.

Reyna I. Aburto

Reyna Aburto was born in Nicaragua. She has been a member of the General Relief Society Presidency. She is a linguist, a public speaker, an author, and a cohost in the Consecrating Your Life podcast with her daughter Elena.

Naelly Lavanda

I was born in Ecuador in a non religious family, when I was 6 I moved in Italy, a place that became my first home. At the age of 10 I met the missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints and got baptized a few months later. I served a mission in the Rome, Italy mission, where I had the privilege to serve 10 months in the Rome visitor center. Recently I decided to start a podcast in Italian for the members of the church here in Italy, it’s called “Mano nella Mano” which means “hand in hand” and my mission is to inspire others while we walk hand in hand with God and our Savior Jesus Christ

Sweet Salt Clothing, Advertiser

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Jennifer & Mike Lindsay

Jen and Mike Lindsay currently live in Humble, Texas (suburb of Houston). Jen was born and raised in El Paso, Texas and attended Texas A&M University where she graduated with a degree in Nutrition Sciences. She then received her Master's degree from Texas Women's University, also in Nutrition Sciences, and is currently a Registered Dietician in private practice. Mike was raised in Houston, Texas where he was baptized into the Church at the age of 19. Mike served a mission in Oklahoma City, returned home and received his undergraduate degree from BYU and went on to receive his MBA from Texas A&M University, and is currently a financial consultant.