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Juli Woodward

Juli Woodward lives in Draper, Utah. She is the mother of 5 children and enjoys being a full-time mother and homemaker. She is also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she serves in Relief Society. She has a deep love of the gospel of Jesus Christ and feels a sincere love for others. Some of the difficult things she has encountered in her life have helped her to be more compassionate and caring toward others. She is grateful to know that God's love is extended to all of His children and that His love is infinite and everlasting. She believes that as we walk by faith each day we are led to witness many miracles.

Mark and Adria Taylor

Mark and Adria Taylor were both born and raised in the small town of Cardston, Alberta, Canada where Mark played sports with Adria’s little brothers and dreamed of one day dating their sister. Mark got his wish a whopping two days after Adria returned from her mission in Sydney, Australia, and they were married in the Cardston Temple a few months later. Mark had also served a mission, in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Crystal Beazer

Crystal Beazer grew up in Southern California and currently lives in Utah County. She graduated from BYU Hawaii in Exercise Sports Science where she met her husband of 17 years. Crystal grew up with 3 sisters and now has 3 daughters of her own. Some of her hobbies include all kinds of sports, the outdoors, organizing and hanging with her family! Crystal always has had a testimony but going through a recent autoimmune disease brought her closer to her Savior than ever before.

Faye Leydecker

Faye was born in the UK and grew up in Bordeaux, South Western France, where her mum comes from. She was a member of the ward there until she was about 20 and became inactive Her favourite activities are wild swimming, walks along the beach, and yoga. In fact, yoga and meditation got her back in touch with her spiritual self, and led to a return to the church and to Christ.

Greg Richardson

Greg Richardson is a husband, father, computer geek, tinkerer, and amateur mathematician. He has a degree in computer science from BYU and has worked as a software developer and architect for over four decades. He currently works as a software architect for BYU and the Church Educational System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He enjoys spending time with his family, solving and inventing puzzles.

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Marie Biddle

Marie Biddle earned a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, specializing in helping those experiencing infertility, only children, and women. A Seattle-area native and resident, her days are spent in session, traveling with her husband and son, and boating during the summers. She loves working with the Young Women and spending time with her dear friends. She is currently writing a book on only children, which she hopes to have finished in the next year.

Trent Toone

Trent Toone is a journalist and feature writer for the Deseret News and Church News. He was raised in northern Utah and graduated from the University of Utah. He has worked for several newspapers and received a number of awards over his career. Toone is the author of "No Excuses, No Regrets," a sports biography of NFL football player Eric Weddle. Toone served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Santiago, Chile, and spent a year teaching seminary. Like his father before him, he is a proud Eagle Scout. Trent and his wife Lisa are the proud parents of four children.

Sara Kimball

Sara Loosli Kimball is a teacher at heart. She is a former high school English teacher and a former seminary and institute teacher. She currently teaches Gospel Doctrine in the Oakland 1st ward. Sara also loves fitness and currently teaches strength and core fitness classes in the Bay Area. She and her husband David are the proud parents of two daughters, two sons, one daughter in law, and two cats (and they adore them all). They are loving their new status as empty nesters, and spend their new found free time hiking, traveling, and skiing together.

Heather Johns

Heather loves all things Jesus! Anything that helps her know Him, be like Him, and helps others to know Him and become like Him too! A few of her other favorites are: spending time with family, studying scriptures, running, cooking, biking, reading. Heather also has a passion for the youth of the church, which she gets to see often in her part time role as seminary teacher at Cedar Valley High School.