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Debbie Beazer

Hi, I’m Debbie, I have been married to my sweet husband, Rod, for 46 years. We live in Alberta, Canada and have 7 children and 18 grandchildren. Out of the 7 children 5 live in the US with all of our grandchildren so, needless to say we spend a lot of time traveling the US. But we have taken a break from that adventure to do a new adventure and that is serving a mission in Albania. Don’t know where that is...it borders north of Greece. If anyone can and would love to serve there is a great need here in Eastern Europe, especially Albania. 😉

Marcia Nimer

Marcia was born in sunny Sonora, Mexico where she graduated as a PE teacher before coming to the U.S. in 2006. She and her family live in Riverton, Utah. She is a proud mom of three amazing children (ages 14, 12, and 8) who keep life busy, fun and a little chaotic. Marcia came to the States as a student of BYU’s English Learning Center where she learned English and met her husband through some friends while salsa dancing. They have been married for 16 years. One of the main reasons she wanted to learn English was to understand the words of the prophets and apostles directly, so she could feel a deeper connection to them and a greater desire to follow their counsel. The journey to this goal has greatly blessed her life.

Rocío Gómez

Rocío Gómez grew up in Mexico and was baptized in the church at 12. She attended Benemérito de las Américas, a Church-owned high school in Mexico City that now serves as Mexico’s Missionary Training Center. While at Benemérito, she was awarded a scholarship to study at BYU-Idaho.

Jenny Telford Olsen

Jenny Telford Olsen was born of goodly parents who have always set an example serving diligently and putting God first. She's been married to her amazing husband, Scott for 33 years, and has 2 awesome kids who have left the nest and are doing great things!

Natalie Colemere

Natalie Colemere has been married to the man of her dreams, Ryan, for almost 31 years. They have 6 kids, 3 now married, and 3 grandchildren with another on the way. Family is the BEST!!

Trish Hart

Trish is a 5th generation small town Arizona girl. She is proud to be one of 4 Hart Girls. Beyond blessed with amazing family and friends that she affectionately calls "her people". She is a wife, sister, mom to two and Aunt to many. She loves all things Arizona copper, turquoise and lake days.

Stacie Woolley

Stacie loves life! She married the man of her dreams, Jeff Woolley, 32 years ago and they have 4 incredible children and 9 amazing grandchildren. Stacie loves spending time with her family, pickleball, riding her horse, sunshine, speaking French, and most of all she loves her Savior, Jesus Christ. He is everything.

Kate Stoker

Raised in California (split between the San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego), Kate Willardson Stoker now lives in Cottonwood Heights, Utah with her husband of 21 years and counting and two teenage sons. Kate graduated with a degree in History Education from the U of U, but her heart remains at BYU where she completed the majority of her coursework. Kate has recently picked up some new hobbies including watercoloring and riding her new Vespa around the neighborhood. Kate remains fully committed to growing her testimony of Jesus Christ through frequent personal study of religious books, podcasts, and scriptures. Her favorite study is Church history.

Matt Godfrey

Matthew C. Godfrey is a senior historian in the Church History Department in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has a Ph.D. in American and Public History. He has authored or coedited several books, including God Knows You: Getting Real About Spiritual Challenges (Deseret Book, 2025) and Know Brother Joseph: New Perspectives on Joseph Smith’s Life and Character (Deseret Book, 2019). Matt is a frequent speaker at BYU Education Week, and has appeared on podcasts such as All In, Follow Him, and the Church News Podcast. He loves 80s alternative music, reading, and sports (in that order), and hates watermelon, cucumbers, and getting stuck in traffic (in that order). He is married to Carrie Huber and has four wonderful children.

Ryan Baughman

Ryan Baughman is a cofounder and managing director at Sundance Bay, a real estate private equity firm based in Salt Lake City. He and his wife, Shima—who teaches at BYU—are raising five children and share a love of faith, family, and pickleball.