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Amber had a wonderful and unique upbringing raised off grid by addict hippies who converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They ended up becoming a family of 15 including 8 adopted siblings. Yes, she knows what it’s like to live in a home with dirt floors, and no plumbing or electricity. She's definitely got stories and she shares a lot of them on her podcast, Hope Smiling Brightly with Amber Dawn Pearce and on Instagram @amberdawnpearce. But the most important thing she shares is what her life has taught her about the power of Jesus Christ.

Steven C. Harper

Steven C. Harper is married to Jennifer Sebring. He is a professor of Church history and doctrine and Brigham Young University, where his primary work is to teach the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in ways that help students develop resilient faith in and become lifelong disciples of the Savior. He is also the editor in chief of BYU Studies and executive editor of The Wilford Woodruff Papers. From 2012 to 2018, he was the managing historian and a general editor of Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days. From 2002 to 2012, he was a volume editor of The Joseph Smith Papers. He has written several books, including Let’s Talk about the Law of Consecration, Making Sense of the Doctrine and Covenants, and First Vision: Memory and Mormon Origins.

Tamara Uzelac Hall

Tamara Uzelac Hall grew up in Utah and Missouri. She received both her bachelor's and master’s degrees from BYU. She served a mission in Fresno, California, and worked as a social worker until God steered her life in a completely different direction, becoming a full-time seminary and institute teacher instead. She loves all things scripture and is a lifelong student of the Hebrew language. Tammy is the host of the Sunday on Monday podcast.

Ian & Chris French

Ian and Chris married in May of 2000, they are a blended family with four kids combined - two boys and two girls.

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. 😉

Holly Butterfield Rawlings

Holly Butterfield Rawlings grew up on the rock-bound coast of Maine and converted to the gospel when she was 10 years old. She served a mission in the desert of Arizona where she gained a love of tacos and of teaching English to second-language learners. She graduated from BYU with a degree in English, and then earned an MA in Linguistics at the University of Utah. She is the prison warden of girl-girl-boy triplets, a part-time dog trainer to the family pet Monty, and is married to a gentle giant of a man, Juston. She teaches English at UVU and BYU–I.

Juston Rawlings

Juston Rawlings is an Utah native and graduate of UVU. He grew up as a city farmer, and remembers sleeping under the pickup truck after a day of selling tomatoes and peaches in Vernal. He served a mission in the tropics of Brisbane, Australia where he developed a love of the people and all things Australian and the South Pacific. He loves big data and a dense chocolate cake, and especially his dream girl Holly. He was shocked when he found out they were expecting triplets, but wouldn’t change anything.

Paula Price

Paula’s parents are descendants of pioneers who knew Joseph and were involved in the early church. She always had the opportunity to learn the gospel but a very independent nature would never let her accept anything without extensive questions and conversations with Heavenly Father. She is grateful that asking was made a habit because in her hardest times God teaches and loves and has pulled her through. Paula’s hobbies include sewing ballroom dance dresses and making fun projects with grandchildren who are her treasures. Paula is so blessed.

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.