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Nicole Beal

Nicole Beal grew up in Utah County and now lives in Cumming, Georgia. She attended Utah Valley University. She loves to write, from poems and stories to potential books. She has a beautiful family with a loving husband, two sons, and a new daughter-in-law. Along with writing, she enjoys being with and teaching the youth of the Church, traveling, watching movies, and spending time with her family.

Sherrie Mills Johnson

Sherrie is a mother of nine daughters and one son and yes, he is the tenth child. She taught in the Ancient Scripture department at BYU for 15 years where she learned so much from her peers and students! Then she served a CES mission in Christchurch, New Zealand, and a Church History mission in Salt Lake City. A highlight of her life was being in the Hill Cumorah Pageant for two years. Since Sherrie was five years old, she's been writing books and has published 18 to date. She also enjoys riding a yellow e-trike, reading, and playing the piano.

Laresa Campbell

Laresa Campbell is a wife, mother, grandma, and 5th grade teacher who lives in South Carolina. She has raised six boys, four of whom live in Utah. She loves to take walks, watch musicals, and read children's literature in her spare time. She loves to serve the Lord and help those who need to hear about the Gospel. My goal one day is to serve a mission with my husband.

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Marinda Ashman

Marinda is blessed that missionaries found her parents once they immigrated from Germany after WWII. They raised her and her seven siblings in the church where they built a solid foundation in the Gospel. She met her husband at the “good ole BYU”, has been married for 34 years, and raised five children who have found their “person”, which means more great kids to love. They love to spend time together as a family and do pretty much anything but usually it is some sort of physical activity like pickleball, volleyball, basketball, spikeball, golf, etc. Marinda and her husband are educators, so they are always looking for ways to help others become their best selves, and their highlight church calling was serving in the YSA Ward. Hands down the best calling, EVER!

Rebecca Molen

Rebecca grew up in Phoenix Az. She is number 5 of 6 children and the youngest girl. She LOVES all sports - playing and watching. Her athletic talents eventually took her to Brigham Young University where she played volleyball. While serving a mission in the Washington D.C. North mission, with a special assignment to the DC temple visitor center she was blessed to share her testimony of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to people from all over the world. She enjoys traveling and has worked as a flight attendant for a major airline for the last twenty years. Now when she’s home in Utah you’ll find her spending time with family and friends usually on a golf course or pickleball court.

Kendra George

Kendra grew up in Salt Lake City, and after a semester at Ricks College, she volunteered to teach English in Russia through a program called ILP. After serving a mission in Utica, NY, an experience that deepened her love for service and teaching, she married her best friend and supported him in his military service while raising 5 children. Driven to continue her education, she completed her bachelor’s degree through Pathways during the challenges of COVID, embodying her belief in lifelong learning and resilience.

Patti Howard

Patti Howard hails from Spokane, WA and is a disciple of Christ. She is a descendant of faithful Māori chiefs and LDS pioneers. Patti was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and grew up in Orem, UT. She has three brothers, three sons, three grandsons, and one terrific husband. Patti is grateful that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been a guide throughout her life. She served in the Georgia Atlanta mission in the 80's with many opportunities to serve since then and now is spending time on the road with her husband in a motorhome seeing the many beautiful places in the world (mainly the faces of grandsons) and playing pickleball when they can.

Philip Abbott

Philip Abbott is a visiting assistant professor at Brigham Young University. He received a PhD in Ancient Christianity from Stanford University, an MA in Biblical Studies from Yale Divinity School, an MA in New Testament Studies from Pepperdine University, and a BM in Cello Performance from BYU, where he also minored in Classics. Prior to joining BYU’s faculty in 2023, Philip taught courses at Spelman College and Stanford University. When he isn’t teaching or writing, Philip enjoys traveling, reading, making music, and studying German.