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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.

Mindika Nordfelt Thiebaud

Mindi was born and raised an Air Force Brat, spending her childhood and youth traveling the world; her formative years spent living in Germany. She served a mission for the Church in Columbia, South Carolina, where she fell in love with the people of the South. She spent over 15 years working in Marketing and Advertising, before becoming a mom, a food blogger, a regular on Studio 5, and running her own business. Five years ago the spirit prompted her to completely change course and become a Seminary teacher. She now teaches at Thunder Ridge High School in Ammon, Idaho. She loves teaching the gospel, but more especially loves spending her days with the amazing youth of the church. She is married to Arnold Thiebaud, who works at BYUI. She has two daughters, Reese 16 and Anniston 14, and two dogs, Rocky and Sky.

Heather Burton

Heather Robinson Burton is a grateful daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend, and lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from Brigham Young University, and she currently works as an employment law attorney. An ideal day for Heather includes connecting with family and friends, and walking her three rambunctious golden doodles. Heather has a strong interest in female empowerment, and she looks forward to the day when mutual respect and equitable partnership between women and men is found on earth as it is in heaven.

Kacey Ableman

Kacey is originally from Portland, OR but now lives in Minneapolis, MN with her three teenage boys and her husband, Drew. Kacey attended BYU and holds a degree in music performance. She has taught elementary and middle school music and band and now has a private studio with over 45 students. When she’s not teaching music she volunteers as a patient advocate with the Vasculitis Foundation and as a research partner with the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA). Kacey loves outdoor adventures with her boys, running slowly, and reading.

Melinda Wheelwright Brown

Melinda W. Brown is an author and educator. She has a master’s degree in Christian Practice from Duke Divinity School with an emphasis in Christian Education. She is the author of Eve and Adam: Discovering the Beautiful Balance (Deseret Book, 2020), An Endowment of Love: Embracing Christ’s Covenant Way of Living and Loving (Deseret Book, 2025), and a frequent contributor to the Magnify podcast and LDS Living. She enjoys every minute spent teaching young adults about learning to love the temple. She has a passion for deep discussions with faithful followers of Christ who are seeking joy, even amid life’s thorny patches. Mindy and her husband Doug have four children and five grandchildren. Her perfect day would include playing with all of them, exploring along the beach, digging into a stack of books, and sharing delicious treats.

Eastin Hartzell, Church News

Laurin Ashby

Elder Laurin Ashby, from Mesa, Arizona, is currently serving a mission with his wife, Sister Holly Ashby, in Novi Sad, Serbia, in the Adriatic North Mission.