John Fossum spent his formative teenage years in Georgia, where he learned from firsthand experience the importance of building one’s life upon the Rock of Jesus Christ. He is the author of Spiritual Foundations, a book designed to help people deepen and strengthen their connection to God. After returning home from a mission to the Philippines, John attended college to study English and met his wife, Sarah, in the first English class he signed up for—poetry. John and Sarah are the parents of five children and the grandparents to one grandchild. John has spent his professional career as a religious educator for the Church Educational System in various capacities. He is an optimist, a living witness of God’s goodness and grace, and believes that all will work out in the end.

Jenedy Paige was born with two God-given gifts: she’s an early riser and she’s consistent. She’s used her natural abilities to become a professional oil painter and an American Ninja Warrior athlete. She believes we all have a divine spark that really does make us capable of achieving anything as long as we’re willing to work really really hard for it. She is the biggest fan of her alma-mater, BYU-Idaho, and credits herself as the “product of a great art education.” She is a wife, a mother, a teacher, a runner, and her mom says she struggles with being able to relax. When she’s not in her studio or the gym, she loves to be in her kitchen, creating delicious healthy food for her family. She thanks God every day for carefully leading her down a path she could have never imagined for herself.

Haley was the production editor for LDS Living with a passion for writing and social media. Previously, she worked at Boncom where she assisted with influencer and social media marketing and social media for Church campaigns like “Light the World” and “Because of Him.” You can often find Haley traveling with her husband, Mike, and snuggling her two kids, Calvin and Charlotte.

Chanté Sinclair Stutznegger is the co-founder of Sinclair Consulting Group and Instagram's Let’s Talk Sis. She is also the cohost, alongside her sister Alexis, of The Let’s Talk Sis Podcast, where they engage in real conversations about race, diversity, and human connection.

Rachel Cope received a BA and MA in history from Brigham Young University and a PhD in American history, with an emphasis in women’s history and religious history, from Syracuse University. Rachel is a scholar of women’s spirituality and conversion in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and works as an associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU. Rachel is deeply committed to raising awareness of and funding for obstetric fistula victims throughout the global south.

Shahna thinks of herself as someone who is mediocre at a lot of things and a master of none, but she is totally okay with that. She is a native Texan, a teen convert to the church and a recently transitioned empty nester. (Don’t believe what they say, it is awesome!) Most of her days are spent doing a work she loves as a Professional Mental Health Counselor with licenses in TX, ID, and UT. She is a big believer in routines, community service, reading before bedtime, journaling, and breaking a sweat most days of the week. She developed a love of scriptures by attending a local institute class during a particularly trying time in her family’s life and has had the chance to pay it forward for the last 10 years as an institute instructor herself! She believes in the power of good conversation with a close friend over chips, guacamole, and Diet Coke. The biggest blessings of her life were giving birth to five of her six favorite humans on the planet and being married to the best man she has ever known for more than half of her life.

Kristin Gerdy Kyle was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, and is a Teaching Professor and Director of the Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program at BYU Law where she has taught since 1996. Passionate about teaching and mentoring law students, Kristin strives to create a nurturing, spiritually enriching environment that supports not only her students' academic success but also their spiritual and mental well-being. When she married Glenn Kyle in 2018, she became a wife, bonus mom to seven, and grandmother—all on the same day. Now, they have only one child left at home and six grandchildren. Kristin has had a lifelong love of and involvement in music, including spending nine years singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 2010-1018. Kristin and Glenn live in St. George, Utah where she serves as an ordinance worker in the Red Cliffs Temple and as her ward’s organist. Kristin is also a devoted Pom Mom to a "garage" full of tiny pups—first Cruise, then Corvette, and now Porsche. Her hobbies include baking, cheering for the Colorado Avalanche and BYU Cougars, collecting cookbooks, and indulging in Diet Dr. Pepper. She approaches life with faith, enthusiasm, and a touch of zeal.

Cheryl Gerdy was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, where her family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She moved to Utah for nursing school and has since built a fulfilling career as a pediatric nurse. Cheryl loves traveling and learning about other cultures, having participated in a cultural exchange to Japan, a mission in Taiwan, and a study abroad in Amman Jordan. She enjoys reading, watching plays and musicals, and spending time with her blue eyed "baby" Pomeranian, Bentley. Cheryl adores her niece and nephews, often "borrowing" them for trips or time together. She's excited for the Lindon Utah Temple and takes weekly photos to document its progress.