Lily Wilson was at her neighbor’s house when she first heard about Alissa Sizemore.

Michelle is a Utah transplant from Colorado and if you ask her how she’s doing, she’ll happily let you know that she is living the dream. Michelle is a graduate of BYU which means every fall, you can find her cheering on her BYU Cougars Football Team and if you listen closely, you can probably hear her shouting at her TV about the games. A self proclaimed “Jill of All Trades”, Michelle enjoys a menagerie of hobbies (horseback riding, cake decorating, playing softball, gardening, watching Jeopardy, etc.) and has a life hack for almost any problem. She has a deep love of the gospel and believes that being authentic with sharing the highs and lows of her testimony will help her connect better to others as we all navigate this journey called life.

Michelle Franzoni Thorley is a Mexican American visual artist, anti-racism consultant and plant lover. Her work and words are available on Instagram at @florafamiliar.

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Michelle is a Mum of 6 amazing people that she is lucky to call her best friends, she is a grandma to a heavenly granddaughter and two grandsons. She married her best friend 29 years ago, the best decision of her life. She currently serves as a Seminary teacher, and Bishop’s wife. She is a driving force behind the family business – the Latter-day Bookstore in Chorley, UK. She is an author and publisher, initially in the Arts & Crafts industry, latterly for an LDS audience. Her next book will be published in 2025 and it has been a labour of love. She is a games designer, check out ‘It’s a Fact: Temples’ a game she made for her children and now wants it to bless other families’ lives. Michelle has a ‘so what’ approach to the gospel and the scriptures – trying to always get to the ‘why?’ and what makes the messages relevant to her today. She is an advocate for those on the margins of the gospel, her greatest wish in the world is that people really understood that they are a child of a loving Father in Heaven, and that HE has a plan for them right here and right now. We are all precious to Him.

A rare genetic condition has never kept Michelle from doing what she wants. Still, no one expected how massive the results would be when she accepted the call to be a family history indexer.

Michelle Wall Eldredge grew up in northwest Washington. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in elementary education. She has worked as an educator in the classroom and as an administrator for over 28 years. She and her husband have been married for 11 years and are the proud parents of one delightfully smart and sweet redhead. Michelle enjoys spending time with all of her family, reading, and likes to search for home DIY projects that she lovingly requests her husband’s assistance in making a reality. Her family likes to travel and she for sure thinks the celestial kingdom will be a place where the sun is warm, there’s a beautiful beach, Diet Coke—and mountains.