Latter-day Profiles

Skyler Halford is a former BYU Basketball player who has become an expert basketball trainer and Doctor of Physical Therapy. He played High School basketball at Timpanogos High School. As a senior, he earned second-team and third-team all-state honors from the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News. Skylar shares his journey from a walk-on at Utah State, to a starter for BYU to his decision to forgo p...

Dr. Lili De Hoyos Anderson is a first-generation American. Her mother is French, and her father is Mexican. Dr. Anderson attended BYU and graduated in Sociology. After almost 20 years of being a full-time homemaker, Sister Anderson returned to school to complete a Masters in Social Work degree at UNLV and a Ph. D. in Marriage, Family, and Human Development from BYU, where she taught for several ye...

After serving 8 years in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Will Pierce began a career in the electrical industry. He owned a successful contracting business before transitioning into higher education. Dr. Pierce worked for Salt Lake Community College for five years managing technical programs. He joined the Davis Technical College team and served as Vice President of Quality and Development. He...

Alvin F. Meredith III became the 18th president of Brigham Young University-Idaho on August 1, 2023. He was sustained as a General Authority Seventy on April 3, 2021, and continues to serve in that role today. Prior to his call as a General Authority, President Meredith served as president of the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission. He also served as an Area Seventy in the North America Southeast an...

Alvin F. Meredith III became the 18th president of Brigham Young University-Idaho on August 1, 2023. He was sustained as a General Authority Seventy on April 3, 2021, and continues to serve in that role today. Prior to his call as a General Authority, President Meredith served as president of the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission. He also served as an Area Seventy in the North America Southeast an...

Geoff Steurer is a licensed marriage and family therapist, relationship educator, and coach. Geoff has produced workbooks, audio programs, and online courses helping couples and individuals heal from the impact of sexual betrayal, unwanted pornography use, partner betrayal trauma, and rebuilding broken trust. He is the co-author of, "Love You, Hate the Porn: Healing a Relationship Damaged by...

Rex Davis is Vice President at Educational Tours, providing custom group travel for pre-formed groups. Rex graduated from the University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business. He currently serves as a YSA Bishop in St. George, Utah.

Waldo Galan is the accomplished President of Waldo D. Galan and Associates, Inc. With extensive experience as an International Automotive Consultant, he has a remarkable track record of establishing thriving businesses and expanding markets in the automotive industry. Waldo has served in many church callings, including the Stake President in Dubai. He is currently a sealer in the Cedar City, Utah...

Jordan Rushton was selected as the third president of Dixie Technical College by the Utah Board of Higher Education on September 15, 2022, following his role as interim president since April 2022 and years of dedicated service since 2015. With a background as Vice President of Instruction, Rushton oversaw 25 accredited programs, instructors, and curriculum at Dixie Tech. His career has been marked...

Eric O. Leavitt, the Executive Chairman and CEO of Leavitt Group, a national insurance brokerage, has been named one of this year's distinguished honorees for the Utah Business CEO of the Year award. Overseeing Leavitt Group since 2003, Eric's strategic leadership and industry acumen have fueled remarkable growth, leveraging marketplace opportunities for acquisitions of insurance agencies...

Aubrey Grossen is the founder of ANYA (A New You Again) where she hosts conferences, events, retreats, memberships, and more to help moms with their mental health journey. After having her first baby, she suffered through postpartum depression. As a result, she created an online community to support women with their mental health. Aubrey is a wife and mama to 4 kids who live and love soaking up th...

Utah Tech men’s basketball head coach Jon Judkins is the all-time winningest collegiate coach in the state of Utah. While at Utah Tech (previously Dixie State), Judkins’ teams have won seven conference championships and made nine NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 run during the 2010-11 campaign Prior to Utah Tech, Judkins served as head coach at Snow College...

After facing various challenges and delays, Kevin and Sonja Staples have embarked on a unique journey to become mission leaders in the Utah St. George Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Their mission, originally intended for St. Petersburg, Russia, was thwarted by visa issues. They were released from their mission call in 2021 due to the pandemic. However, the family rec...

Jade Koyle is President at Grand Teton Ancient Grains, a  family-owned and operated farm, and mill committed to restoring ancient grains to the family dinner table. Koyle’s mission is to restore the finest organically grown ancient foods from around the world into our modern lifestyles. One of those ancient foods is Einkorn, the most primitive wheat available on earth. Einkorn contains a different...

Julie Rose is a broadcast journalist, interviewer, and radio show host. She hosts “Top of Mind” on BYUradio. Her show features “smart, informative conversations and interviews that go beyond mere headlines and sound bites.” She is a seasoned journalist and a multiple winner of Edward R. Murrow Awards (two national for radio writing and multiple regional for continuing coverage, hard news reporting...

Dana Lecheminant has been telling stories since she was old enough to know what stories were. After spending most of her childhood reading everything she could get her hands on, she eventually realized she could write her own books, and since then, she always has plots brewing and characters clamoring to be next to have their stories told. A lover of all things outdoors, she finds inspiration whil...

Levi Heperi is the director of intercultural strategy at Deseret Book, where he oversees the company’s DEI initiatives and develops the strategy to take Deseret Book to international markets. He studied communications at BYU and earned a master’s degree in adult learning and higher education from the University of Oklahoma (OU). He has worked as an inner-city elementary school teacher in Oklahoma,...

Amanda Taylor is a lover of all things story, whether it be books, movies, theater - musical and otherwise - art, music, or people. She earned her bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Utah, which only fueled her passion for classical literature. She also loves to travel and explore new places with her husband and four teenagers. Though a self-proclaimed city girl, Ama...

Steven Sharp Nelson is widely considered one of the most watched musicians in the world and a pioneer of “classicool music” via his twelve years of cello work with The Piano Guys. His content is listened to or watched 3 million times every day . Steven has performed or spoken to over 2 million people from Tooele to Tokyo, including appearances on Today , Good Morning America , and The Tonight Show...

Cydni Tetro, CEO of Brandless, is an innovator of experience, a growth leader, technologist, STEM advocate, author, and speaker. Cydni recently raised $118M, the largest fundraiser led by a woman in Silicon Slopes. She has built her career on a foundation of building experiences through technology storytelling and product innovation. She grew companies, marketing & product teams, developed cus...

Chad Lewis played football for Brigham Young University and professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2005 caught the game-clinching touchdown pass in the NFC Championship game. However, during this reception, Lewis suffered a Lisfranc injury to his left foot that kept him out of the Super Bowl XXXIX loss to the New England Patriots.   In 2009, Lewis released a memoir, Surround Yourself With...

Jenifer Greenwood has worked for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 27 years—writing, editing, strategizing, and, most important, listening, learning, and being grateful to see closeup the building up of the kingdom of God. She started her career as an editorial intern and then spent 16 years as an editor, copyeditor, and assistant managing editor of the Liahona . Her current assi...

Daniel and Kathryn Blomberg are the co-founders of Blomberg Music Productions, a full-service music production company helping Christian musicians reach their potential. Daniel is a music producer, arranger, songwriter, keyboardist, and vocalist from Sweden who met his wife, Kathryn, the love of his life, and many of his favorite music colleagues while at Brigham Young University. Kathryn is a voc...

John Pearce is a Co-Founder of Bloom. Pearce, along with Bloom co-founder Eric Engebretsen, has a  mission to improve people’s standard of living in emerging markets through remote work. Bloom’s goal is to create 10,000 jobs abroad while providing easy access to diverse and qualified candidates for US businesses. Bloom’s talent network includes more than ten thousand college-educated English speak...

Jennifer A. Nielsen is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 15 books for young readers. Her titles have been published in 21 languages, two have been optioned for film, and several have been the recipients of multiple awards and notable lists. Nielsen was born and raised in northern Utah, where she still lives today with her family, a dog that won’t play fetch, and a ca...