by Leading Saints | Dec 5, 2023 | Articles, Bishops, Ministering, Primary Presidencies, Youth Leadership |
Michele Portlock is a wife and mother to four neurodivergent children. Both Michele and her husband consider themselves neurodivergent as well, as both have a recent ADHD diagnosis. Michele’s children have a variety of diagnoses which include but are not limited to...
by Leading Saints | Nov 28, 2023 | Articles |
Reg Christensen lives in the Midwest with his wife, Carol. They have seven children and seventeen grandchildren. Reg has fulfilled a variety of callings in the Church and he and Carol have been blessed with many service opportunities as Pathway missionaries and...
by Leading Saints | Nov 21, 2023 | Articles, Elders Quorum, Primary Presidencies, Relief Society, Teaching, Youth Leadership |
Terry Lloyd currently serves as the Sunday School president in the Snyderville Ward, Park City Utah stake. In addition to other callings, he has taught in Primary, Sunday School, priesthood quorums, and early morning seminary. In his professional life he is a...
by Leading Saints | Nov 14, 2023 | Articles |
Caren McLane has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Community Health Education from BYU. She met her husband, Todd, in her freshman year while at BYU. They are the parents of 5 children and live on a 4-acre “hobby farm” with chickens, cows, and dogs. She volunteers...
by Beth Young | Nov 7, 2023 | Articles, Bishops, Elders Quorum, Ministering, Primary Presidencies, Relief Society, Ward Council, Youth Leadership |
Listening to a recent Leading Saints podcast with host Kurt Francom and guest Ryan Gottfredson, I was reminded of the impact of creating a space where everyone, regardless of where they are in their faith journey, can come to the table and be nourished. In the...
by Leading Saints | Oct 31, 2023 | Articles, Bishops, Elders Quorum, Ministering, Relief Society, Ward Council, Youth Leadership |
Dack Van Orden was born and raised in Idaho Falls, ID. He currently lives in the Houston Texas area where he and his wife are the parents of three daughters and one bonus daughter. He has served in a variety of callings within the Church, most of which have been in...
by Leading Saints | Oct 24, 2023 | Articles, Elders Quorum, Ministering |
Aaron Bujnowski has served in many leadership capacities in the Church, including bishop and high counselor. He is currently serving as the elders quorum president of his ward. Aaron and his wife, Julie, are high school sweethearts and are co-authors of Discovering...
by Leading Saints | Oct 17, 2023 | Articles, Leader Teaching Leader, Teaching |
Jeff Borders joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 19, and since then, has had many opportunities to serve in various capacities. His wife, Crystyne, was integral to his conversion while they were dating, and he believes her to be one of...
by Leading Saints | Oct 10, 2023 | Articles, Ministering |
Reg Christensen lives in the Midwest with his wife, Carol. They have seven children and seventeen grandchildren. Reg has fulfilled a variety of callings in the Church and he and Carol have been blessed with many service opportunities as Pathway missionaries and...
by Beth Young | Oct 3, 2023 | Articles, Ministering |
I joined the Church in 1977 and became anxiously engaged in family history research. It was wonderful learning more about my ancestors, many of whom I had not met, that had influenced generations in our family. In 1985, my dad passed away at the young age of 63. At...
