Mark Williams loves to learn and is driven by a relentless curiosity to uncover how things “really work.” Guided by the belief that while you can’t always control your circumstances, you can always choose how to respond to them, Mark brings a fresh perspective to every challenge. Professionally, he's a marketing consultant, author, and speaker. He enjoys helping his clients “collapse time” with AI and automation. He's also an accomplished musician and an avid traveler. His adventures often include either a mountain, a graveyard, or some cherished time with friends and family.

Before being paralyzed, Meg was a ballroom dancer and professional party planner. Then a weekend trip changed it all and Meg was paralyzed when she was hiking in Southern Utah. She accidentally jumped off a 40-foot cliff, breaking both of her femurs, wrists, collar bone, and four bones in her neck. She returned home without […]

Tim and Aubrey Chaves grew up near Salt Lake City, Utah — and went to both middle school and high school together. Tim served an LDS mission to Montevideo, Uruguay. He attended BYU for his undergraduate studies before earning an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is now an entrepreneur working in Utah County. Aubrey received a degree in Elementary Education from Utah State before teaching fourth grade for two years; she now owns a cake decorating business. Tim and Aubrey are the parents of four children.

Steven Kapp Perry is the Host and Executive Producer of the "In Good Faith" podcast at BYUradio.org. Steve is an award-winning song-writer, playwright, and broadcaster. He and his wife, Johanne, are the parents of four and grandparents of three. He currently serves on the Provo Communications Council and in his ward playing the piano for the Primary kids.

Scott was born and raised in Southern Alberta, Canada, but moved to Utah after serving a mission in Cape Town, South Africa. As soon as Scott settled in Utah, he started an online business with his dad, selling LDS products. Eventually they sold that business and started a successful software company, where he continues to spend the majority of his time. In 2014, Scott was called to serve as a Bishop in Ogden, and served diligently for over 5 years. During that time, he was inspired to write the book "Faith to Stay" to help members of the church build their faith. Scott has four children, and likes spending his free time golfing and hanging out with his family. He is currently a Ward Mission Leader.

Sam Payne is a national and international musician and storyteller. He hosts The Apple Seed, the long-running BYUradio podcast featuring stories for families and was part of the Peabody-nominated team that created Treasure Island 2020, the serial podcast based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel. As a live performer, Sam has brought his stories and songs to halls in Canada, Bulgaria, Tokyo, and from coast to coast in the United States, including performances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the nation’s capital, the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee and the Timpanogos Storytelling festival in Lehi, Utah. Sam serves as the Weber State University Storytelling Fellow and has written books and stage pieces including Sanctuary: The Story of Zion for the centennial of the National Parks Service, Echoes of Hammers and Spikes (With Suzanne Christensen) for the sesquicentennial of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, and One of a Million Stars, commemorating the 14-year mission of the Mars rover Opportunity.

Reyna Aburto studied Industrial Engineering in her home country, Nicaragua, and holds a degree in Computer Science from Utah Valley University. She owns a small translation business with her husband and is a teacher at the Utah Valley Institute of Religion. She has served as the Second Counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency and is the author of Reaching for the Savior.

Marcus Smith, host of BYUradio’s Constant Wonder podcast, encourages a mode of study, thought, action, and feeling that puts the strongest check on our all-too human inclination to normalize creation. With a master's degree in German literature, Marcus has worked as a writer, editor, teacher, radio talent, and a composer of sacred music. He adores cute kids, fine poetry, avocets, pikas, Mirabilis multiflora stumbled upon in the wild, and chocolatey truffles.

Lisa Valentine Clark graduated with a B.S. in English from Brigham Young University. She was part of the sketch comedy/improv troupe The Garrens, and co-founded the theater-as-improv troupe The Thrillionaires which performs original, improvised plays and musicals in a variety of genres. She has been featured in a variety of commercials, including the “real mom” in the viral videos for Chatbooks. Lisa works as a freelance writer for commercials, webseries, and scripts. She wrote the book, Real Moms Making It Up As We Go, hosted the feel-good service show “Random Acts,” and headlined the musical improv tv show Show Offs, for three seasons on BYUtv. She has starred in movies like Stalking Santa, and was a script consultant, producer, and starred as “Carrie Carrington” in the film Once I Was a Beehive and Once I Was Engaged. She currently hosts the weekly podcast The Lisa Show (www.thelisashowpodcast.com) on BYUradio. Lisa and her late husband Christopher have 5 children.

Kurt Francom is the founder and executive director of Leading Saints and manages the day-to-day efforts of Leading Saints and is the host of the podcast. Kurt graduated from the University of Utah in 2008 with a degree in Business Marketing. He ran a web development company for 5 years before focusing on Leading Saints full-time. Kurt currently lives in Stansbury Park, Utah with his lovely wife Alanna. They are blessed to have three children.