Latter-day Profiles
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsLatter-day Profiles is a collaborative effort of students, faculty and staff at Brigham Young University-Idaho. The program features in-depth interviews with noteworthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Guests range from leaders in business and industry to educators, to musicians and authors to volunteers. All have stories to tell that are interesting, informative and thought-provoking.
Latter-day Profiles is produced by students in coordination with faculty and staff advisors. That means the students research the guests, schedule the interviews, run the cameras and edit the programs.
BYU-Idaho Communication faculty, Brian Howard, hosts the program and works closely with the students in the production process. Currently Latter-day Profiles airs Sunday mornings at 7:30 a.m. Mountain Time on BYUTV and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m on BYUI-Radio. Twenty eight new episodes are produced every year.
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Episodes
Episode 7: Kurt Francom
November 18, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 48.6 MBKurt 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 five 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. Kurt has served as a full-time mis...
Episode 8: Rob Eaton
November 18, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 49.1 MBRob Eaton is a faculty member in the Religious Education Department at BYU Idaho. He is the author of “Improving Learning and Mental Health in the Classroom.” Rob has served as an institute director and seminary teacher, a bishop, in a stake presidency, and as a mission president in the Washington Federal Way mission, and previously oversaw Pathway and online learning at BYU Idaho.
Episode 6: Adam Sidwell
November 11, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 25 MBA storyteller, technologist, and entrepreneur with expertise in multiple mediums, Adam Sidwell is the Founder and Creative Director of the Future House family of companies. Future House Studios and Future House Publishing work in concert together to develop creative content for the Metaverse: Virtual Reality, animation, games, books, film, television, and more.
Episode 5: Tammy Uzelac Hall
November 06, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 50 MBTammy Uzelac Hall is the author of “Far Above Rubies: The Power and Promise of a Covenant-Keeping Woman. She is the host of the LDS Living podcast, “Sunday on Monday,” a weekly podcast focused on Come, Follow Me. she and her husband are the parents to four girls. She is a host for Time Out for Women, a featured speaker at Temple Square Youth Conferences, Retreat for Girls, and girls’ camps, and has been a speaker at BYU Women’s Conference.
Episode 4: Taylor Ricks
October 27, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 46.6 MBTaylor Ricks is the author of Everyday Disciples: Lessons Learned from Unnamed Scripture Stories. She is the mother of four amazing children: one daughter and three sons. Taylor has spent time as a foster parent and now volunteers with the Utah Down Syndrome Foundation to help children and families touched by Down syndrome in honor of her son Zane, whose bright spirit blesses their family in unimaginable ways. She attended Utah State University to earn a bachelor's degree in family ...
Episode 3: David Weidman
October 21, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 48.3 MBDavid Weidman is the Managing Director of the Missionary Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was formerly chairman and CEO of Celanese Corporation, a $6.4 billion global integrated chemical company. Before this appointment, he was vice chairman of the Celanese AG Board of Management and COO of Celanese AG. He joined Celanese AG as CEO of the company’s chemicals business. Before joining Celanese, he was president of Allied Signal’s Performance Polymers b...
Episode 2: Erin Willder
October 14, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBErin Willder is the managing editor at BYU Continuing Education, where she oversees a large team of editors who work on hundreds of online courses. She also serves on the division’s digital accessibility committee and generates content for organic and paid media. A founding member of Latter-day Saint Publishing and Media Association, Erin currently serves as the LDSPMA President.
Episode 1: Lisa Valentine Clark
October 07, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 47 MBLisa Valentine Clark is a writer, actress, and the host of The Lisa Show on BYU radio. She is a founding member of the theater-as-improv comedy troupe, The Thrillionaries; a writer, producer, and actress on the film Once I Was a Beehive; a host for 3 seasons on the TV show Random Acts; and a star in the BYUtv production Show Offs. She is the mother of five and the author of "Real Moms: Making It Up As We Go."
Episode 7: Clint Pulver
July 27, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 49.1 MBClint Pulver is an Emmy Award-winning motivational keynote speaker, author, musician, and workforce expert. He is the author of "I Love It Here: How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want To Leave." A Professional Drummer for over 20 years, he's played with top headlining fellow musicians in venues like the Vivint Arena, the Stadium of Fire, and the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. In 2010 he founded the UVU Drumline known as the Green Man Group, which he directed fo...
Episode 8: Jason Wright
July 27, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MBJason Wright is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. Jason is a columnist for Fox News, TheBlaze, Deseret News, and the Northern Virginia Daily. Articles by Jason have appeared in over 50 other newspapers and magazines across the United States, including The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, and Forbes. He is the author of many books, including best-sellers Christmas Jars and The Wednesday Letters. Jason is also a popular speaker who spe...
Episode 6: David Reichner
July 08, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 47.2 MBDavid Reichner works as a business partner and Director of Team Fredette Utah, an elite brand in New York & Utah. He was previously the Head Coach for the San Diego Surf (ABA). He has worked with the L.A. Clippers as a Director of the Jr. Clipper Foundation; running camps, Leagues, private training and AAU teams.
Episode 5: Dave McCann
July 05, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 51 MBDave McCann is a studio host and play-by-play announcer for BYU sports on BYUtv. He is a former news anchor for KSL-TV in Salt Lake City and KLAS-TV in Las Vegas.
Episode 4: Reid Moon
June 26, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MBReid Moon is the owner of Moon’s Rare Books in Provo, Utah. Moon graduated from BYU in 1985. After 30 years of running Moon’s Rare Books in Dallas, Texas, he decided to return to Provo. His beautiful bookshop is located in The Shops at Riverwoods in Provo. It’s really a museum disguised as a bookshop. About half of the items on display are for sale–the rest are part of a permanent museum collection. He specializes in four main categories: Bibles, early Mormon books and docum...
Episode 3: The Truman Brothers
June 19, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 50.1 MBFor the Truman Brothers, music and the gospel are in their DNA, Sons of Dan Truman of Diamond Rio and Nashville Tribute Band fame and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, they spent their formative years in green rooms, backstages, and tour buses as well as sacrament meetings and Young Men activities. Their pedigree would suggest an automatic attraction to the family business, but post-mission life found the brothers pursuing higher education. It wasn't until attending college in the sam...
Episode 2: Kerry Muhlestein
June 19, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 48.8 MBKerry Muhlestein is an associate professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He received his B.S. from BYU in psychology with a Hebrew minor, spending time in the intensive Hebrew program at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. He then proceeded to receive an M.A. in ancient Near Eastern studies from BYU and a Ph.D. in Egyptology from UCLA. He has taught at Cal Poly Pomona, UCLA, and BYU-Hawaii. His research focuses on the texts and iconography of Egypt...
Episode 1: Grant and Si Foster
June 06, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 51 MBGrant and Si Foster share their unique experience of serving as missionaries in Spain during the Covid Pandemic. Si hosts the food blog A Bountiful Kitchen. Grant is a partner in the law firm Dorsey and Whitney. https://abountifulkitchen.com/ http://latterdayprofiles.org/
Episode 8: Christian Mawlam
March 18, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 47.4 MBChristian Mawlam shares his miraculous story of overcoming cancer. Mawlam started his own video production company in England before coming to the United States to teach at BYU-Idaho where he teaches video production.
Episode 7: Kate Holbrook
March 18, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 43.3 MBKate Holbrook, PhD is a leading voice in the study of Latter-day Saint women and Latter-day Saint foodways. As managing historian of women’s history at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history department, she writes, studies, and interprets history full-time. Her major research interests are religion, gender, and food.
Episode 6: Kathy Aiken
March 11, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 44.4 MBKathy Aiken is a former broadcast journalist. She began reporting with the Utah Jazz in 1987 and five years later joined the staff of KSL-TV as the first female sports anchor in Utah. She worked as a producer, reporter, and anchor for KSL Sports. While at KSL, Aiken also anchored the Mormon Times program for over a year and worked on projects for the Mormon Channel radio program. She worked at Brigham Young University as both a sports reporter for BYUtv and as Newsroom Manager at th...
Episode 5: Kirby Heyborne
March 06, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 46.4 MBKirby Heyborne is an actor, singer, musician, songwriter, comedian, and narrator. He is known for his work in films centered around the culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Heyborne has also worked extensively as an audiobook narrator. Kirby is the host of the BYUtv show “Making Good”.
Episode 4: Kate Lee
February 27, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBAfter a chance meeting with an inspired fellow artist, Kate modified her initial artistic direction to focus on works of inspirational watercolor. With a minimalistic style that conveys powerful family and gospel messages, Kate Lee speaks to us through her art when words are insufficient. Kate and her husband, Mike, live in Utah with their two boys and two dogs.
Episode 3: Brigitte Madrian
February 20, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 46.4 MBBrigitte C. Madrian is the Dean and Marriott Distinguished Professor in the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business where she has a joint appointment in the Department of Finance and the George W. Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics.
Episode 2: Derral Eves
February 11, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutes - 43.3 MBDerral is Executive Producer of The Chosen, the #1 highest crowd-funded video project in history. Derral is a video marketing expert, coach, and speaker. He consults some of the biggest YouTubers in the world on audience development and data-driven strategies. https://derraleves.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/derraleves https://latterdayprofiles.org/
Episode 1: Morgan Jones
February 04, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 45.2 MBMorgan Jones is the host of the All In podcast for LDS Living, manager of audience engagement for Deseret Book, and executive editor of LDS Living magazine. https://www.ldsliving.com/allin https://www.ldsliving.com/ https://byuicomm.org/latterdayprofiles/morgan-jones/
Episode 8: Jon and Bonnie Jeppson
January 19, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutes - 32.3 MBJon Jeppson is a retired lawyer, former mission president, stake president, and member of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. Bonnie Jeppson has served as a stake and ward Young Women president and many other callings. Together Jon and Bonnie have endured many trials including cancer, the loss of family members, and other challenges, all the while strengthening others with their testimonies of Jesus Christ.
Episode 7: Johnny Hanna
November 23, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBJohnny Hanna is CEO and Co-Founder of Homie, a real estate software company. Prior to Homie, Johnny was President and Co-Founder of Entrata where he helped the company grow to over $100 million in annual revenue.
Episode 6: John Gonzalez
November 15, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBJohn Gonzalez is a former CIA officer, former mission president, and author of the book, “No More Strangers and Foreigners: The Melding of Cultures Against the Backdrop of Deep Religious Faith”.
Episode 5: Steve Shallenberger
November 09, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBSteve is the Founder and Chairman of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a company based on his breakthrough book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. His latest book is titled, “Do What matter Most”.
Episode 4: Emily Ann Adams
November 01, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBEmily Ann Adams set out to better understand grief after the loss of one her identical twin boys. She shares what she discovered in her book, “Is There No Other Way”.
Episode 3: Alex and Julie Boyé
October 25, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBAlex and Julie Boyé are a biracial family with seven kids ages ten and under. In addition to Alex’s singing and performing career, he and Julie create social media content about their life called the Boyé Family Jewels.
Episode 1: Paul Wuthrich
October 19, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 32.6 MBPaul Wuthrich is an actor, known for the movies Witnesses, The Fighting Preacher, and Joseph Smith: American Prophet.
Episode 2: Keith Erekson
October 19, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBKeith A. Erekson is an award-winning author, teacher, and public historian. Since 2014 he has worked for the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, directing the Church History Library and encouraging historical outreach and public engagement. He also serves on the editorial board of the Church Historian’s Press. In this episode, Keith discusses his book Real vs Rumor.
Episode 40: Mark Kohler
June 18, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 45.5 MBMark J. Kohler, M.Pr.A., C.P.A., J.D., is a best-selling author, national speaker, radio show host, writer, and video personality for Entrepreneur.com, real estate investor, senior partner in the law firm Kyler, Kohler, Ostermiller & Sorensen, and the accounting firm of Kohler & Eyre, CPAs. Mark is a personal and small business tax and legal expert who helps clients build and protect wealth through wealth management strategies, as well as business and tax remedies often overlooked in...
Episode 40: Randy Collier
June 18, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 44.1 MBRandy Collier is a fine art photographer as well as a respected commercial and portrait photographer who calls the Wasatch Mountains his home. He has received many awards for his work and has earned his Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from the Professional Photographers of America.
Episode 40: Janielle Christensen
June 05, 2021 02:52 - 23 minutes - 43.7 MBAs an artistic director of Living Legends and a producer for Young Ambassadors, both performing groups at BYU, Janielle Christensen has traveled around the world, bringing uplifting family entertainment to millions through live and televised productions. Under Christensen’s direction, Living Legends has toured and performed throughout Europe, China, the Pacific Islands, Australia, Canada, Central, and South America, South Africa, and the United States.
Episode 40: Alan Reed
June 05, 2021 02:51 - 23 minutes - 44.2 MBAlan Reed is the co-owner of a family business started in 1955 in Idaho Falls Idaho. Reed’s Dairy is a farm-to-table family business. all the dairy products they sell are produced and processed on-site, and are generally sold to the local community of customers within hours of the cows being milked!
Episode 40: Jeff Wheeler
June 05, 2021 02:50 - 25 minutes - 46.9 MBJeff Wheeler took early retirement from his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. He is a husband, father of five, and a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jeff lives in the Rocky Mountains. His books have been on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list 5 times (for The Thief’s Daughter, The King’s Traitor, The Hollow Crown, The Silent Shield, and Prism Cloud) and have sold more than 4 million copies.
Episode 15: Janielle Christensen
June 05, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 43.7 MBAs an artistic director of Living Legends and a producer for Young Ambassadors, both performing groups at BYU, Janielle Christensen has traveled around the world, bringing uplifting family entertainment to millions through live and televised productions. Under Christensen’s direction, Living Legends has toured and performed throughout Europe, China, the Pacific Islands, Australia, Canada, Central, and South America, South Africa, and the United States.
Episode 14: Alan Reed
June 05, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 44.2 MBAlan Reed is the co-owner of a family business started in 1955 in Idaho Falls Idaho. Reed’s Dairy is a farm-to-table family business. all the dairy products they sell are produced and processed on-site, and are generally sold to the local community of customers within hours of the cows being milked!
Episode 13: Jeff Wheeler
June 05, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 46.9 MBJeff Wheeler took early retirement from his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. He is a husband, father of five, and a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jeff lives in the Rocky Mountains. His books have been on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list 5 times (for The Thief’s Daughter, The King’s Traitor, The Hollow Crown, The Silent Shield, and Prism Cloud) and have sold more than 4 million copies.
Episode 40: Tiffany Peterson
May 19, 2021 20:51 - 26 minutes - 49.5 MBAn experienced businesswoman with a zest for life, Tiffany Peterson is capable of relating her ideas to many spheres in life. Focusing on the ways in which people think about experiences and interpret events, she is motivated to help people reach their fullest personal potential. Educated at the University of Utah, Tiffany later became a respected salesperson and was mentored by many high-profile motivational authors and speakers. Recently, Peterson founded 'The Lighthouse Principle...
Episode 12: Tiffany Peterson
May 19, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 49.5 MBAn experienced businesswoman with a zest for life, Tiffany Peterson is capable of relating her ideas to many spheres in life. Focusing on the ways in which people think about experiences and interpret events, she is motivated to help people reach their fullest personal potential. Educated at the University of Utah, Tiffany later became a respected salesperson and was mentored by many high-profile motivational authors and speakers. Recently, Peterson founded 'The Lighthouse Principles' Inc.,...
Episode 40: Corinne and Neil Stokoe / Mint Arrow
May 12, 2021 18:28 - 26 minutes - 49.2 MBCorrine Stokoe is a blogger, podcaster, and content creator behind the brand Mint Arrow. She and her husband Neil share their experiences about starting a business, working together, and battling pornography addiction.
Episode 11: Corinne and Neil Stokoe / Mint Arrow
May 12, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 49.2 MBCorrine Stokoe is a blogger, podcaster, and content creator behind the brand Mint Arrow. She and her husband Neil share their experiences about starting a business, working together, and battling pornography addiction.
Episode 40: Keoni Kauwe
May 04, 2021 19:30 - 25 minutes - 47.8 MBPresident Kauwe served as chair of the biology department and dean of graduate studies at Brigham Young University. He is an internationally recognized researcher who specializes in Alzheimer’s disease genetics. He has deep roots in Hawaii; spent several years of his childhood on the islands of Kaua’i, O’ahu, and Moloka’i; and graduated from Moloka’i High School. Season 40 Episode 1
Episode 10: Keoni Kauwe
May 04, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 47.8 MBPresident Kauwe served as chair of the biology department and dean of graduate studies at Brigham Young University. He is an internationally recognized researcher who specializes in Alzheimer’s disease genetics. He has deep roots in Hawaii; spent several years of his childhood on the islands of Kaua’i, O’ahu, and Moloka’i; and graduated from Moloka’i High School. Season 40 Episode 1
Episode 2: Ed Sexton
January 26, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 44.5 MBEd Sexton is the Dean of the College of Business and Communication at BYU-Idaho. He has served in the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy, a bishop, high councilor, mission president, stake mission president, stake president’s counselor and stake president.
Episode 1: Carmen Rasmusen Herbert
January 26, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 47.1 MBCarmen Rasmusen Herbert was a Top 6 finalist on the second season of FOX’s “American Idol” in 2003. She has appeared on many talk and entertainment shows including David Letterman, the Today show, MSNBC, and Good Morning America. Carmen co-wrote, recorded, and released an album in 2007 called, “Nothin’ Like the Summer” with an award-winning hit single by the same name who’s music video spent six weeks at the top of CMT’s Top 20 countdown. She has toured all over the United States an...
Episode 3: Meg Johnson
January 26, 2021 00:00 - 24 minutes - 44.6 MBMeg Johnson is a founding partner for Jumping Turtle LLC and Our Turtle House. Her work as an influencer has touched many on a local, national, and international level and Meg is a recipient of the Athena Leadership Award. Meg was a ballroom dancer and professional party planner. Then a weekend trip changed it all and Meg was paralyzed on March 6, 2004 when she was hiking in Southern Utah.
Episode 4: Joel Bishop
January 26, 2021 00:00 - 23 minutes - 43.4 MBJoel Bishop is the president of Rise to Your Challenge which offers speaking, training and consulting services. Joel is an accomplished actor, speaker, and presenter.