Latter-day Profiles

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  • Richard Turley Part 2
    Richard E. Turley Jr. is the Managing Director, Church Communication Department at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Prior to his appointment, he served for eight years as assistant Church historian and recorder. He also served for eight years as managing director of the Family and Church History Department, overseeing the Church Archives and Records Center, the Church History Library, and the Museum of Church History and Art, which collectively contain the world’s largest collection of resources for the study of Latter-day Saint history and one of the richest collections on the settlement of the western United States.
    24 min
  • Richard Turley Part 1
    Richard E. Turley Jr. is the Managing Director, Church Communication Department at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Prior to his appointment, he served for eight years as assistant Church historian and recorder. He also served for eight years as managing director of the Family and Church History Department, overseeing the Church Archives and Records Center, the Church History Library, and the Museum of Church History and Art, which collectively contain the world’s largest collection of resources for the study of Latter-day Saint history and one of the richest collections on the settlement of the western United States.
    25 min
  • Bruce & Marie Hafen
    Bruce C. Hafen was called to the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1996 and has been a General Authority Emeritus since 2010. An internationally recognized family law scholar, he has served as president of BYU–Idaho, dean of the BYU Law School, and provost at BYU. Two of his past books won the year’s best book award from Deseret Book: The Broken Heart in 1989 and A Disciple’s Life: The Biography of Neal A. Maxwell in 2002. He recently served as president of the St. George Utah Temple. Bruce and Marie Hafen are the parents of seven children and the grandparents of forty-six.
    Marie K. Hafen has taught at BYU–Idaho, the University of Utah, and BYU–Provo—classes in Shakespeare, writing, and Book of Mormon. She has been a contributing author to several books, including, with her husband, Covenant Hearts: Why Marriage Matters and How to Make it Last (2005) and The Contrite Spirit: How the Temple Helps Us Apply Christ’s Atonement (2015). She has served on the Young Women General Board, on the Deseret News board of directors, and as matron of the St. George Utah Temple. Bruce and Marie Hafen are the parents of seven children and the grandparents of forty-six.
    25 min
  • Heidi Swinton
    Heidi Swinton is an author, screenwriter and historian who has written several books to accompany historical documentaries created by film-maker Lee Groberg. She also wrote a biography of Thomas S. Monson and a biographical essay on Lorenzo Snow.
    28 min
  • Mark Madsen
    Madsen is the head basketball coach at Utah Valley University. Due to his hustle and physical style of play, he received the nickname "Mad Dog" while playing for the San Ramon Valley High School Wolves - the moniker continued during his time with the Stanford Cardinal and beyond. Madsen played NCAA basketball at Stanford. Madsen played in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves
    25 min
  • David Bradford
    David Bradford, FluentWorlds CEO, is revolutionizing language training in 3D virtual worlds. He was previously CEO and chairman of HireVue and Fusion-io; both reached the Forbes list of America’s 50 fastest-growing tech companies. He received the prestigious 2018 BYU Emeriti Distinguished Service Award, was general counsel at Novell, served twice as chairman of the Business Software Alliance, was honored as Alumnus of the Year by BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, and was inducted into Utah’s Technology and Business Hall of Fame.
    25 min
  • Kels Goodman
    Kels Goodman is the owner of the LDS Film Festival, which is held annually in Orem, Utah. Born in Virginia and raised in Texas, he graduated from BYU and worked in technical roles for many Hollywood films and shows, such as Touched by an Angel. From there, he became the producer of Handcart and Hidden in the Heartland. He also produced one of YouTube’s first viral marketing hits: Will It Blend? He recently released The Jets: Making It Real, a documentary on the 1980s pop band.
    25 min
  • Shirley S. Ricks
    Shirley S. Ricks is a senior editor at BYU's Religious Studies Center. In 1989, she was hired as an editor at the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS). She's also published articles in various festschrift volumes, the Ensign, the Interpreter, the FARMS Review, and the Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
    24 min
  • Mitch Davis
    This week's interview features Mitch Davis. Davis is an American film director, writer, and producer noted for his 2001 film The Other Side of Heaven about the trials and adventures of an LDS Missionary, John H. Groberg. His movies range from intense dramas to lighthearted, family-friendly comedies.
    26 min
  • Family Favorite Recipes
    This week's interview features the sisters of Favorite Family Recipes. Echo, Erica, and Emily have been sharing their incredible recipes with the world since 2007. Since then they have developed over 1,000 recipes, and even published a series of cookbooks that had our mouths watering! Check out their interview to learn more about these amazing sisters, and maybe get some inspiration for your Sunday dinner as well!
    26 min

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Latter-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…