In April of 2009 Elder Cherrington was called to the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy with a specific assignment as an area authority for the Cache Valley area.  A life-long teacher with the Church Education System, Elder Cherrington has taught since 1992 as a member of the Logan Institute of Religion faculty, except for 1999-2002, when he and his wife presided over the Japan Hiroshima Mission. Before coming to Logan, Elder Cherrington had taught with CES in Bountiful, Ogden and Gainesville, Florida.  Elder Cherrington grew up in Springville, Utah. He has a history degree and master’s degree in Public Administration from BYU. He and his wife Julia are the parents of four children and enjoy 8 grandchildren.

Peter F. Evans has been the LDS Welfare Services Director of Communications since 2008. On May 1, 2011, he was sustained as the president of the Taylorsville YSA Stake.  Prior to his Welfare Services position, Brother Evans worked for LDS Philanthropies for three years, was president of Evans Communications for 11 years and worked with MicroShare Corporation, Hambrecht and Quist Technology Partners in San Francisco and with Evans and Sutherland.  Brother Evans has a degree in Speech Communications from the University of Utah and an MBA from Brigham Young University.  Brother Evans served as president of the Minnesota Minneapolis Mission from June 2002 to July 2005, and served as a counselor in the Utah Salt Lake City Mission presidency prior to that.  In the community he has served with United Way, Junior Achievement and as the Vice President of the Great Salt Lake Council of the Boy Scouts of America.  Brother Evans and his wife Linda are the parents of five children and five grandchildren.

Racquetball is his sport, traveling is his hobby, and teaching is his passion. Brother Jacobs started teaching for the Church Education System in 1979 after earning a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University and a master’s degree from Northern Arizona University. He currently teaches at the Logan Institute of Religion. Brother Jacobs is a frequent speaker at conferences, and has taught at Education Week, EFY and Know Your Religion conferences since 1984. He and his wife Jolene are the parents of four children and three grandchildren.

A native of Salt Lake City, Chris Williams attended Skyline High School, the University of Utah and got a great job with IBM as an Energy and Utilities executive. He married his sweetheart, and they had four children together. Then, on Feb. 9, 2007, in an instant his life changed. The family car was hit by a drunk driver, killing his wife, Michelle, their unborn baby, an 11 year-old son and a 9 year-old daughter. His story of forgiveness and healing has inspired thousands through Mormon Messages as he describes what happened after the crash. His new book For Giving Hearts was released in June 2011, and explains how he was able to forgive and be healed by the Savior.

An innovator in real estate development since 1978, Dan Lofgren is the founder, president and CEO of Cowboy Partners and its sister company, Cowboy Properties.  Cowboy Partners currently has projects in five states, including everything from luxury condos to affordable family apartments. He has been a leader of home builders associations at the local, state and national level, and has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Utah Apartment Association. Brother Lofgren is deeply involved in the community as well. He is a member of the Granite School District Board of Education, a trustee of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, on the Executive Committee of Envision Utah, and serves on the board of directors of several community organizations. Brother Lofgren is a graduate of the University of Utah. He and his wife Deena are the parents of four children.

 
Stanley Dee Barrett has been teaching with the seminaries and institutes for the LDS church since 1987,  He taught Institute for 11 years in Logan and is currently the Area Director of the Utah North area Seminaries and Institutes.  Brother Barrett is known for his passion for the gospel, for people, and for teaching the gospel.  He has also shared his captivating style at EFY, YSA conferences, youth camps, youth conferences and community parenting classes.  He is the author of two talks on CD.  Brother Barrett was born in Logan, Utah and spent his childhood years in California and Utah.  He has a degree from Utah State University in Counseling and Family Therapy and a master’s degree in Education Counseling.  Brother Barrett and his wife Aleece are the parents of four children.

In 1990 Scott Featherstone co-founded Lorien Productions, which produces feature and documentary films.  Brother Featherstone has written six screen plays, including Same River Twice, which has been broadcast in over 50 countries, award-winning The Return to Secret Garden, and his most recent film, UNITARDS which will be released in August 2011.  UNITARDS, has won awards in every festival where it has screened, including Best of Fest at the International Family Film Festival in Los Angeles.  Brother Featherstone’s first novel, Hallelujah: The Story of the Coming Forth of Handel’s Messiah was published in 2002 and sold out of its first two printings.  His second novel, Highway Home: Assisted Leaving, will be published in 2011.  He has also written the Governor’s Music Education Program, several films for LDS Visitor’s Centers and produced works for dozens of commercial clients.  Brother Featherstone currently serves in the presidency of the East Mill Creek North Stake.  He and his wife Lori are the parents of six sons.

As the director of the Institute of Religion in Cedar City, Alan Gudmundson also has ample access to red rock country where he runs, rock climbs and enjoys canyoneering. His favorite part of Cedar City, though, is the classroom where he has the opportunity to teach the gospel. He began his CES career as a seminary teacher in Montpelier, Idaho and has also taught in Smithfield, Utah, taught Institute in Logan and at the University of Wisconsin. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and has two degrees from Utah State University. He and his wife Elizabeth have four children.

Raised in a Jewish home in Philadelphia, Jay Kessler attended six years of Hebrew school and learned to read, write and speak Hebrew.  At the age of 23, however, he joined the LDS Church in Philadelphia and his life changed forever.  He attended Temple University in Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in speech communication and political science.  He received his law degree from Crieghton University. President Kessler has owned his own heating and air-conditioning business, worked in real estate and has been an attorney since 1999.  He and his wife Jane are the parents of two children.  President Kessler is a stake president in the Magna area.

A teacher with the Church Education System since 1973, Scott Anderson is currently an instructor at the Sandy Institute of Religion.  He is a popular speaker in many programs including EFY, Education Week, Especially for Parents and the Know Your Religion series.  Brother Anderson is also published author.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Utah, and a master’s degree in counseling and a doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy from BYU. He is a member of the Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists.  He and his wife, Angelle, are the parents of seven children and 20 grandchildren.