our team
Meet the special people who diligently put their time and talents
into making Latter-Day Woman Magazine the magazine that is read by
LDS women across the globe.
Daryll M Jonnson – Publisher & Founder
When you spend even a brief moment with Daryll, you cannot help but be captivated by her vivacious personality and deep commitment, love and passion for others. Born in the United Kingdom and a convert with a lifetime of experiences in and out of the Church, Daryll has a great desire to help women know and appreciate their divine nature and worth.
It is for this reason she founded Latter-Day Woman — a place where she can offer free services such as Latter-Day Woman magazine to women around the world so they can feel a greater connection to each other as we all strive to be good LDS women today.
Daryll is married to Jerry and they have three sons and three daughters. She also has four grandsons and two grand-daughters all of who fill her life with joy. Daryll feels blessed to currently serve as the Compassionate Service leader in the Cascade Crest Ward, Bend, Oregon Stake.
Kim Christenson – Editor-in-Chief
Kim has been writing ever since she could hold a pencil — or so her mom says. Kim graduated from BYU with a degree in English and went on to work as public relations specialist for Covenant Communications, then associate editor for Utah Valley Magazine.
She spent her high school years in Australia and enjoyed the eye-opening experience of being one of only a few members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in her entire K-12 school.
Kim enjoys reading good books, eating great food, exercising (to work it off) and watching ”Gilmore Girls” re-runs. She also dabbles in voice over and acting. Kim currently lives in Utah with her husband and their baby girl.
Jessica Peterson – Art Director & Graphic Designer
Jessica is the art director for Latter Day Woman Magazine and loves the opportunity to make beautiful pages and connect with women all over the world. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in art and visual communications, with an emphasis in graphic design. She also works as a freelance graphic artist, specializing in wedding invitations, logos, business identities and all kinds of custom lovelies.
As a Utah native, Jessica loves visiting Lake Powell, being outdoors, baking and cooking, and going to the symphony. She and husband Todd are expecting baby number one, August 1, and couldn’t be more excited.
Heather Carson – Advisor
Heather loves to create. Her memories of childhood are filled with making things. She was always working on some sort of project—and sometimes trying to sell them to her neighbors. When Heather discovered the career of design during college, she couldn’t get enough. Heather got a BA in Design and got to play around with industrial design, photography, illustration, interior design and graphic design.
Since leaving school, Heather has worked most of the time in graphic design—for other design companies and now on her own. She have done projects in the other disciplines as well. Heather is a serial entrepreneur and she loves to create logos, branding, and business identity materials. But she can’t stay away from anything creative for too long. Since having a family, she added sewing, crocheting, and general mess-making to her list of creative adventures. She could spend hours in the art store deciding which supply or technique to try out next.
Heather has a passion for vintage goods, simple design, and loves to re-mix old stuff into new things. She loves giving thrifted things new life. She is a mom and a wife, and works from her home studio along side her kids, who love to make art messes as much as she does.
Rebecca Servoss – Web Designer/Developer
Rebecca is a stay at home mother of two and the owner of Persnickety Graphic Design. She earned her Marketing degree from the University of Utah. Rebecca specializes in graphic and web design for small businesses. Her work can be seen on billboards, city buses, businesses and events all over the country or you can check it out online at her website. Rebecca likes blue slurpees, blue gum and corn.
Julie de Azevedo Hanks – Blog & Magazine Writer
Self & relationship expert Julie Hanks, LCSW is passionate about inspiring women and families to create emotional health and to build closer relationships. As owner of Wasatch Family Therapy, Julie specializes in counseling LDS women, couples and families. A desire to make a difference beyond her counseling office fuels Julie’s passion to use the media to educate and inspire others. Julie’s down-to-earth professionalism and practical advice hit home with viewers and readers as a regular contributor on KSL TV’s Studio 5 morning show, The BEE’s Family Counselor on B98.7 FM’s Todd and Erin Show, a writer for “Ask the Therapist” on Psych Central, show host of You and Yours on the Women’s Information Network, and as a freelance writer. MSN, E! Online, AOL Health, Women’s Day and others have recently quoted Julie as a mental health and family relationship expert. Presenting workshops to women’s groups around the country on preventing emotional burnout, body image issues, improving communication, and marriage enrichment is another way that Julie hopes to inspire others. Married for 22 years and mother of 4 children, Julie says her greatest education and experience is in the trenches of family life. She’s also an award-winning performing songwriter Julie de Azevedo.
Heidi Durant – Blog Writer
Hello Readers!! My name is Heidi Durant, and I am a blogger! I am a mommy to four fan-tabulous children: Dasher Paul, Emmah Louise, Bosston Nicholas, and Lucy Edith; let’s not forget I have the love of my life, my Mr. his name is Nicholas Paul! We live in a little (1176 sq ft.) red home in St. Helens, Oregon.
Growing up, I lived in many different places, with my dad being a Marine, we got to see both oceans, and a little in between. From California, to Colorado, farther east to North Carolina, and then back to the midwest of Missouri. I went to Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado, then traveled to the great Northwest, where I met my Mr. and have lived here since.
I LOVE to blog, and read other blogs. I enjoy being in the kitchen making messes, eating yummy food, and even cleaning up messes. I enjoy reading a good book, maybe quilting, being outside, and laughing. I have been known to make jokes every once in awhile. My children are my greatest accomplishment, and I adore each second I am with them. I currently teach Relief Society, and also serve in the Stake Young Womens for Girls Camp. My favorite color is green, I love chocolate dipped macaroons, and rocky road ice cream, and shooting some arrows with my awesome bow. I love being a wife, mom and latter day woman! Here’s to finding you on Fridays!!!!
Carli Bartling – Blog Writer
Carli Bartling resides in Happy Valley, Oregon and is the mother of four energetic boys. She graduated from Brigham Young University with aB.A. in English and minor in music. In addition to her love for the English language, she also enjoys reading, being outdoors in the sunshine, teaching piano, and baking desserts (and of course eating them!). She is currently the instructor for the Teacher Improvement Class in her ward.
Krista Dearden – Blog Writer
I am a wife and a busy stay-at-home mom with four handsome boys, five if you include my husband! Between shuffling kids around, couponing, making PB & J’s, and cleaning up the mess made from those PB & J’s I enjoy mixing, baking, and cooking. I write about many of my cooking adventures on Budget Gourmet Mom. I truly believe that cooking on a budget doesn’t mean it can’t be gourmet!
Katie Terry – Advertising Representative
Katie Terry is a motivational speaker and a national championship soccer athlete playing for southern virginia university. It is through the “athletic go-fight-win” attitude that she has been able to positively succeed in life. Eight years ago, Katie was in an auto accident that left her paralyzed from the hips down. Now, Katie is a member of the “Utah Hand-cycle Team” and enjoys participating in marathons all over the country. She was the first female participant and the winner of the St. George marathon, the first participant ever to use a hand-cycle in two of the “Ragnar Relay Series”, and she also qualified to participate in the boston marathon which she will be doing in April of 2011. Her greatest joy and achievement is her children, Carter 9, and Kindra 7 while doing it single handedly. Katie recently went with “Ascend” on a Peru humanitarian mission and said that it was one of her proudest moments…being able to serve the people of Peru.
Alexis Tanner – Advertising Manager
My name is Alexis Tanner and I am the new Advertising Manager for Latter Day Woman Magazine! I just became a stay at home mom with my first baby due at the end of February. My husband and I met in a Single’s Ward at BYU where I graduated with a BS in Elementary Education. I grew up in Southern California and the beach will always be a huge part of me. My goal is to get back there every year. We currently live in Utah so my husband can finish school and then we’ll go wherever he gets in to Physical Therapy school – we’re hoping the University of Utah which may be a little hard at first for our die hard true blue BYU family. I love blogging, digital scrapbooking, reading, playing pretty much any sport, the sunshine, being with my family, spending time with friends, and of course working for this magazine!
Kate Lowe – Advertising Representative
In High School, I studied and found one of my passions, American Sign Language. This gave me an opportunity to live in Ghana, Africa for a month while teaching at a deaf school. I attended Brigham Young University-Idaho where I discovered an opportunity to go work as a Character Performer at Walt Disney World for a semester. Through talking to several friends about the Gospel in Florida, I met Peter who is now my husband, who was serving a mission at that time.
I am blessed to be a stay-at-home-mom, and love being able to spend so much time with my little boy. Our little family of five ( which includes two dogs) lives in Utah where we enjoy spending time in the outdoors, cooking, doing yard projects, do-it-yourself-projects, visiting family and trying new things. Some of my hobbies include, sewing, running, cooking healthy -and unhealthy on occasion, organizing, blogging/journaling and most of all, learning new things.
Donna Goff – Blog Writer
Donna Goff was born in Indiana, reared in Hawaii, and now lives in Orem, Utah with her husband Roger and three of their seven children. Together they have four sons and three daughters 11-31; they are the grandparents of six grandsons and two granddaughters, all under six! She is a convert; she joined the church at 17, in 1977. She earned her BA in Fine Art and Design BYU ’80; MA-Education GWU10/08. Together with her daughters she has founded and runs The Princess Academies LLC, an international organization for Mothers and daughters, aimed at restoring the lost arts of Godly Womanhood.
Holly Willard – Blog Writer
I love helping parents increase their skills and build closer relationships with their children. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I have dedicated my life to the well-being of every client who seeks to make lasting changes for themselves. I have worked in various positions including: foster care caseworker, supervisor in a juvenile detention program, grief counselor, substance abuse therapist, and school counselor. I currently work at Wasatch Family Therapy in Salt Lake City. I attempt to evoke the strength and wisdom already inherent within each individual. My role as a therapist is to guide and inspire those who seek my services through my empathetic, straight forward approach. I have been married for thirteen years and have three children, who are my best teachers in parenting.
Sarah Maughan – Blog Writer
My Name is Sarah Maughan and I am twenty years old and live in UK with my three crazy sisters and equally fanatical parents. I currently work full time in an admin position at a local college at which I studied fashion and clothing and enjoy making clothes and costumes and anything fashion related! I am a passionate writer and am writing a novel and have been attending a brilliant writing class for over a year. I am currently preparing to serve a mission just like both my parents and absolutely love being a YSA in England as there is always so much to do! My interests include reading, writing, Blogging, anything to do with art, kayaking in the summer and any sports in general. I love Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, walking the dog in park with my headphones in and going out as much as I can.
