Chelsea Hayden

A farm girl from Arbon, Idaho she graduated from BYU-Idaho and Idaho State University with degrees in Performing Arts and Musical Theatre.  She is currently a release-time seminary instructor for the Church Educational System in American Fork, Utah.  She coached the Idaho state-champion high school drama club for two years as she completed her Bachelors Degree in Theatre Arts at Idaho State University.  After graduating, she taught part-time seminary at three high schools in Idaho before transferring to the Salt Lake area.  She is the youngest female to have been hired into the Church Educational System and now enjoys teaching at American Fork High School.  She is a faithful member of the Harbor 4th Singles Ward in the American Fork Stake.

Chad Hymas

At the age of 27, Chad Hymas’ life changed instantaneously when an accident left him a quadriplegic.  Since that time Chad has been recognized by the state of Utah as the Superior Civilian of the Year.   Chad is married and he and his wife are the proud parents of three children.  They currently reside in Rush Valley, Utah on a 200-acre wildlife preserve.  Chad is a world-class wheelchair athlete enjoying basketball, wheelchair rugby, hang-gliding, and snow skiing.   In July 2003 Chad set a World Record by wheeling a personal marathon of over500 miles from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas.  Chad is also the author of the regionally best-selling book Soaring to New Heights.  Chad Hymas will not only inspire, motivate, and move your audience… He will create an experience that will touch their hearts for a lifetime. 

  

Steve Simmons

Brother Simmons teaches part-time at Utah Valley State College, as well as doing art work and giving medieval educational programs. He has been giving Armor of God presentations several times a year for the past 20 years. These presentations are based on Ephesians Chap 6 verses 11-17.  The same material in Section 27 of the Doctrine and Covenants. For some 25 years now, Steve has participated in medieval re-enactments.  The presentation is base on his testimony of the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the truth that the armor protects, both physically and spiritually.