Dr. Sandra Howard
Dr. Sandra Howard is a Stake Single Adult Representative for the Worcester, MA Stake and a longtime member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is a retired Internal Medicine physician with over three decades of experience walking with others through the medical realities of aging and end-of-life care. But it wasn’t until she was asked to serve as executor for a close friend’s estate that she encountered the overwhelming legal, financial, and emotional complexities of probate.
Navigating the courts during the height of Covid — while grieving and learning on the fly — Sandra quickly discovered that even with her education and life experience, she was unprepared for what lay ahead. She sought guidance from an estate planning expert and took detailed notes, ultimately balancing each report “to the penny.” Through this difficult and enlightening experience, she felt called to share what she learned to help others avoid the stress, confusion, and delays that can come with a lack of preparation.
As a Stake Single Adult Representative for the past four years, Sandra is passionate about ensuring that single members 36 and older have a voice in church life, opportunities for spiritual growth, and a sense of community connection. Her presentation, Money Matters: End-of-Life Decisions, is grounded in real-life experience and offers practical insights and faith-driven encouragement to help you take empowered, proactive steps now — for your peace of mind and for those you love.


Samuel Hill
Samuel L. Hill is a graduate student in Constitutional Government, Civics, and Law at Utah Valley University, where he also earned his bachelor’s degree in political science with honors. His academic work focuses on American constitutional thought, federalism, civic responsibility, and the principles that sustain free societies. He has taught in both domestic and international settings, including co-instructing university courses on law and politics and teaching in Kampala, Uganda on democratic governance and constitutional principles.
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Samuel frequently gives firesides on the relationship between government and the Constitution, moral agency, and religious freedom. He also serves as a Conservation Commissioner in Millbury, Massachusetts, where he contributes to local stewardship and community decision-making. His work reflects a deep commitment to faith, service, and the role of enduring principles in gathering and strengthening communities in Christ 



Josh Edlow
Josh Edlow is a trial attorney, public speaker, podcaster, and semi-retired professional wrestler
based in Sacramento, California. He is a partner at Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood & Campora. For his exceptional work, Josh has been awarded Super Lawyer Rising Star, Top Lawyer Sacramento Personal Injury, Top Attorney Northern California – Personal Injury, Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney California and Top 50 Attorneys in America. Beyond the Courtroom, Josh is the host of The Edlow Podcast, a human-interest podcast built on the belief that people are more alike than different, featuring conversations centered on faith, resilience, and redemption. Above all, Josh is a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and the father of four, striving—by God’s grace—to raise his children according to gospel principles. In his limited free time, Josh can usually be found at the gym, at a live music concert, at a musical with his daughters, or at a Sacramento Kings game with his sons. He also serves as the Parent Service Organization President at his children’s school, a role that has taught him many things—most notably that the word “volunteer” is highly subjective.


Brother and Sister Gilmore 
Sister Gilmore is a convert to the church and has lived in Connecticut. She is a retired educator
and published author but is best known for her Grandma Antics and Cupcake Escapades She is a lifelong learner who enjoys running, babies and chocolate. She currently serves as a service
missionary teaching BYU Pathways Institute and as a Senior Missionary Coordinator with Elder
Gilmore. Together they have 9 children and twice as many grandchildren. Elder Gilmore has been a member his entire life and served a mission in Canada. As the youngest son of a naval officer, he has lived all over the United States. He obtained a degree in Chemical Engineering and worked in the power generation industry for 40 years. He has been a temple worker for the last 14 years. He is an avid gardener, reader, and a pretty decent handyman.


Patriarch Paul Ferrin
Paul has served as the Worcester Stake Patriarch since 2022. He joined the church in 1990 when he was twenty-five and married Heidi Ence in 1992. They have five children: Luke, Brooke, Jared, William, and Sophia, and three grandchildren: Eliza, Quincy, and Hallie. Paul is a horticulturist and has worked for the Church as the Boston Temple grounds supervisor for 25 years. Paul has a personal testimony that Jesus Christ truly is the Savior of the world and that He leads the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and said. “I am His disciple, and I have found the greatest joy in my life by serving Him and my neighbor.”


Romney Garrett
Shaylyn Romney Garrett is a celebrated author, speaker, and social entrepreneur whose professional work focuses on America’s crisis of connection, and how coming back into relationship with ourselves and others can help us reclaim our nation’s promise. Shaylyn holds a degree in Government from Harvard University and served in the Peace Corps. And she spent six years in Jordan working to catalyze youth social innovation there. Shaylyn has always been drawn to mindfulness as a cure for depression and anxiety, but never found a form of meditation she could really stick with. In 2022, a friend challenged her to take a 10-day silent meditation retreat to enhance her relationship with God. It took her a year to work up the courage to do it! It was a life-changing experience, which opened her eyes to the myriad ways that silence, stillness, and meditation can reconnect us with our divine potential. She lives in Southern New Hampshire with her husband, two children, a dog, and thirteen chickens!


Theresa and Wayne McDougall
Theresa and Wayne McDougall are from the Franklin Ward in the Blackstone Valley Stake and have worked in New England history and specifically church New England history for decades. They have a wealth of understanding of family history and the major role New England played in the early church


Kim Spencer
Kim Spencer is a Christian life coach, speaker, and founder of Create Happy Lives Coaching. She currently serves as a Relief Society President and has served in several leadership and teacher callings within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Kim is passionate about helping people strengthen their relationship with God and create lives filled with greater peace, purpose and joy.


Victor Hansen, esq.
Victor Hansen is currently a professor at New England School of Law. Prior to his law professor role, he served a 20-year career in the US Army, as a Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) officer. As a JAG officer, he served as a regional defense counsel for the US Army Trial Defense Service, a military prosecutor, and supervising prosecutor. He has been involved in military capital litigation as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney. Professor Hansen also served as an associate professor of law at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is the author of several articles and books on criminal and military law, evidence, and national security issues.