Wayne E. Brickey has spent more than thirty years as a teacher and curriculum writer in the Church Educational System, a lecturer at Education Week and Know Your Religion gatherings, and a tour guide to various Church history, Holy Land, and Central American sites.

Brother Brickey, the author of "Making Sense of Suffering", and the co- author of "Peace, Be Still", holds a doctoral degree in educational philosophy from Brigham Young University. He and his wife, Joanne, are the parents of twelve children.