WILL JOHNS

Imagine being in the first year of medical school, 75 thousand dollars in debt and receiving a prompting in the middle of class, that you were to stop and be a seminary teacher instead.  That’s exactly what happened to our speaker, and he says his life has been so blessed because of that change.

Brother Will Johns has lived the majority of his life in Idaho and enjoys the outdoors and beauty of his home state. As a young man growing up he was not raised in a religious household and it wasn’t until he was 17 that a group of friends invited him to church and which led to an invitation to be baptized. His baptism changed the trajectory of his life and became the start of a journey that has brought him many great blessings.

After serving a church mission in the South Carolina Columbia Mission, Brother Johns returned home and began attending classes at the Institute. As predicted by his mission president, he found a beautiful young lady to marry.  Will and and Ali were married on August 18th, 2011. He considers this day one of the highlights of his life. Brother Johns and his wife are the parents of 4 boys.

Brother Johns and his wife Ali both attended and completed their education at Idaho State University. After majoring in exercise science, Brother Johns intended on going into the medical field and began chiropractic school in San Francisco, CA. After nine months, a spiritual prompting came to teach seminary and after some hesitation and diligent prayer, Brother Johns dropped out medical school and began the journey of becoming a seminary teacher. He has since completed a Master’s degree at Boise State in Education, Curriculum and Instruction and is blessing the lives of youth and young adults both at Seminary and Institute classes in the Treasure Valley.