Jon M. Huntsman on Latter-day Profiles

Latter-Day Profiles #805

Jon M. Huntsman

Jon M. Huntsman is chairman and founder of Huntsman Corporation. He started the firm with his brother Blaine in 1970. By 2000, it had become the world's largest privately held chemical company and America's biggest family owned and operated business, with more than $12 billion in annual revenues before going public in early 2005. He was a special assistant to the president in the Nixon White House, was the first American to own controlling interest of a business in the former Soviet Union, and is the chairman of the Board of Overseers for Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, his alma mater. Mr. Huntsman also served on the boards of numerous major public corporations and organizations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Red Cross. The Huntsman businesses fund the foundation that is the primary underwriter for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, a leader in the prevention, early diagnosis, and humane treatment of cancer.

In 1996, Elder Huntsman was called by President Gordon B. Hinckley to serve as an Area Seventy. Currently, he is a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy of The Church. From 1980 to 1983, he was president of the Washington D.C. Mission.

You can catch the interview with Elder Huntsman on Wednesday, March 3rd at 11p.m or Friday, March 5th at 10:30 a.m. MT. You can also watch streaming video of the entire interview by clicking here.

Watch Roger and Heidi Merrill on Latter-day Profiles

Airs February 24^th and 26th
#804 Roger & Heidi Merrill / Playmill Theater Owners

Roger and Heidi Merrill are the owners and operators of the Playmill Theater in West Yellowstone, Montana. The Merrills and their children have been part of the theater for many years doing everything from directing and acting to sweeping the floors and selling concessions. Every summer students from BYU-Idaho and BYU-Provo audition to be part of the cast. The Playmill attracts audiences from around the world. You can catch the interview with Roger and Heidi on Wednesday, Feb. 24th at 11p.m or Friday, Feb. 26th at 10:30 a.m. MT. You can also watch streaming video of the entire interview by clicking here.

Watch Ron Barker on Latter-day Profiles

Airs February 17th and 19th

#803 Ron Barker / Associate Pac-10 Commissioner

Ron Barker is the Associate Commissioner for Governance and Enforcement in the Pac-10. The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference that operates in the western United States. Its members consist of 10 well-known universities also found in the west. Barker worked for Novell as a software piracy investigator and then for the NCAA as an enforcement official before taking his current position with the PAC-10.

You can catch the interview with Ron Wednesday, Feb. 17th at 11p.m.  and Friday, Feb. 19th at 10:30 a.m. Mountain Time. You can also watch streaming video of the entire interview by clicking here.

Watch Dr. Donald Hilton on Latter-day Profiles

Latter-Day Profiles #802

Dr. Donald Hilton

Donald L. Hilton Jr. is the author of “He Restoreth My Soul”, one of the most informative and helpful books written to date on the subject of sexual/pornography addiction. This is a must read book by all who have been afflicted by pornography, which is clearly the “plague of this generation”.
Brother Hilton and his wife, Jana, currently serve as LDS Family Services program coordinators in San Antonio for those who struggle with pornography and sexual addiction, as well as their spouses. He and his wife are the parents of five children and have two grandchildren.

Chad Lewis on Latter-day Profiles

Watch Chad Lewis on BYU Television Feb. 5th at 10:30 a.m. MT
Chad Lewis walked- on to the BYU football team and was a four- year starter as a tight end. While he played for LaVell Edwards, BYU finished in the top ten two times, with a rank of 10th in ’94 and 5th in’96. Following his career at BYU, Chad entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent, making the team with the Eagles. He spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles, the St. Louis Rams, and then back with the Eagles, where he became a starter. He was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and helped his team get to the Super Bowl once. Chad and his wife, Michelle, have seven children and live in Cedar Hills, Utah.

This episode was originally scheduled to air on February 3rd at 11 p.m., but was preempted by a BYU-Hawaii basketball game. You can watch the full episode streaming to your computer by clicking the link to watch full episodes on the top right corner of this page.