of Laryssa Waldron
Presenter/Speaker
Podcast Guest
- Sunday on Monday Podcast, Coming July 2025
- Gather in Christ Podcast, Sincere Seekers Immerse Their Study in the Savior’s Words, March 13, 2025
- Sunday on Monday Podcast, Ether 12–15: Weakness, Nov. 22, 2024
- Sunday on Monday Podcast, “What Wilt Thou Have Me Do?” Acts 6-9, July 7, 2023
- Sunday on Monday Podcast, Lesson 28: “Great Shall Be Their Reward and Eternal Shall Be Their Glory” (Doctrine and Covenants 76)
- Study By Faith Podcast, 1.6, Lucy Mack Smith and Emma Hale Smith
Presenter, Panelist, and Moderator
- FSY Presenter – Tempe, Arizona (June 2023); Colorado Springs, CO (July 2022); Lincoln, NE (June 2022)
- Philosophical Society, BYU-I, Rexburg Idaho, May 2018,
- Presentation: Plan and Practice Now to be a Creator
- Utah Valley Writers Orem, Utah, March 2015
- Presentation: Editing: Polishing the Diamond in the Rough
- LTUE Symposium Provo, Utah, February 2014
- Panels: Editing (Moderator), Writing from an Outline, Writing, Literacy, and Culture, Publishing in Today’s Market, Recharging your Creative Battery, Writing Religion
- LTUE Symposium Provo, Utah, February 2013
- Panels: Engaging the Reader (Moderator), How to Read to Learn Writing
- Youth Speaker, motivational and religious topics, 1999 -present
- EFY Speaker, BYU campus: Provo, Utah, 2003
Employment
- Professor of Religion
- Brigham Young University – Idaho, 2023 – Present
- Seminaries and Institutes
- Seminary Principal, 2021 – 2023
- Seminary Instructor including Online Classes due to COVID, 2020-2021
- Visiting Professor of Religion
- Brigham Young University – Idaho , 2017 – 2020
- English Rhetoric and Technical Writing Professor,
- Salt Lake Community College, 2007 – 2017
- Utah Valley State University, 2005-2007
- Freelance Technical Writing Consultant and Editor, 2008 – present
- Seminary and Institute Teacher, 1999-2005, 2015-2016
Author
- Waldron, Laryssa (2025), Hand Grenades Don’t Bounce, Waldron Publishing, 132 pages (humorous memoir).
- Various Children’s Books, 2020
- Waldron, Laryssa (2019) Joy in Unanswered Prayers: An Update Story in I Can Choose Joy With God, (Ganel-Lyn Condie). Covenant Communications, Inc., 43-51.
- Waldron, Laryssa (2017) RIPPLE EFFECT: Big Dreams and Peace From a Compensatory God, in The Decision that Changed my Life , (Ganel-Lyn Condie). Covenant Communications, Inc., 49-52.
- Waldron, Laryssa (2015) Spouse’s Mental Illness: You’re the One Who’s Bipolar, So How Come I’m Going Crazy? in I Can Do Hard Things With God ,(Ganel-Lyn Condie). Covenant Communications, Inc., 139-155.
- Waldron, Laryssa (2014) Jake Bowers Verses the Firebird, Waldron Publishing, 199 pages (YA novel)
Editor
- I Can Do Hard Things With God: Essays of Strength From Mormon Women, compiled by Ganel-Lyn Condie (un-credited editor)
- The Little Drop of Rain, by Tifini Knight
- 1o Summer Mocktails, by Jen Stott
- Guardian: Gold Rush, by Fiona Ostler
- Knave of Hearts, by Christine Roundy
Websites and Blogs
- REL 200 Hybrid Student Website Showcase
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A digital portfolio for the work of students from REL 200 HybridCourse: The Eternal Family, at BYU-Idaho
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- Final Project: Let The Book of Mormon Speak For Itself
- Website for the Final Project for REL 275: The Teachings and Doctrine of the Book of Mormon
- Laryssa Waldron YouTube Channel
- Videos including, Isaiah in the Book of Mormon Project
- Tamarack Idea Factory
- A blog that celebrates creativity
- Light Refreshments
- A blog that discusses religious and spiritual ideas. Though it has been written to discuss theology from the point of view of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there are many ideas there that can be used by people of all faith and spirituality as we all learn to draw nearer to God.
- Waldron Publishing
- As of now, this website is in process of being redeveloped. Waldron Publishing is going under a transformation
Articles and Other
- Article, BYU-I Scroll
- “How This Seminary Teacher Ended Up Teaching at BYU-I”, Adam Small, March 21, 2019
Working on it! 