Jeffrey Erickson

Jeffrey "Jeff" Erickson has a passion for writing and speaking about the gospel of Jesus Christ. He has been a speaker at Especially for Youth (EFY) for many years and has served faithfully in many capacities in the Church, including full-time misionary in the Canada Halifax Mission, Gospel Doctrine instructor, and bishop.

Jeff is the author of the powerful missionary resource A Weekly Letter to Your Missionary. He also wrote Why Stay?, Modern Parables and Eternal Principles, and The Greater View series, a twenty-eight book series that focuses on profound principles taught in the Book of Mormon.

Jeff has been a dentist for thirty years but recently became a licensed associate counselor (LAC), with a master's degree in mental health counseling. He practices as a mental health counselor at Arizona Family Institute in Mesa, Arizona. Jeff and his amazing wife, Christine, have six sons and one daughter. They reside in Gilbert, Arizona.