Sarah Jane Weaver is the editor of the Deseret News and the executive editor of the Church News.  Since 1995, she has traveled the globe writing about leaders and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sarah graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in journalism and history and received a professional certificate in executive leadership from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.She and her husband, Clinton Weaver, have three daughters.January 27, 2026