Brian Mead

Brian Mead is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University, where he teaches The Eternal Family, a course on the central role of the family in Heavenly Father's plan. Before joining the BYU faculty, Brian taught seminary and institute, served as a seminary principal, and worked in the Training Services Division at the Church Office Building. In his writing for BYU's Religious Educator, Brian shows how our relationships with Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and our families sit at the heart of the plan of salvation, and that is how he teaches the gospel. His focus has always been helping everyone on the covenant path feel seen, valued, needed, and that they belong. Brian served in the Italy Milan Mission, earned a bachelor's degree in neuroscience from BYU, and completed a PhD in applied social psychology. He and his wife, Annie, live in Salem, Utah, with their four children.