Steven C. Harper is a covenant son of God who strives to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Steve is married to sculptor Jennifer Sebring. They both graduated from BYU in 1994, she in art education and he in history. He earned a PhD in early American history and is a professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University. His primary work is to teach the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in ways that help students develop resilient faith in, and become lifelong disciples of, the Savior. Jennifer, Steve, and their five children lived in Jerusalem from 2011-2012 while Steve taught at the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.