Jana Westergard grew up in Woods Cross City, Utah with five sisters (two have now passed). She has four children: Jared (27) who is married to Lexi Jolley, Josh (23), Jesse (21) and JaKelle (16).
Jana loves spending time in Star Valley, Wyoming with her family enjoying the beautiful mountains and cooler weather. She loves to cook, bake, shop and spend time with her children. Her favorite foods are spaghetti and chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!
Jana describes her most embarrassing moment: “When I was at Dixie College we lived in mobile homes. They all looked alike and I was running back from class one day and ran into the wrong home, I stood there frozen thinking ‘these doesn't look like our hot pads on the wall’ and I look over at a girl staring at me. I had no idea who she was and I know she was wondering who I was and why I was in her house.”
While in Utah, Jana “worked at Intermountain Health Care for a bunch of auditors, I was an Executive Secretary and knew shorthand pretty well. While working there I finished up my Business Schooling at LDS Business College.”
Jana has two sisters who have suffered from cancer. She was with one of them when she passed and says, “even though it was one of the hardest things, it was one of the most spiritual experiences.”
She has always loved hearing about her husband’s mission and will have the chance to visit Montreal, Canada this month!
Carrie Badger was born right here in Mesa, but was raised in Pima (Gila Valley) with 5 older brothers and a younger sister. She can’t wait to move back to the Gila Valley again someday. It is her favorite place on earth, especially now that there is a temple there. “Everyone goes at a slower pace, everyone says hi to everyone and it smells fantastic. It might just be that I grew up there, but I think it’s magical,” she says.
Carrie loves Mexican food, dancing, reading, watching movies and working out. She graduated from Design School and now works as a lighting designer at Lamps Plus. The hardest thing she’s ever done was endure an engagement and plan a wedding! She hates masks of any kind – particularly gorilla masks (thanks to 5 older brothers)!
Carrie's most embarrassing moment? Just after getting married, she stabbed herself in the eye with her toothbrush and cried – not because of the pain, but because of the embarrassment!
Carrie and her husband work in the Primary, so if you catch her in the halls, be sure to say hello and introduce yourself!
