Craig B. Ballard
Young Men General Advisory Council Member
Craig B. Ballard received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Utah in political science and international relations. He is currently the managing partner of Promontory Capital, LC, and Aero Investments, LLC, with investment interests in several companies and industries. Craig has served on several corporate and philanthropic boards.
His past Church callings have included service as a full-time missionary in the Japan Osaka Mission, high councilor, bishopric councilor, bishop of a young single adult ward, and president of the Oregon Portland Mission. Craig and his wife, Melissa, are the parents of six children and reside in North Salt Lake, Utah.
John Bytheway
Young Men General Advisory Council Member
John Bytheway was born and raised in Salt Lake City, and he served his mission in the Philippines. He earned a master’s degree in religious education from Brigham Young University, and he is a part-time instructor at the BYU Salt Lake Center.
John has served as a young men’s president, an executive secretary, a high councilor, and a bishop. He and his wife, Kimberly, have six children and a completely full SUV that doubles in value when it’s full of gasoline. His oldest daughter, Ashley, served her mission in Lyon, France, and his oldest son, Andrew, recently returned from his mission in Iceland. His daughter Natalie is currently serving in Tucson, Arizona, while waiting for clearance to travel to Tahiti.
David T. Lisonbee
Young Men General Advisory Council Member
David Lisonbee was raised in Portland, Oregon. He has served as ward and stake young men’s presidents, teacher’s quorum adviser, Scoutmaster, high councilor, bishopric counselor, bishop, and stake presidency counselor. As a young man, he served a full-time mission in the Brazil North Central Mission and with his wife has served in the Italy Milan Mission and as president of the Brazil Salvador Mission. Most recently, he served as a branch president at the Provo Mission Training Center.
David and his wife founded an international company that researches, develops, and markets health products. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in university studies with an emphasis in communication and a master’s degree in business administration. He is married to Bianca Palmieri, and they have 5 children and 13 grandchildren.
Thomas E. Mullen
Young Men General Advisory Council Member
Thomas E. Mullen grew up in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Previously, he has served as president of the New York Utica Mission, stake president, ward Young Men president, bishop, branch president (Provo MTC), and elders quorum president. As a young man, he served a full-time mission in the Canada Toronto Mission.
He currently works on the senior management team of a multinational firm and is president of a private charitable trust. He received a bachelor of science degree in both business management and accounting from Brigham Young University and a master of business administration from the University of Utah. He is an adjunct faculty member in religious education at Brigham Young University, where he and his wife teach missionary preparation. He is married to Susan Owen, and they have one daughter and three sons.
Peter Glen Vidmar
Young Men General Advisory Council Member
Peter Glen Vidmar received a bachelor of arts degree from UCLA in economics. After a competitive career in gymnastics, Peter became a professional speaker at corporate meetings and events. His Church service includes serving as a public affairs specialist, seminary teacher, bishop, stake presidency counselor, and mission president in the Australia Melbourne Mission. He has volunteered at a number of sports and community organizations.
He was born in Los Angeles, California, to John Redd Vidmar and Doris Marilyn Neely Vidmar. Peter and his wife, Donna Marie Harris, have five children and an increasing number of grandchildren. They reside in Heber City, Utah.