Meet the Ambassadors

  • Aiden Briggs

    THE LEADER

  • Olivia Nielsen

    THE NURTURER

  • Dieter Brandt

    THE STRATEGIST

  • Noemie Durrand

    THE COMMUNICATOR

  • Brian Scott

    THE ENTREPRENEUR

  • Meira Said

    THE TEACHER

  • Pedro Sandoval

    THE HEALER

  • Grace Crawford

    THE ARTIST

  • Viliami Lomu

    THE PROTECTOR

  • Kiko Sakamoto

    THE ARCHITECT

  • Isaac Ikande

    THE SURVIVALIST

  • Lesya Orlov

    THE TECHNICIAN

  • Lucca Silva

    THE BUILDER

Aiden Briggs

T H E L E A D E R

Hometown: Oxford, England
Age: 19
Spiritual Gifts: Receives strong promptings, ability to see others’ potential, can wither enemies
Skills: Speaks fluent German, understanding politics 
Attributes: Organized, dedicated, honest
Career Ambition: An Ambassador for England in Israel
Challenge: His father left his family when he was 3 years old, and his grandfather died when Aiden was 10
Hobbies: Astronomy, soccer, reading (especially biographies)

Olivia Nielsen

T H E N U R T U R E R

Hometown: Logan, Utah
Age: 17
Spiritual Gifts: Beholding angels (but also evil spirits), nurturing people and plants
Skills: Sings with perfect pitch, plays the guitar, makes friends easily
Attributes: Passionate, giving, sincere, thoughtful
Career Ambition: Plant Geneticist
Challenge: Lost her baby brother in a car accident when he was three, has mild anxiety
Hobbies: Singing, watching sunrises and sunsets, spending time with her family, loves “Harry Potter” books and movies

Dieter Brandt

T H E S T R A T E G I S T

Hometown: Stramberg, Germany
Age: 18
Spiritual Gifts: Discerning between good and evil, escaping confinement
Skills: Playing piano, negotiating, building physical strength 
Attributes: Loyal, efficient, daring, analytical
Career Ambition: Investment banker
Challenge: Was bullied as a kid for having a speech impediment and dyslexia
Hobbies: Skiing, hiking. listening to classical music

Noemie Durrand

T H E C O M M U N I C A T O R

Hometown: Tours, France
Age: 16
Spiritual Gifts: Speaking in tongues, enduring hardship
Skills: Writing, running long distances, listening to others, fluent in German, Spanish, and English 
Attributes: Imaginative, independent, friendly, witty
Career Ambition: Author
Challenge: Her dad is antagonistic towards the Church and her membership in it
Hobbies: Keeping a journal, reading, fashion

Brian Scott

T H E E N T R E P R E N E U R

Hometown: Encinitas, California
Age: 18
Spiritual Gifts: Being healed
Skills: Playing the guitar, making convincing arguments, networking 
Attributes: Ambitious, fearless, fun, persuasive
Career Ambition: Owning his own surfing gear brand
Challenge: Survived cancer when he was 14
Hobbies: Surfing, slacklining, watching movies

Meira Said

T H E T E A C H E R

Hometown: Jerusalem, Israel
Age: 16
Spiritual Gifts: Learning and wisdom, Working miracles and spreading the gospel among the Jewish people 
Skills: Researching, teaching, speaking English fluently
Attributes: Inquisitive, helpful, quiet, decisive
Career Ambition: A history professor
Challenge: She and her parents have been disowned by both sides of their Jewish family for joining the Church
Hobbies: Cooking, collecting old books

Pedro Sandoval

T H E H E A L E R

Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Age: 17
Spiritual Gifts: The gift to heal others, the gift to know what others need
Skills: CPR certified, memorizes information easily 
Attributes: Humble, patient, hardworking, dedicated
Career Ambition: A General Surgeon
Challenge: His father has been in prison for 3 years on false charges, so he has worked from the age of 14 to help support his mother and three younger siblings
Hobbies: Playing soccer, reading medical journals, volunteering

Grace Crawford

T H E A R T I S T

Hometown: Alberta, Canada
Age: 17
Spiritual Gifts: Seeing the physical light individuals radiate, artistically gifted
Skills: Tetrachromacy (the ability to see more colors than the average person)
Attributes: Adventurous, creative, curious, bold
Career Ambition: A Fine Artist
Challenge: Has family members who are antagonistic towards the Church 
Hobbies: Fashion, knitting, raising bees

Viliami Lomu

T H E P R O T E C T O R

Hometown: Nuku’alofa, Tonga
Age: 15
Spiritual Gifts: Offering powerful prayers, protecting others from spiritual and physical danger
Skills: Building physical strength, connecting with people of all kinds
Attributes: Openhearted, introspective, outgoing, perceptive
Career Ambition: Wants to become a U.S. citizen so he can become a CIA agent
Challenge: Has an older brother who left home to live with a cousin in California, but ended up joining the Tongan Crips gang.
Hobbies: Playing football, fishing, singing

Kiko Sakamoto

T H E A R C H I T E C T

Hometown: Fukuyama, Japan
Age: 16
Spiritual Gifts: Seeing visions in dreams, knowing how to control her mind through meditation 
Skills: Photography, teaching meditation techniques
Attributes: Self-confident, inventive, logical, detail-oriented
Career Ambition: An architect
Challenge: Is a brand new member of the Church and is still learning the religious culture that is foreign to her.
Hobbies: Yoga, traveling, gardening

Isaac Ikande

T H E S U R V I V A L I S T

Hometown: Aba, Nigeria
Age: 17
Spiritual Gifts: Being joyful, bearing powerful testimony, controlling the elements
Skills: Surviving in harsh conditions, using resources efficiently, taking care of animals 
Attributes: Selfless, funny, optimistic, playful
Career Ambition: A Therapist or Humanitarian
Challenge: His parents were killed by terrorists and he had to take care of his younger siblings until they found a new family
Hobbies: Watching American movies, riding bikes, birdwatching

Lesya Orlov

T H E T E C H N I C I A N

Hometown: Krasnodar, Russia
Age: 17
Spiritual Gifts: Has a photogenic memory, obedience  
Skills: Classically-trained ballerina, computer programming, problem-solving
Attributes: Insightful, methodical, intentional, independent
Career Ambition: A Computer Programmer
Challenge: She is the only member of the Church in her family and has lived away from home for a year. 
Hobbies: Playing board games, putting puzzles together, watching cooking shows 

Lucca Silva

T H E B U I L D E R

Hometown: Fortaleza, Brazil
Age: 16
Spiritual Gifts: The gift of charity and seeing others through Christlike eyes  
Skills: Can fix anything mechanical, troubleshooting, 
Attributes: Peacemaker, energetic, spontaneous, trusting
Career Ambition: A Civil Engineer
Challenge: Overcoming crippling self-doubt
Hobbies: Restoring old cars, leathercrafting, parkour