Jen Mertlich

 This girl is from a small country town called Wilson, which is now West Haven, Utah.  As a young girl Jen and her family lived right next to her grandpa and his farm.  She spent time helping her grandpa on his cattle farm and riding the tractor when they would cut down the corn.  Jen grew up with one older brother, a younger sister and a younger brother. 

                At college Jen was determined to go on a mission.  The week before she turned in her mission papers her stylist was cutting her hair and asked if she could set her up on a blind date with a boy who just got home from his mission.  Due to Jen’s determination to go on a mission she had told the stylist no thanks.  The stylist encouraged her that he is the nicest person and if she was not married that’s who she would’ve wanted to marry.    Jen still turned the set up down.  To Jen’s surprise a week later she received a phone call from that boy asking her on a date. Jen relented and decided to go on the date.  Jen and Ty started dating in August and by October she felt like she was going to marry Ty.  However, because of school and Jen still considering going on a mission it took a year to get engaged. Jen and Ty got engaged at Lake Powell, which is one of their family’s favorite vacations to take every year.   Jen and Ty were married in the Salt Lake Temple. 

Ty served his mission in Canada Halifax mission which also includes Maine.  Ty stared school to become a dentist but switched and got his degree in Engineering from Utah State.  Jen started her college studies at Weber State in Premed because she always wanted to be a doctor.  However, she was worried about that interfering with being a mom so she finished her degree in Elementary Education at Utah State. Jen always felt and valued education to be a very important part of her life.  Jen taught for a year at Bunderson Elementary in Brigham City and for a year at Edith Bowen Lab School.  After two years of teaching Jen got pregnant with their oldest child and decided to stay home with her children.

                Jen has three beautiful children.  Her oldest, Cade, and her twins, Abby and Ella.  Her favorite hobby is her children. 

                In high school Jen spent a lot of time and loved cheerleading. Jen now loves to read. She reads anything from Hunger Games to serious novels.  She just loves to read!!! Jen and her family love to go boating. Jen also loves to travel. Her favorite place is Grand Cayman Islands where they went to Sting Ray City, go to a turtle farm, and snorkel.   Hawaii is her next favorite place in a close second.  Her family also likes to ski. 

We hope you all get to meet this beautiful, wonderful women. Take the chance to say hi to her.