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Jackie Asher
Jackie Asher

Jackie Asher is a fellow with Church News. She has worked as a digital content intern for the Liahona magazine, multimedia reporter for The Daily Universe and podcast producer at BYUradio. Jackie graduated from BYU with a B.A. in journalism and minor in sociology. She was raised in Springville, Utah, and served in the Oregon Eugene Mission from 2020 to 2021.


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