Blaine M. Yorgason is a Latter-day Saint novelist who has also written biographies. Yorgason was born in Sanpete County, Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young High School and then served an LDS mission primarily in Chicago. Yorgason has a bachelors and masters degrees from Brigham Young University. He was a seminary teacher with the Church Educational System from 1970-1977 and taught at BYU from 1977-1980. Among his more notable works are Windwalker which was made into a 1980 film of the same name of the same name and Chester, I Love You which was adapted for film as The Thanksgiving Promise. Yorgason has also written a biography of John Taylor. 

January 1st, 1942 in Sanpete County (Age 82)