LaDawn Andersen Jacob is a frequent speaker on the topic of families at BYU Education Week, BYU Women's Conference, home education conventions, and wards and stakes throughout the area. LaDawn received the National Young Mother of the Year award in 1982 and has been actively involved with American Heritage School since its founding in 1969 � including as a parent. The daughter of H. Verlan and Shirley Andersen and the wife of James C. Jacob, LaDawn currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of American Heritage School. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University in Elementary Education and Music and draws upon a wide variety of experience to share valuable insights into successful family relationships. She has been involved for many years in teaching her children music, a love for learning, and a love for the Lord.  Jim and LaDawn are the parents of eleven children; they live on a small farm in Orem where they raise fruit trees, a large vegetable garden, bees, and children.