Tom grew up in Wyoming, Colorado, and Louisiana. He served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Germany. He graduated from Ricks College and then the University of Colorado at Denver with a degree in English Writing. He is the youngest of three children and the father of five. Tom currently serves in the church with his wife Julie as stake self-reliance specialists. In the past, he has served as an elders quorum president, young mens president, ward mission leader, high councilor, and bishop.
Tom grew up in Wyoming, Colorado, and Louisiana. He served a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Germany. He graduated from Ricks College and then the University of Colorado at Denver with a degree in English Writing. He is the youngest of three children and the father of five. Tom currently serves in the church with his wife Julie as stake self-reliance specialists. In the past, he has served as an elders quorum president, young mens president, ward mission leader, high councilor, and bishop.