John Hilton III was born in San Francisco and grew up in Seattle. He served a mission in Denver, and received a Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. While there he met his wife Lani and they have six children. They have lived in Boise, Boston, Miami, Mexico, Jerusalem and China.
John is a professor of Ancient Scripture. Prior to coming to BYU, John worked with the Seminary and Institute program for eleven years in a variety of capacities. John has a Masters degree from Harvard and a Ph.D from BYU, both in Education.
John has published several books with Deseret Book, including Considering the Cross: How Calvary Connects Us with Christ. He is also the author of the video courses "Finding Christ in the Old Testament" and "The Book of Mormon: A Master Class."
John loves teaching, reading and spending time with his family. For more information about John Hilton III, see http://johnhiltoniii.com.