Carl Grossen grew up in Orem Utah and attended Mt View High School. His wife Dana Bunker grew up in Orem attending Orem High School. They were married in 1987 and have 4 children and 5 grandchildren. He loves being a grandpa! He taught Spanish at the MTC while going to school and then was hired to be a seminary and institute teacher. He taught for 26 years. He enjoyed teaching religion at the U of U institute and the BYU Salt Lake Center as well as at 3 seminaries. In the summer of 2013, he moved to the Church Missionary Department with mission calls. Then, he and his wife were called to be mission presidents/leaders in the Mexico City West Mission for 3 years. During the past years he has taught spiritual groups and coping skills at a behavioral hospital for teens. He also taught a non-denominational spiritual group for women who were in the hospital for eating disorders and self-harm. He taught and directed EFY youth sessions for over 15 years. He also taught psychology courses at the University of Phoenix. Recently during covid, he certified as a part time Chaplain to help people in their last stages of life. After serving as a mission leader, he returned to a full time job with the Missionary Department where he has been working as a help-line for 42 mission presidents in the Caribbean, and Mexico to get missionaries home early and safely.  His three favorite heroes in life are his mom, his grandma, and his wife. They have helped mold and shape him into a better person. They have high love and high expectations.