Jack Weyland

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Jack Arnold WeylandMiddle name from {{cite web | title=Ashley & Jen / Jack Weyland | work=Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) | publisher=United States Copyright Office | url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=39&ti=26,39&Search_Arg=weyland%20jack&Search_Code=NALL&CNT=25&PID=7Xa69QFLEKzqDWemHzzqlNYC2GIsP&SEQ=20100315150346&SID=1 | accessdate=2010-03-15}} (born 1940) is a retired professor of physics at Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho) and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a prolific and well-known author of fiction for LDS audiences, including many novels and short stories, mostly placed in contemporary settings.{{cite web|title=Guest Presenters |work=Children's and Young Adult Literature Conference |publisher=BYU–Idaho |date=September 19, 2006 |url=http://www.byui.edu/ChildrensLitConf/presenters.htm |accessdate=2010-03-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122091033/http://www.byui.edu/childrenslitconf/presenters.htm |archivedate=November 22, 2008 }} His novel Charly was made into a feature film in 2002.

Biography

Weyland was born in Butte, Montana. He graduated from Billings Senior High School and then attended Montana State University where he majored in Physics. Upon graduating he served a mission for the LDS Church in New York and Pennsylvania. After completing his mission he went to BYU and received his Ph.D. in Physics.{{cite web|url=http://deseretbook.com/authors/author-info?author_id=4865 |title=About Jack Weyland |publisher=Deseret Book |accessdate=2008-05-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216205521/http://deseretbook.com/authors/author-info?author_id=4865 |archivedate=December 16, 2004 }}

While attending BYU, Weyland decided to take an elective course in creative writing. After a few weeks Weyland realized he was in trouble; he was not a very good writer. Weyland said, "The one time I ventured to tell my instructor I wanted to write LDS fiction, he said, 'You’re not serious, are you?' Certainly a fair question based on what he had seen of my writing. I became discouraged and dropped the course and didn’t think about writing again for several years."

He married Sherry and they had a daughter named Barbara. After Barbara was born they left BYU and went to South Dakota, where Weyland taught physics at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. While in South Dakota they had four more children, Dan, Brad, Jed, and Josie.

In the summer of 1971 Wayland had the opportunity to work for the BYU physics department doing high-pressure research. While at BYU Weyland decided to take a correspondence writing course. "Especially I wanted it to be by correspondence. Never again would I tell anyone face to face that I wanted to write. The course cost me, as I remember it, $37.50. In addition there was the typewriter to rent." Weyland decided that he wanted to write an article for the New Era magazine.

Weyland's first two stories that he sent into New Era were accepted, but his third entry was rejected. After having this rejection he was done writing, but the next summer he found himself submitting another article to New Era that was accepted.

Each summer Weyland found himself writing in his spare time. In 1979 he made a goal to write a novel that would be published by October, he finished his first novel, Charly. After completing his goal of writing a novel Weyland said, "The Lord blesses us richly for any service we give. He helps us discover talents we never know existed within us." In his writing career, Weyland has published about three dozen books and more than 50 short stories in the New Era.

Although successful in his LDS publications, Weyland has continued to teach physics. He taught at Ricks College, (now BYU–Idaho) from 1993 to 2005, and has even continued teaching after retirement as a "campus service missionary".{{cite web | title=Meet the Physics Department | work=Department of Physics | publisher=Brigham Young University–Idaho | url=http://www.byui.edu/physics/images/faculty.htm#W | accessdate=2010-03-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307181441/http://www.byui.edu/physics/images/faculty.htm#W | archive-date=2010-03-07 | url-status=dead }} He explained "I enjoyed physics then and still do today. It is, after all, what I spend most of my time doing."{{cite web | author=Weyland, Jack | title=How I Started Writing | work=Jack Weyland: Inspirational Fiction for LDS Young Adults | url=http://www.jackweyland.com/?page_id=218 | accessdate=2010-03-15}} He and his wife have also served as missionaries for the Church Educational System in Long Island, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Weyland also writes a column on science topics for the local newspaper, the Rexburg Standard Journal.

Publications

{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |title= Charly |url=https://archive.org/details/charly00jack |url-access=registration |year= 1980 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=0877478147}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Sam |year= 1981 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=0875791220}}
{{Cite book |last= Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= The Reunion |year= 1982 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn= 0877478929 |url= https://archive.org/details/reunionweyl00weyl }}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Pepper Tide |year= 1983 |publisher= Deseret Book |asin=B000H55K6M}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= The Understudy |url=https://archive.org/details/understudynovel00weyl |url-access=registration |year= 1985 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=087747673X}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Last of the Big-Time Spenders |year= 1986 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=0875790313}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Sara - Whenever I Hear Your Name |year= 1987 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=0875790704}}
{{Cite book |last= Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Brenda at the Prom |year= 1988 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn= 0875791506 |url= https://archive.org/details/brendaatprom00jack }}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= A New Dawn |year= 1988 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=0875791638}}
{{Cite book |last= Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Stephanie |year= 1989 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn= 0875792030 |url= https://archive.org/details/stephanie00weyl }}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Michelle & Debra |url=https://archive.org/details/michelledebra00weyl |url-access=registration |year= 1990 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=0875799590}}
{{Cite book |last= Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Kimberly |year= 1992 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn= 0875795994 |url= https://archive.org/details/kimberly00weyl }}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Nicole |url=https://archive.org/details/nicoleweyl00weyl |url-access=registration |year= 1993 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=0875797873}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= On the Run |year= 1995 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=0875798918}}
{{Cite book |last= Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Night on Lone Wolf Mountain and Other Short Stories |year= 1996 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn= 1573451134 |url= https://archive.org/details/nightonlonewolfm00weyl }}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Lean On Me |year= 1996 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=1573452149}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Brittany |year= 1997 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=157345303X}}
{{Cite book |last= Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Jake |year= 1998 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn= 1573454478 |url= https://archive.org/details/jake00weyl }}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Emily |year= 1999 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=1573455768}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Ashley & Jen |year= 2000 |publisher= Bookcraft Pubs |isbn=1573458031}}
{{Cite book |last= Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Megan |year= 2001 |publisher= Bookcraft Pubs |isbn= 1570087326 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/megan0000weyl }}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Cheyenne in New York |year= 2003 |publisher= Deseret Book |asin=B003VYBPV0}}
{{Cite book |last= Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Adam's Story: A Novel |year= 2003 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn= 159038248X |url= https://archive.org/details/adamsstorynovel00weyl }}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Everyone Gets Married in the End |year= 2004 |publisher= Horizon Publishers |isbn=0882907506}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Saving Kristen |year= 2005 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=1590384261}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Alone, Together |year= 2006 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=1590388496}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= As Always, Dave |year= 2008 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=978-1590388495}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Brianna, My Brother, and the Blog |year= 2009 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=978-1606411407}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= The Samaritan Bueno |year= 2009 |publisher= Granite Publishing & Distribution |isbn=978-1599360423}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Cameron Meets Madison |year= 2010 |publisher= Granite Publishing & Distribution |isbn=978-1599360546}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= It All Started with Autumn Jones |year= 2010 |publisher= Deseret Book |isbn=978-1606418406}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Mackenzie for Congress |year= 2011 |publisher= Amazon Digital Services, Inc. |asin=B006287976}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Favorites from Forever |year= 2012 |publisher= Horizon Publishers & Distributors, Inc. |asin=B007TCKK8O}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Charly |year= 2012 |publisher= Shadow Mountain |asin=B0073X0HN2}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Heather 101 |year= 2012 |publisher= Deseret Book |asin=B007EG8N0M}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Gerald Giraffe |year= 2012 |publisher= CreateSpace Independent Publishing |isbn=978-1479129560}}
{{Cite book |last1= Weyland |first1 = Jack |last2= Top |first2 = Brent L. |last3= Top |first3 = Wendy C. |last4= Hansen |first4 = Jennie |last5= Allen |first5 = N.C. |last6= Blair |first6 = Kerry |last7= Hovey |first7 = Margot |last8= Klinger |first8 = Erin |last9= Robinson |first9 = Jodi Marie |last10= Daines |first10 = Julie |last11= Hinrichsen |first11 = Ronda Gibb |author-mask= 2 |title= With Wondering Awe |year= 2013 |publisher= Covenant Communications |asin=B00F0T9WPK}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Charly's Diary |year= 2013 |publisher= Amazon Digital Services, Inc. |asin=B00GPVZO0O}}
{{Cite book |last=Weyland |first= Jack |author-mask= 2 |title= Be the Lion |year= 2014 |publisher= CreateSpace Independent Publishing |asin=B00RWSU5YE}}

Hannah's Legacy (2017)

References

External links

[http://www.jackweyland.com/ Author's official website]
https://web.archive.org/web/20041216205521/http://deseretbook.com/authors/author-info?author_id=4865

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