Reid A. Robison, PhD
Diane F. Robison, PhD
Journeyings Trip Directors
Reid is a seasoned professional with a diverse background as a businessman and educator. He skillfully managed O. C. Tanner's Canadian operation for an impressive 16-year tenure, while also sharing his knowledge with students at BYU for 22 years, both within the Marriott School and the religion department. Equally qualified is his wife, Diane, who shares his passion for teaching and learning. Together they served as mission leaders in the Caribbean and in Africa, and love teaching together.
Since 1998, Reid’s passion for travel has taken him on an incredible journey of directing Church history tours and cruises, spanning destinations such as the Caribbean and Alaska. More recently, he has extended his expertise to lead tours in the British Isles, France, Spain, and Italy, all the while lecturing on cruises off the coasts of the British Isles and the United States. On many of these adventures, Diane has been by his side inspiring tour participants with her wisdom and insights.
Reid's travel experiences have spanned the globe, including Africa, numerous Caribbean islands, Tonga, Samoa, Asia, Israel, Jordan, and Europe. His enthusiasm for creating, managing, and hosting tours has left an indelible mark, highlighted by his significant role in orchestrating the BYU Alumni Tour Program, which brought over 5,000 individuals to the Nauvoo Temple Open House and other Church History Historical Sites. With the exception of Asia, Diane has shared in those travel experiences.
Residing in Provo, Utah, Reid and Diane, are the proud parents of five children, 18 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Both hold doctorates in education and share a deep love for teaching. Diane's expertise extends to Art History, where she has her master’s degree and has even participated in an archaeological dig in Petra, while imparting her knowledge in art history classes and harboring a passion for the world's great artists. While serving on the Young Women Board for the Church, she helped develop the Come Follow Me curriculum.
Our Paris Trip Guide
Therese Fieschi
For over 30 years, Therese Fieschi has dazzled friends and family with her personalized tours of Paris and the beautiful regions throughout France. Her English is impeccable, and her personality is captivating. She is hosting the Robison and Friends Paris Tour in May 2024, where we will venture through the back streets of Paris on our quest to learn all that is Paris.
In her own words: “I am Thérèse FIESCHI. Paris is my hometown, I am a true and authentic “Parisian titi” worthy of Gavroche, who was the little boy from the suburbs that Victor Hugo portrayed in his famous novel “Les Miserables.” (Parisian titi means the real native of Paris.)
I have walked the streets of my city since my early childhood, whether by taking the metro or crossing the city squares. I breathe Paris. I love this city from the depths of my soul. I studied for a while at the Sorbonne University, and then I worked in ready-to-wear fashion industry in Paris, which is the luxury goods capital of the world.
My first adventures away from the family cocoon were along the Seine, where while strolling, I discovered the wonders of my city — the imposing Notre Dame cathedral which makes the heart of the city vibrate, the replica of the flame of the Statue of Liberty, and the riverboats which take us along the majestic Seine River. I also experienced its tragedies: the untimely death of Lady Di, the attacks of November 13, 2015, and the destruction of Notre Dame by fire. In short, I like this motto of Paris “Fluctuat nec mergitur” which in Latin it means “she is rocked by waves but does not sink. I will be honored and pleased to guide you in discovering the most beautiful city in the world, my city.”
Janie Ogletree
Mark D. Ogletree, PhD
Our Church History Educators
Mark is the featured educator on the Alaskan Cruise. Previously, he and Janie have taught and hosted Church History tours and Mediterranean Cruises. He is a professional educator, having taught for over 20 years in the Church’s seminary and institute program. Since 2010, he has worked as an associate professor in the department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. Mark is the author of books and articles on topics ranging from marriage, family, mental health, and contemporary Church history.
He has also presented at workshops and academic conferences both nationally and internationally. He and his wife, Janie, reside in Provo, Utah. They are the parents of eight children and 24 grandchildren. Mark and Janie are the hosts of a weekly podcast, “Preserving Families” that focuses on marriage, family, and mental health related issues. This podcast can be located on iTunes, Spotify, or from their website: www.preservingfamilies.org
Mark also hosts a weekly podcast, “Stand By My Servants,” that focuses on the lives and teachings of our living prophets. This podcast can also be found on iTunes, Spotify, or from the website: www.standbymyservants.com
Our Travel Agent
Marcie Ewing
Drawing upon almost 30 years of travel experience and first-hand knowledge of many of the top vacation spots in the world, Marcie, a Virtuoso Agent, is dedicated to providing you with the best travel experience possible. Her specialty is leisure group travel, specifically incentive groups, destination weddings, family groups, and personalized individual vacations. Her decades of experience have resulted in an unrivaled degree of vacation-planning prowess. She is a master planner who has orchestrated vacations and personally traveled to many familiar and exotic locations, some of which are on the list below. She started arranging tours for Reid Robison in 1999 with a Big Band Cruise initiative for BYU Alumni and continued working with him organizing the Church History tours.
Destination Specialties
Alaska, Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Bahamas, Mexico, Israel, Barbados, Egypt, Costa Rica, Belgium, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, United States and Italy
Our Past Educators
Lisa Newbold
Bruce Newbold
Bruce Newbold is the co-host and co-educator with the Robisons on the 2023 Caribbean Cruise to teh West Indies. He has worked as an actor, writer, and media producer throughout his career. Most recently he co-hosted the West Indies Cruise, Nov 11-21, 2023 with the Robisons.
He has guest- or co-starred in television programs such as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Touched by an Angel, Highway to Heaven, Tour of Duty, Major Dad, Everwood, and Father Dowling Mysteries.
He has appeared in such faith-based films as A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation; Testaments; Finding Faith in Christ; Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration; Only a Stonecutter; 17 Miracles; He Knows My Name; Christmas Oranges; The Saratov Approach, and the new Book of Mormon series recently produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He has authored four books: In Our Fathers’ Footsteps (based on the 1997 Mormon Trail reenactment expedition) along with three fantasy novels in The Baseball Box Prophecy series.
His one-man dramatization depicting the life of Christ, In Him Was Life, has been performed for over thirty years, before audiences in both the United States and England.
Bruce Newbold is married to Lisa Lindsay. They have five children and seventeen grandchildren.
David Redd
Patti Redd
Patti and David Redd were delighted to be Tour Educators for the 3 Temple Tour in London, France and Italy in 2022 and 2023. Patti was raised in a small town in Northern California and went to Brigham Young University at the suggestion of a friend. She joined the Church while at BYU. After graduation, she taught school in Bountiful, Utah where she and David met after his mission to Paris, France, where he was Reid’s mission companion.
David graduated in French from college and went to law school in Salt Lake. He taught French at the University of Utah while attending law school. Patti and David moved their family to the East coast and then to France where David practiced law in New York City and then in Paris. Their fourth child was born in Versailles.
David was general counsel for Bonneville International Corporation for fifteen years and for DMBA for four years. Upon retirement Patti and David served as missionaries in the France Paris Mission where they worked with young adults in Liège, Belgium and then served in the mission office. They were called on a second mission as the office couple for the Republic of Congo Brazzaville Mission. Due to medical concerns they served remotely from their home in Utah. They have lived outside the United States for several years and have traveled extensively.
They have six children and twenty-one grandchildren and have spent most of their Church service working with the youth of the Church.
Lolly S. Osguthorpe
Russell T. Osguthorpe, PhD
Russ and Lolly Osguthorpe co-hosted a 3 Temple tour in Europe in 2022 with the Redds and Robisons who directed the other three tours. They have five children and 23 grandchildren, have served as mission leaders in the South Dakota Rapid City Mission, temple president and matron of the Bismarck, North Dakota Temple, and senior missionaries at BYU-Hawaii. They are currently serving as temple workers in the Provo Temple and as BYU-Pathway missionaries for the Caribbean. In January, they are off to Tahiti for another mission.
Russ also served as the Sunday School General President from 2009-2014. They are both educators. Lolly taught sixth grade for the Provo School District, and Russ taught at BYU-Provo. They have authored one book together, entitled Choose to Learn: Teaching for Success Every Day, and Russ has authored nine other books, including Filled with His Love: Strengthening Our Attachment to God and to Others, released earlier this year.