Wade Ardern

Wade Ardern is originally from New Zealand. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Waikato. He received a Nibley Fellowship while pursuing graduate studies in archaeology at Brigham Young University, where he completed a master’s degree in anthropology. Wade served as a research assistant for John L. Sorenson at FARMS, worked with the New World Archaeological Foundation, and was a research associate for John E. Clark at BYU. Since 2003, he has taught for Seminaries and Institutes, including at the Church College of New Zealand and various locations in Cache Valley, Utah. Since 2018, he has been an instructor at the Logan Institute of Religion at Utah State University. Wade married Jessica Chandler in the Portland Oregon Temple, and they have five children.