Jack Weyland

1940

Butte, Montana , United States

He is a prolific and well-known author of fiction for Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) audiences, including many novels and short stories, mostly placed in contemporary settings. His novel Charly was made into a feature film in 2002. While attending Brigham Young University, 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 Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) 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." After Barbara was born they left Brigham Young University 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 Jack had the opportunity to work for the Brigham Young University physics department doing high-pressure research. While at Brigham Young University 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 Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) publications, Weyland has continued to teach physics. He taught at Ricks College, (now Brigham Young University–Idaho) from 1993 to 2005, and has even continued teaching after retirement as a "campus service missionary". He explained "I enjoyed physics then and still do today. Weyland also writes a column on science topics for the local newspaper, the Rexburg Standard Journal.

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Weyland was born in Butte, Montana.

Education

He graduated from Billings Senior High School and then attended Montana State University where he majored in Physics. After completing his mission he went to Brigham Young University and received his Doctor of Philosophy in Physics.

Career

He is a prolific and well-known author of fiction for Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) audiences, including many novels and short stories, mostly placed in contemporary settings. His novel Charly was made into a feature film in 2002. While attending Brigham Young University, 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 Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) 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."

After Barbara was born they left Brigham Young University 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 Jack had the opportunity to work for the Brigham Young University physics department doing high-pressure research.

While at Brigham Young University 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 Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) publications, Weyland has continued to teach physics.

He taught at Ricks College, (now Brigham Young University–Idaho) from 1993 to 2005, and has even continued teaching after retirement as a "campus service missionary".

He explained "I enjoyed physics then and still do today. Weyland also writes a column on science topics for the local newspaper, the Rexburg Standard Journal.

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