Janice Kapp Perry was born in Ogden, Utah, raised in Vale, Oregon, and currently lives in Provo, Utah. She and her husband, Douglas, have five children and 13 grandchildren. Through the years, they have also had many foster children. Janice received her musical training at Brigham Young University in Provo and has been writing and recording gospel music for the past 30 years. She composed the hymn As Sisters in Zion for the LDS hymnbook and several songs in the Primary songbook. She has served as Relief Society president in her Provo ward and retired from singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 1999. The Perrys recently returned from serving in the Chile Santiago West Mission, and are currently serving a church service mission in a Spanish ward in Provo, Utah.
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