Meet Mitch Swenson

Mitch Swenson

Mitch was born in Ogden, Utah and has lived in such well-known places as North Ogden, Provo and Lehi. He lived for a short time in Norway, while serving his mission.

After graduating from Weber High School, Mitch attended BYU, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in geology and a Masters degree in Education Leadership. Between semesters, while home for the summer, Mitch met his wife, Cherese in their young single adult ward. They have three children, Brandon, 25; Justin, 18; and Brittany, 21.

Mitch's first job was making Christmas wreaths from pine boughs. Another early job was installing gravestones for Beehive Monument Company. Currently, Mitch is the principal at Centennial Middle School in the Provo school district. Mitch says the things he likes best about his job are the variety and the relationships he has with the people he works with.

Mitch enjoys backpacking and camping in the mountains and spelunking. He prefers movies over books most of the time, but does make exceptions because sometimes the books are better. His favorite books growing up were those written by Jack London (Call of the Wild, White Fang, etc). His favorite movies of all time are the Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings movies. His favorite TV show currently is "Person of Interest."

When they need a quick-fix meal, the Swensons usually buy a Costco pizza. Mitch says he likes pretty much all food, especially Asian and Mexican cuisine. His least favorite foods are yams/sweet potatoes or parsnips, and he sees no useful purpose for their existence.

In his ward Mitch currently serves as the first counselor in the Sunday school presidency and teaches a class of twenty-one 16-17-year-olds. He says they're great.

Mitch joined the Mountain Harmony Chorus for our fall/winter 2011 season. Mitch's previous singing experience includes singing in choirs in school and church, and participating in some barbershop quartets. He has a fine tenor voice and we're very happy to have him in the chorus.