Blaine Michael Yorgason[1] (December 6, 1942 – October 8, 2024) was an American Latter-day Saint novelist who has also written biographies.
He graduated from Brigham Young High School and then served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, primarily in Chicago.
Yorgason has bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University (BYU).
He was a seminary teacher in the Church Educational System from 1970 to 1977 and taught at BYU from 1977 to 1980.
[2] Among his works are Windwalker which was made into a 1980 film of the same name and Chester, I Love You (written with his brother, Brent Yorgason) which was adapted for film as The Thanksgiving Promise.