Kurt served a mission for his church in Brazil and developed a deeper understanding of the suffering through which many people in the world pass. While serving on an expedition team in 2004, Kurt decided he wanted to teach for a career. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2006 and took a job teaching middle school technology in Colorado Springs where he lived for six years before returning to Utah in 2012. He currently lives in Bountiful with his wife and three children.