Koloa Ha’afuluhao Wolfgramm, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently made history at the 2022 commencement ceremony for Yale Law School. There was an explosion of cheers from the audience as 87 members of the Wolfgramm family, including...
Nick Buroker, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is an accountant by trade. He was born on 12 November 1981 and currently resides in Bluffdale, Utah. Nick is also a social media star who is best recognized for his Burlacher YouTube channel...
Elder Robert LeGrand Backman, a centenarian, and an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away on Friday, 3 June 2022, in Holladay, Utah. He was born on 22 March 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to LeGrand P. and Edith...
While he was a student at Oakdale High in central California, Utah relief pitcher Blake Whiting was not sure whether he should serve a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After making the decision to serve, he started researching the...
Orrin Grant Hatch, a lifelong devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on 23 March 1934, in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He was the son of Jesse Hatch (1904–1992), a metal lather, and his wife Helen Frances Hatch...
As Russia continues to bombard the homeland of the Ukrainian people, many are fleeing to refuge, leaving behind their homes and worldly possessions. To help bring hope to the refugees, 20-year-old Ukrainian Latter-day Saint artist, Anna Kovalenko, has partnered with a...
Russell Marion Nelson, the 17th and present president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on 9 September 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents were Marion C. and Edna Anderson Nelson. He was sustained and ordained an Apostle in April...
The Jets are a Tongan American family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family has 17 children: 15 by birth, and two, Eddie and Eugene, by adoption. The children attended the School District 281...
Matt Sherwood, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a 6’1”, 175-pound a two-time world champion team roper from Pima, Arizona. He got involved in rodeo through his family. His parents are Bill and Marci Sherwood, and he has four brothers —...
Troy Dunn, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a 54-year-old American television personality, producer, and public speaker who specializes in creating and producing television that generally includes reuniting people with long lost loved...
I think that we just felt very much like we have an obligation because we were brought out of Iran under horrible conditions. You read in the Book of Mormon about Lehi and the brother of Jared and where it says that people will be brought out of many lands and all of...
Mary Astrid Segovia Tuminez (pronounced too-MEE-nez), a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on 8 August 1964, in a small island farming village in Iloilo province, the Philippines. She and her six siblings were raised in extreme...
Peter McNiven Fillerup. a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was a noted sculptor of western subjects and was best known for his animal and figure sculptures. He also completed prestigious commissions including Centennial statues for the state...
Melvin “Mel” McDonald Fillerup was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an American Painter. He was born in Lovell, Wyoming, on 28 January 1924. He was the son of Albert Frederick Fillerup and Grace Stevenson McDonald. He joined...
“Operation Vittles,” better known as the Berlin Airlift, began when the Soviet Union blockaded the western zone of Berlin. For 18 months Allied forces flew round-the-clock, bringing 2.3 million tons of food, fuel, and supplies to West Berlin via more than 278,000...
For the first time in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a documentary team not connected with the Church was given permission to film four young missionaries serving in the Helsinki Finland Mission. The four missionaries who were chosen...
Utah State senior, Justin Bean, has an interesting heritage. His cousin, four generations back, is middleweight boxing champion, Willard Washington Bean. Some people may recognize the name from the book titled Willard Bean The Fighting Parson: The Rebirth of Mormonism...
Dominic Gutierrez grew up in adverse conditions. As a teenager in Safford, Arizona, he was plagued by childhood memories of homelessness and abuse. He began to believe that his life had little to no purpose, and that God did not really exist. He remembered that a...
SIX® is a powerhouse a cappella group comprised of six of ten real brothers — Lynn, Owen, Berry, Jack, Curtis, and Charles Knudsen — who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The group, which is based in Branson, Missouri, does not use any...
Aaron Rollins (his professional name is Johnny Lloyd Rollins) is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is an Indie musician who is based in the Dallas, Texas, area. Speaking of his incredible talent as a musician, Jenny Block of D Magazine...
David McKnight is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is also an alumnus of Brigham Young University (BYU). He graduated with Honors from BYU in 1997. He and his wife Felice have seven children. David is a financial speaker and for more...
Kahanu Kia, a native of Kaneohe, Hawaii, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dubbed as the “Best Linebacker in Hawaii,” Kahanu is an outside linebacker for Notre Dame. In just a few short weeks, he will be stowing away his football cleats...
In 2020, 6-year-old Latter-day Saint Bridger Walker’s selfless and courageous act of love of shielding his younger sister from an attacking dog gained him overwhelming national attention. His heroic act caused him to take a devastating bite to the face, which required...
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping...
