Norma Dee Ryan is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church). She was born on 7 September 1930, in Blanding, Utah, to a family who loved music. Her father played the saxophone for a dance band. At age 7, her...
Amy Schultz Johnson is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”). She is also the daughter of the late Charles Schultz, best known as the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip. In today’s society, there are...
Lori Walker is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church). She is a wife, a mother, an athlete, and a “lover of all things Primary.” On Friday, 15 February 2019, without any warning or any type of premonition...
Many people are perhaps familiar with the story of Willard Bean especially if they have seen Director T.C. Christensen’s film, The Fighting Preacher. The backstory was written by Willard’s grandson Rand H. Packer in his book A Lion and a Lamb. Apart from that, most...
Donald Clark Osmond (professionally known as Donny) is the seventh of nine children born to the late patriarch of the Osmond family, George Virl Osmond, Sr., and the late matriarch of the family, Olive May Osmond, (nee Davis). His siblings are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne,...
Elder John H. Groberg is an emeritus General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”). He served a two-year mission for the Church on the island of Tonga. At the request of President Thomas S....
The year 2018 will always be remembered by Latter-day Saint basketball star Sam Merrill as a banner year. In 2018, Sam and his Utah State University teammates ended the season with a Mountain West Conference title and a coveted ticket to the “Big Dance,” the NCAA...
Latter-day Saint Peter Tidwell, known to local bakery enthusiasts as “The Mighty Baker,” is a two-time winner (once in 2016 and again in 2017) on Cake Wars, an American TV series on the Food Network. With that success to his credit, he is knowledgeable of a few things...
Jonny Stott is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”) and a senior at Green Canyon High School in North Logan, Utah. Ever since Jonny was a little boy he has always wanted to play football. However, he...
In February 2017, Deserae Turner, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”), was shot and left for dead in a cold canal in Smithfield, Utah. After enduring 10 brain surgeries, as well as several other...
Courtney Rich, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”), never had any intentions for baking cakes to play such a major role in her life. In fact, though her early adult years, she never baked a single...
Jason F. Wright is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”). He was born on 1 February 1971, near St. Louis, Missouri, to Willard Samuel Wright and Sandra Fletcher Wright. He grew up in Charlottesville,...
Susie Bulloch, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”), considers herself a normal mom and wife who enjoys cooking primarily for her family and friends. She had a year-long dream of getting on the food...
Well known Latter-day Saint playwright and LGBT advocate, Eric R. Samuelsen, a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”) passed away on Friday, 20 September 2019, at age 63. Samuelsen was born in...
Tanner McKee, a Division I athlete and an elite college quarterback signee, grew up in Corona, California, and is the second of four children. He played baseball, basketball, volleyball, and football. He also grew up listening to the stories about his dad’s missionary...
Robert C. O’Brien, who was raised Catholic, is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”). He is described by those who know him as warm, engaging, receptive, focused, and a man of faith. The 53-year-old...
When Sal Velluto, a Marvel and DC comics artist, was ten years old he drew stories on notebook paper, which he traded with his friends. He even tried to sell them subscriptions for his work. At the age of twelve, the Italian Batman comic book published one of his...
The world-famous Latter-day Saint brother and sister team, Donny and Marie Osmond, have been entertaining audiences for over half a century. During those years they have had their fair share of having to make some really tough decisions concerning their careers. Each...
Dallin Pepper is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to by the media and others as “the Mormon Church”). He was recently dubbed “the world’s fittest teen” by CrossFit, which is currently one of the most popular fitness trends...
Throughout this season on Fox’s popular dance show So You Think You Can Dance, Latter-day Saint siblings, Ezra and Stephanie Sosa from Provo, Utah, have each wowed the judges with their amazing performances. The duo also made television history by becoming the first...
Paulo Gallardo from Peru is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as “the Mormon Church”). He loves soccer and is a sports star in his own right. Just a few months ago the 18-year-old attacking player scored his...
The cast members of the former BYUtv sketch comedy show Studio C became some of Utah’s most recognizable entertainers. Although the show was a huge success and became the network’s crown jewel, several members of the original cast commented that Studio C did not...
Mady Howard is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as “the Mormon Church”). She is also a 23-year-old ICU nurse from St. George, Utah, and she was a gymnast at Southern Utah University (SUU) for four seasons. As a...
Latter-day Saint siblings Ezra and Stephanie Sosa from Utah have just made television history on Fox’s popular dance show, So You Think You Can Dance. The duo that has wowed judges with their stunning performances since their audition, just cracked the top 10...
