On May 23, 2013, the New York Times published an article called, “When Hollywood Wants Good, Clean Fun, it Goes to Mormon Country.” Online, the article is five pages. It deals with the Brigham Young University animation program, which consistently feeds talent into...
Are you familiar with the shaka? It is a friendly hand gesture, made by extending the thumb and pinky and loosely curling the middle three fingers into the palm. It is also often referred to as the “hang loose” sign and is commonly used by surfers and even fans of...
Don Bluth Animation Director and Producer Perhaps the biggest name in feature-length animation since Walt Disney. Don Bluth served a mission to Argentina and graduated from BYU. His filmography includes The Rescuers (1977), Pete’s Dragon (1977), The Secret of...
Ezekiel “Ziggy” Ansah was born in Ghana. He is currently a defensive end for the American football NFL Detroit Lions. “Ziggy” Ansah has a football story nearly unheard of in the sports world. He made the Brigham Young University football team despite having never...
Briana is the author of a self published book called “Dance Anyway”. Because of the book she has become a popular public speaker in the church and also for organizations, schools, companies, etc. Briana tells Famous Mormons “I really enjoy it...
Amy Whitcomb Amy Whitcomb appeared with fellow Mormon Laina Walker on NBC’s reality show, “The Sing-Off,” in 2012. When Whitcomb got very sick just before the taping of week six of “The Sing-Off,” five of the LDS male singers on the...
Co-authors of seven best-selling books including The Book of Nurturing (2003), The Happy Family (2001) and How to Talk to Your Child About Sex (1999). They were also the co-hosts of the national weekly cable television show “Families are Forever.” They...
John Foss is most recognized and known for his role as Jesus Christ in the Life of Jesus Christ videos. But John is more than just that role and has been seen in other films and commercials on top of producing and directing himself. John got his Bachelor’s...
Jabari Parker, Simeon Career Academy’s (Chicago) small forward and the No. 2 player in the ESPN 100, has announced that he will be playing basketball for Duke University under coach Mike Krzyzewski. Perhaps some people thought that since Jabari is a member of...
Anne Perry She has written more than 30 popular mysteries set in Victorian London, seven million copies in print. “At first, I gave the missionaries such a hard time, because there were some things I couldn’t accept, but now I can’t remember what...
A December 2012 article in the Deseret News tells how hockey star Brad Mills gave up alcohol and followed in the footsteps of his father by converting to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called the “Mormon Church.” Mills found that...
Search More results... Exact matches only Search in title Search in content Search in excerpt Search in comments Filter by Custom Post Type What’s New Former BYU Linebacker’s Church Mission Did More For His Mental Condition of CTE Than Expected by Keith L....
Taysom Hill sat down with Dick Harmon in an interview with the Deseret News. During the interview, he reflected on his time as an athlete, his time at BYU, and where he is now. His NFL career started off with the Green Bay Packers. He said in the interview that when...
Ken Leishman, known as the Gentleman Bandit or Flying Bandit, was one of Canada’s most infamous and endearing criminals. He committed and was convicted of crimes ranging from bank robberies to aerial jailbreaks to masterminding the largest gold heist in Canada’s...
Almon H. Clegg He is a pioneer in the revolution of digital audio, was instrumental in development of digital recording and the digital audio disc which led to the compact disc revolution. He is a fellow member of the Audio Engineering Society; a life member of the...
In just two seasons at the club New Zealand born prop Kylie Leuluai has won two Grand Finals and one World Club Challenge medal. Throughout his time at the club Kylie has performed consistently and is often an unsung hero of the side. Kylie is a tough, no nonsense...
Fans of the popular television game show Jeopardy! will recognize the name Ken Jennings. Ken Jennings, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”), is one of the show’s most notorious contestants. He first...
Ed Jolley Pinegar was born on 12 February 1935. He was an author, educator, and leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”). His books include Look to the Temple, Raising the Bar, You, Your Family and the...
In their new music video for the hymn “Be Still My Soul,” the American Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic shows hows things that are broken do not necessarily have to stay that way and can be made new again. A young man is saddened when his cello becomes...
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....
Daniel Summerhays, a returned missionary and life-long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”), is a professional golfer. The Church News reports that Daniel has had a successful professional career...
The song “Never Enough,” “from The Greatest Showman,” swept the nation and the world. The character Jenny Lind is played by the actress Rebecca Furgeson, but she never tried to hide the fact that she did not have the vocal talent to play the...
Tade Biesinger from Bountiful Utah is a 2018 graduate from Bountiful High School. He is also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”) and the oldest of seven children in his family. Tade has always had a...
Clark Rich Burbidge, the Utah author of the young adult fantasy series “StarPassage,” looked back to the life of his father to write the series. His father suffered from PTSD after serving in the Korean War. And, the third book in the series, Star Passage: Book 3 —...
