Cassie Sandou, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”), is a 34-year-old professional circus performer from Henderson, Nevada. She is married to Konstantin Sandou, and is the mother of two young children...
Wrestling (USA) gold medalist 1984 Los Angeles Distinguished member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Former head wrestling coach at BYU. B.S. and M.S. in physical education. Olympic wrestling champion. Two-time world wrestling champion. Ultimate fighting...
Meet Nick Flint, Forrest Hamrick, Tyson Burnham, and Blake Cowan. All four of these young men have three main things in common — they are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they attended Brigham Young University (BYU), and they are now...
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...
Synchronized swimmer from Mesa, AZ Atlanta 1996 From the Ensign Magazine “Keeping Faith Afloat,” Ensign, Dec. 1996, 54 “We smile and seem to enjoy ourselves,” says Olympic synchronized swimmer Emily Porter LeSueur, “but that’s a facade. It’s actually quite...
Katherine Heigl Katherine Heigl was born to a Mormon family in Washington, D.C. November 24, 1978. Katherine is the youngest of five children. Growing up, her life was much like many American families. Her parents moved the family several times before settling in New...
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...
The date was 6 June 1944. On that somber day, three-quarters of a century ago, with foul weather over the English Channel and 60 miles of beaches on France’s Normandy coast, Allied Forces invaded France. That day would forever be recorded in the annals of history as...
Collin Kartchner, a Utah-based activist who traveled the country raising awareness of the damage social media can have on children’s mental and emotional health, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, 20 October 2020. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
The 24th of July is the day that is set aside in Utah to commemorate the arrival of the first pioneer settlers into the Salt Lake Valley. Among the early pioneers, names like Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Pratt, and Orrin Porter Rockwell are...
center Tampa Bay Buccaneers He played for Brigham Young University until he signed as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2004 with the Tampa Bay Bucaneers. Source:...
Co-host on the Browser radio program on KSL Radio in Salt Lake City Jay has also authored two books, “Freedom Ain’t Free” and “Joyful Union,” and he has created several popular apps and games for the iPhone and iPad devices. Jay served a...
No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 baseball draft by The Nationals The Washington Nationals selected Bryce Harper, a 17-year-old with prodigious power from the College of Southern Nevada, as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft. Harper hit .443 with 31 home runs and...
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...
GENTRI: The Gentleman Trio consists of three trained tenors: Brad Robins, Casey Elliott, and Bradley Quinn Lever. The group from Salt Lake City was established in 2014 and has gained a solid fan base through their signature “cinematic pop” sound and...
GENTRI, the popular LDS tenor trio, released a new music video covering The Beatles’ famous “Let It Be.” Their version is a more classical, polished take on the classic song that features the gentlemen in suits, singing in a church to the simple...
This week Mormon Channel Studio featured pop singer Madilyn Paige, made popular by her appearance on NBC’s reality competition show, The Voice. Each week, Mormon Channel Studio features hymn arrangements and original song performances by LDS artists from all...
Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her bedroom in 2002 when she was 14. After missing for nine months, she was rescued and returned to her family. Today, Smart is an American child safety activist, author, and contributor for ABC News. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
Josh Wright is an American pianist who was on season nine of the television show America’s Got Talent. He has been a performer at events and conferences across the country, and has released five albums. Wright began playing the piano when he was just four years...
Today, Nadia Khristean, a Latter-Day Saint, posted a video of her hanging out with some foster children. She explains at the end of the video that after she attended a conference where she learned more about foster children and the difficulties that they are going...
Katie Garner, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as the “Mormon Church”), is an extraordinary inspirational artist who lives in Utah with her husband and six young children. She is most known for her...
Tade Biesinger, an 18-year-old senior at Bountiful High School in Bountiful, Utah, is not an amateur when it comes to performing on stage. He is an accomplished actor and dancer who has played the title role in “Billy Elliot the Musical” on Broadway. He...
Stephanie Nielson was already a popular blogger before the plane crash that would change her life, but she has since become known for her inspiration talks about her journey to healing – spiritually and physically – after the crash. Nielson’s...