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...
Brian McDonald from Buena Vista, California, is the son of George Ashford and Juanita McDonald. He has an older brother who played receiver at Illinois State University. Brian, himself, was a running back for the BYU Cougars from 2000 until 2001. He was recruited by...
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...
Young Tonumaipea, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as the Mormon Church), is a star player for the Melbourne Storm rugby league team based in Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. Inspired by his close friend and...
Dolphins Murphy is best known for being the son of former Atlanta Braves outfielder Dale Murphy. An intriguing late-round developmental prospect, Shawn Murphy consistently improved throughout his career with the Aggies despite switching positions between his junior...
Jeremy Jones He was married in the temple, bore his testimony at the death of a fellow pro snowboarder and his new pro model board by Burton has a rendition of Samuel the Lamanite on the wall. He is an active member and quite a good spokesman....
Janette Rallison Janette grew up in Pullman, WashingtonJanette has written six books for teens. She currently lives in Chandler, Arizona, with her husband and children....
Hannant came back to the Broncos in 2006 on the promise of a chance and took it when it was given to him. The devout Mormon earned his spot with powerhouse bursts from the bench, and finished the season with a premiership ring. Further entrenching himself in the top...
By Roy Harry Mason Reid was born on December 2, 1939, in Searchlight, Nevada. He is one of the most well-known Mormon senators and is oft-quoted by many aspiring leaders and politicians because of his achievements. Harry Reid is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...
Mike Weir Although you may find articles online that state Mike Weir is LDS he is not a member of the church. He did attend B.Y.U. Weir made the less obvious choice, opting for the Mormon university with a strict dress code and policies against drinking Coke, coffee...
Chance Thomas Chance Thomas composes and produces original music for smash hit titles like Lord of the Rings Online, X-Men 3, and King Kong. His projects are major award winners, including Oscar, Emmy, Aurora, Telly and GANG. He produced one of the first live...
Remember the O’Leary’s? The lovable father and son team that competed on The Amazing Race twice, and are the winners of season 24? Well, the son, Connor, is launching a new project that he’s been working on for some time. Wanaka Outdoors is a new...
World Down Syndrome Day is 21 March 2018. Down Syndrome, also called trisomy 21, is a congenital disorder arising from a chromosome 21 defect (usually an extra copy), causing intellectual impairment and physical abnormalities including short stature and a broad facial...
In a recent music video release, violinist Jenny Oaks Baker performed Beethoven’s classic “Ode to Joy” in Vienna, where the song was originally composed. “Ode to Joy” was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and is the final movement in his...
Two artists, Kenya Clark and Alex Melecio, collaborated on a cover of “The Prayer” that is meant to send a message and bring awareness to those living in Latin America who are suffering from corruption, discrimination, tyranny and poverty. In the...
Utah author Brandon Sanderson was “really intrigued by the idea of a world where the Dark Lord had won.” In an email interview, he said, “What if Frodo (from Lord of the Rings) had gotten to the end of the long journey through Mordor and the Dark Lord said, ‘Hey,...
Timothy Ballard is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Brigham Young University (BYU) alumnus, and a best-selling author who shares a passion for American history in his books such as The Lincoln Hypothesis and The Washington Hypothesis. His...
Humble Beginnings The King Sisters were born and raised in Pleasant Grove, Utah, about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City. For fourteen years, their father, William King Driggs Sr. (known as King), was a professor of music and a voice teacher at several colleges in...
Ireland Belfast Northern Ireland Stake Jason is legally blind, 100-meter sprint Reigning T13 100m and 200m Paralympic champion and world record holder Jason Smyth competes in both Paralympic and able body athletics. He was the first Paralympian to compete at a...
In 2010, Wendy Garrett, an LDS marathon runner, suffered an accident that rendered her left leg useless with several back and neck injuries. She never thought that she would be able to walk a mile, let alone run 26.2. Now she is preparing to make history as she gears...
Janet Kay Jensen Janet Kay Jensen is an award-winning author of Don�t You Marry the Mormon Boys (Bonneville Books, Cedar Fort Press, 2007) and co-author of The Book Lover’s Cookbook, Recipes Inspired by Celebrated Works of Literature and the Passages That...
Glenn Beck is a famous Mormon and popular political commentator, entertainer, commentator, author, self-professed “rodeo clown,” and father. [1] His radio program (The Glen Beck Program) reaches millions of listeners daily, and he is heavily involved in public rallies...
Brandon Mull, the well-known Utah fantasy author and New York Times bestselling author, has hit #1 with his latest release, “Wrath of the Dragon King.” The book is the second in the Dragonwatch series, which is the sequel series to the popular Fablehaven series....
Erin Klingler The author of the novel, Love Beyond Tomorrow. It’s a story about love, about staying true to oneself, about having the courage to love and trust, and knowing which paths of life to follow. Its themes are of interest to young women and women...
