Rocky R. Twitchell Rocky is the 1991 Utah Golden Gloves Champ in the 147lbs weight Division and also fought in the” Utah Summer Games” from 1989 to 1991 obtaining a Silver Medal, 2 gold Medals and a Featured Boxer on Dave Fox’s Sports Den for 2...
Obert Skye Obert Skye was born a number of years ago in a town just about the size of the one you are living in. Those who know him are shocked that Fate has picked him of all people to tell the tale of Foo. He is, after all, incredibly uneasy around people and has...
The sport of baseball has been around for 150 years. At no time in the history of the game has a single player, not even big league players like Babe Ruth, Bryce Harper, or even Hank Aaron, ever hit a home run cycle – that mythical, seemingly unattainable feat....
The Baja 1000 Motorsports race hosted its 50th-anniversary event on 14-18 November 2017. Of the nineteen riders who signed up to race in the Ironman class of motorcyclist, only five finished. One of those five finishers is LDS husband and father of four, Wayne...
“It’s not about being the best in the world… It’s about being the best FOR the world.” Clint Pulver has accomplished much in his life already from becoming a pilot to being a professional drummer and being a top-rated motivational...
On Tuesday evening, 6 February 2018, LDS billionaire businesswoman, Gail Miller, joined by several of Utah’s elected and business leaders, became the recipient of a leadership award from the Utah chapter of a national nonprofit connecting students and business. The...
Donny Osmond, a proud grandfather, tweeted the news of the arrival of his grandson on August 4th. https://twitter.com/donnyosmond/status/893497551537577986 Since then, Donny tweeted a picture of him holding the newest addition to his family. His name is...
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...
Benjamin Pachev is 18 years old. He is a talented runner, but also a little different … He runs in Crocs. For anyone who might not know what those are, Crocs are a flimsy brand of shoe made of a waterproof, foam substance and were made originally for boating,...
Mormon singer, actress, and dancer Monica Moore Smith collaborates for the first time with her sister, Alana Moore Jeffery, to make a music video. They sing an acoustic cover of the masterpiece “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service. Monica writes in...
Julie Stoffer Cast Member: Real Worldw Orleans, Ne She appeared on MTV’s The Real World: New Orleans in 2000. Her religion became central to the plot, and she found herself disabusing her roommates of some “pretty whacked” ideas about The Church of...
The first Article of Faith (a list of thirteen basic Mormon beliefs) states that we believe in God the eternal Father, in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. Mormons call these three the Godhead, which is the term the Bible uses for them. The term trinity...
Colton Satterfield has won two gold medals as a BMX biker in the X Games. A few years ago the idea of Monster Energy Drinks being his sponsor would have been viewed as a very great victory, but recently Satterfield decided to cut himself off due to “religious...
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 the early days of the church, Mormons practiced polygamy. That practice ended more than one hundred years ago. Today, anyone who practices polygamy is excommunicated, so the polygamists in the news in modern times are not Mormons. Mormon is a nickname for members...
Tony Finau has become the only professional golf player to place in the top 10 of the Masters, U.S. Open, and the British Open. On top of that, he was the first golfer of Samoan or Tongan descent to play in the PGA Tour. His beginning did not start out the way one...
A catch phrase that is often used of young people who exhibit extraordinary talents and abilities is “And a little child shall lead them.” Albeit the phrase is taken out of its Biblical context, it is still perhaps fitting in some ways when describing youngsters such...
Alvino Rey He is best known as the father of the pedal steel guitar. His inventive style helped popularize the amplified guitar for generations to come. Famous swing-band leader of the King Family, the King Cousins, Tina Cole, and the King Sisters. Every once in a...
Paul Cardall’s Music Paul Layton Cardall, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS or “Mormon”) is an inspirational pianist and composer whose music has sailed to the top of the Billboards on multiple occasions without any...
Even for dreamers Kory Stevens and his wife Mallory, it’s hard to believe that what started out as a small online business turned into a multimillion-dollar one in under 2 years. The key to their success? Social media. And a vacation. Kory and Mallory both...
Krešimir Ćosić, born 26 November 1948 in Zagreb, the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia, was a Croatian professional basketball player who represented Yugoslavia internationally. He was a member of FIBA (the International Basketball Federation,...
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...
Garn was chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and served on three subcommittees: Housing and Urban Affairs, Financial Institutions, and International Finance and Monetary Policy. He also was a member of the Senate Appropriations...
Jabari Parker, the 17-year-old basketball sensation from Chicago verbally committed to play basketball for Duke University on Thursday, 20 December 2012, during a press conference that was held at the school he attends, Simeon Career Academy. He intends to be a...
