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...
Gabriel Ngandu, a young revolutionary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is trying to escape the terrible mistakes of his past. Jason Martin, a young farm boy from Idaho, is also trying to escape a tragic, secret past. Both are called to serve as missionaries...
Jensen Arnold is a ballroom dancer from Provo, Utah. She competed in the 14th season of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ but was eliminated near the beginning of the competition. But she was not dissuaded and tried out again for the 15th season the next...
Dennis Michael Pitta, born 29 June 1985 in Fresno, California to parents Dennis and Linda Pitta, is an American football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens, number 88, of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Ravens in the fourth round (114th...
Marc Cameron, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as the “Mormon Church”), was born in 1961 in Texas and graduated from Weatherford High School in 1980. He later spent 29 years in law enforcement as a police officer. Twenty...
Trina Boice Trina Boice is the author of 21 books and currently teaches at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Las Vegas, as well as for BYU-I online. She loves movies and writes reviews atwww.MovieReviewMaven.blogspot.com She was honored as the California Young Mother...
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...
Chelsie Hightower, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”), grew up with five older brothers. She enjoys playing just about any type of game – video games, board games, phone games, etc. She is also a pro...
SIX® is a powerhouse a cappella group comprised of six of ten real brothers — Lynn, Owen, Berry, Jack, Curtis, and Charles Knudsen — who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The group, which is based in Branson, Missouri, does not use any...
Mat and Savanna Shaw from Kaysville, Utah, quickly became overnight sensations. It all started when schools closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Being a member of a new youth choir led by choir director Kelly DeHaan at the Hale Center Theatre, 15-year-old Savanna...
Ken Niumatalolo is the well-known head coach of the United States Navy football team. To say that he is accustomed to winning is an understatement. He had led his team to bowl games, been welcomed to the White House, gleaned coaching honors and — most importantly to...
Mark Rober (born 11 March 1980) grew up in Orange County, California. He earned a mechanical engineering degree from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree from the University of Southern California. He is an inventor and YouTube personality and is best known...
Matt Sherwood, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a 6’1”, 175-pound a two-time world champion team roper from Pima, Arizona. He got involved in rodeo through his family. His parents are Bill and Marci Sherwood, and he has four brothers —...
Peter Vidmar, born June 3, 1961, was the first US male gymnast to ever win an Olympic medal.In fact, as captain of the 1984 men’s gymnastics team, Peter led them to their first gold medal as a team as well as earning a gold medal for his perfect pommel horse routine...
Jaxon Willard made his mark on the world in Season 2 of World of Dance. Jaxon is 17 and is from American Fork, Utah. He started dancing to express his feelings and show who he is in the world. Jaxon was adopted to an all-white family and grew up in a predominantly...
Mention the names Mat and Savanna Shaw and practically everyone will know exactly who you are talking about. The dynamic daddy-daughter duo from the small town of Kaysville, Utah, in just eight short months has taken the music industry by storm. They have not only...
The Other Side of Heaven sequel, which is called The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith, is set to release in April 2019. The first movie, about Elder John H.Groberg, a missionary who served in Tonga, was released on 14 December 2001. John Holbrook Groberg was born...
Philo T. Farnsworth (1906-1971) Inventor of Television “I know that I have never invented anything. I have been a medium by which these things were given to the culture as fast as culture could earn them. I give the credit to God.” He developed and invented electronic...
“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and statesman As a young boy in school, Clint Pulver, “the high-energy keynote speaker for today’s...
Sunday, 20 July 1969, will forever be a day in history that people around the globe will always remember. It was on that epoch-making day that two American astronauts, Commander Neil Armstrong, and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module, Eagle,...
Superbowl LIII was played in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, 3 February 2019, with the New England Patriots defeating the Los Angeles Rams with a score of 13-3. The game will long be remembered as the lowest scoring game in Super Bowl history. However, New England’s...
In 2020, 6-year-old Latter-day Saint Bridger Walker’s selfless and courageous act of love of shielding his younger sister from an attacking dog gained him overwhelming national attention. His heroic act caused him to take a devastating bite to the face, which required...
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...
Charity Anderson, of Springville, Utah, and Andres Peñate, of Vineyard, Utah, the dynamic dance duo from Utah County, finished third on NBC’s World of Dance Season 2 World Final, which aired Wednesday night, 12 September 2018. The Daily Herald reports that they...
