By Rebecca During the third week of August, there will be a musical performance celebrating the life and ministry of the Mormon Prophet Thomas S. Monson. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church by the media) know...
By Roy US Senate in 1992 – 2010 . He served as chief deputy whip. In this capacity, he helped set the senate agenda and schedule and served as a key advisor on the senate leadership team. Robert Foster “Bob” Bennett is a well-known US Senator. He was born on...
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...
By Roy As active church members, Kristyn, Kelsi, and Kassidy grew up in Magna, Utah, as three of six children of David and Robyn Osborn. Their debut album The Whole Shebang was certified Gold on 01 Nov 1999 and certified Platinum on 28 Mar 2000. SHeDAISY’s...
Jabari Parker, the 6-foot-8, 220 pound American high school basketball player from Chicago, Illinois, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is the number one ranked basketball player in the class of 2013. Jabari was born on 15 March...
Stephenie Meyer’s book “Twilight” turned movie is setting records at the box office. Since it’s release date on November 21st, it has made $151,533,441 as of December 16, 2008 – not bad for a movie with a production budget of $37 million. So far it is the highest...
The Bretts is an award winning two-hour production featuring remarkable musical variety for all ages. Seen on tour throughout the world, on PBS and BYU Television, and as three-time featured guest artists with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Bretts sing Pop,...
Vocal Point “The Sing-Off” (NBC) Season: Season 3, 2011 Result: 5th place All members of the group are returned missionaries. They are fluent in seven different languages. They won second place at the International Championship of Collegiate A Capella in...
Cherie Call Singer/songwriter Cherie Call was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona, and has been performing in front of appreciative audiences since she was three. By the time she turned 13, Cherie was writing and performing many of her own songs. Following her high...
J. Ralph Atkin founder, SkyWest Airlines SkyWest Airlines was founded in 1972 by Ralph Atkin to meet the needs of businessmen traveling between Salt Lake City and St. George, Utah. In 1987 SkyWest began a partnership with Delta as one of their Connection carriers and...
Graeme Issako So You Think You Can Dance Australia He’s known more for his moves, but fallen contestant Graeme Issako says he’s confident of scoring an album deal following his stint on So You Think You Can Dance. Issako has received much attention on the...
Ryan Innes “The Voice” Season: Season 4, Spring 2013 Result: Judges Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Usher and Shakira all turned their chairs around for Innes during his blind audition. Ryan served an LDS mission to Portugal. His music has been featured on...
Rick deRoque ContestantBiggest Looser season 10 Rick Deroque from “Biggest Loser 2010,” whose also known as Richard Deroque, is one of the contestants in Season 10 of the NBC reality weight-loss competition series. Rick (“Biggest Loser 10”)...
Ali and Christina Christensen 2010 NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” The sisters both have cystic fibrosis and were told early on by doctors they would never be able to sing well and could expect to die young. After host Nick Cannon announced the...
Rick Thomas The truth is there is room for a little bit of everything on the strip, and no one knows that better than Thomas. He’s performs a family-friendly show that manages an innuendo or two but doesn’t embarrass his Mormon upbringing. from...
Ryan Little Ryan Little is the award-winning director of films such as “Out of Step” (2002) and “The Last Good War” (1999). Little was born in Canada and attended the prestigious film school at Brigham Young University. During the 1996-1997...
Eric Hendershot Filmmaker and Writer Hendershot has resisted the tug to make films warranting an “R” rating, a move which would advance him in Hollywood. Instead, he has concentrated on writing and producing films meant for family consumption. At...
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...
David Edward Linn David Linn was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in the hills of the South Bay peninsula. He began painting shortly after birth and has only occasionally paused to pursue other interests such as music composition and performance, mountain...
Glen Hopkinson Glen’s paintings are well known in the world of Western art and since his paintings have appeared in many LDS publications.He is often commissioned to paint particular events from personal family histories. His originals are found at the Williams...
Richard Comely Comic Artist Captain Canuck creator Captain Canuck was “born” in 1971 when art student Ron Leishman met Richard Comely. They soon became friends and both being artists, Ron suggested the idea of doing a Canadian superhero comic book series....
Erin Chambers Erin was in the movie “The Singles 2nd Ward” as the red head that was getting married to Kirby Heyborne’s character. She has also been on ER, Bones, Days of Our Lives, Without A Trace, Drake and Josh. and more, see the IMDB link to the...
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...
Nolan D. Archibald CEO, Black and Decker He is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of The Black & Decker Corporation. In 1985 he joined Black & Decker as President, Chief Operating Officer and Director, and in 1986 became the youngest Chief...