Clayton Young is a national champion distance runner. He is also a returned missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as “the Mormon Church). He served a Spanish speaking mission in the North Carolina Raleigh Mission....
Australia Canberra Australia Stake At the age of eight Todd Hodgetts was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. 16 years later the Canberra-based athlete is a world record holder in shot put with his sights set on the 2012 London Paralympics. Hodgetts threw 15.54 meters...
USA Paul s from of Ann Arbor, Mich.,Wheelchair Basketball was also on the 2000 team in Sydney and has competed in the 2008 games Paul Schulte is no stranger to playing a major role for the U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team. A captain for the silver...
Amy Adams Amy Adams, who grew up in a Mormon household in Castle Rock, Colo., the middle child of seven. Amy Adams was raised Mormon until she was 11, when her parents divorced. She never practiced after that. She thinks her sunny disposition may have emerged from...
New Zealand women’s basketball team. Purcell made her Tall Fern debut in 2001 against Australia. She was also NZ U23 MVP that year, but did not return to the national team until 2005, when she was recalled for the Oceania Championships against the Opals. Purcell...
Dan Truman Dan Truman is the keyboard/piano player for the band, Diamond Rio. Dan is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes casually called the Mormon Church. Dan was educated at Brigham Young University and continued classical piano...
Annie was a junior at Oklahoma State University in 2003-2004 In 2002, which was the year when her golf reached a new height, she became the first female from Utah to capture a USGA championship when she won the Women’s Amateur Public Links title....
Johanna Jones is a singer / songwriter who became popular after her appearance as a contestant on the farewell season of American Idol. Although she wasn’t on the show for long, her appearance has helped her popularity significantly and she hopes that great...
In his latest video, Stuart Edge tries to determine whether the same magic tricks that makes humans happy has the same affect on man’s best friend. During the video, titled “Magic for Dogs,” Edge visits a dog shelter to try out some of his magic...
New Zealand women’s basketball team. Wharemate is a former NZ age group representative who spent a very successful college stint with the University of Texas El Paso, where she set a career record for assists. She was Best Defensive Player in the 2001 WNBL and made...
One year ago, on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, 14 February 2018, the unthinkable and unimaginable happened. A lone gunman, a 19-year-old ex-student, entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and opened fire. In the aftermath of the horrific...
Latter-day Saint toddler, Baylor Mooney from Reno, Nevada, who is almost two years old, is taking over the internet by storm and winning hearts all across the nation with her inventive dance moves and carefree cheer. She has already captured headlines across the globe...
Yamile (pronounced sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”), is a Picture Book (PB), Middle Grade (MG), and Young Adult (YA) author. She currently resides in Utah with her Puerto...
Gordon Jump Alexander Gordon Jump April 1, 1932 – September 22, 2003 Gordon is best known as the clueless radio station manager Arthur “Big Guy” Carlson in the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati and the incompetent “Chief of Police Tinkler” in...
Cedar Breaks Band describes their music as “New Age Folk,” but fans of any genre can find something to enjoy in the release of the music video for their song, “Ayre.” “Ayre” won awards at the 2017 Utah Music Festival and shows a...
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...
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...
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...
Jake Mangakahia has had two dreams since he was a little boy; to pursue a career in ballet and to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His dream of being a missionary was fulfilled in 2014 when he served a two-year mission in Toronto,...
A December 2012 article in the Deseret News tells how hockey star Brad Mills gave up alcohol and followed in the footsteps of his father by converting to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called the “Mormon Church.” Mills found that...
All-American college gymnast, wife, and social media influencer, 24-year-old MyKayla Skinner, will now also forever be known as an Olympic medalist. On day nine of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, she reaped the rewards of her hard work in getting to the Olympics as...
*This article was written by guest author, Preston Lee. “What are you going to be when you grow up?” It’s a question that kids struggle to answer all the time. For Susie Bulloch, she would have needed a crystal ball to even stand a chance at guessing what her career...
Jared Halley is a talented LDS musician who recently released a new music video on his YouTube channel that showcases his a capella skills in an arrangement of Elton John’s hits. The fun video was released on June 13, 2017 and features Halley is a dapper suit...
The Mack brothers, Kimo, 48, and Kalani, 49, are entrepreneurs and self-motivators in the truest sense. The brothers are lifelong members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and hail from Kaneohe on the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. During the Great Recession...
