USA Castle Rock Colorado Stake Swimming: Fifteen-year-old Brickelle Bro, of the Castle Rock Colorado Stake, is scheduled to swim in the 400 freestyle. “Hard work pays off.” That seems to be Brickelle Bro’s motto. The 15-year-old swimmer is about to head across the...
Denise Hill The Biggest Loser 2011 Hometown: Bountiful, Utah Occupation: Administrative assistant Denise Hill was born in Burbank, Calif., and raised with five siblings in southern California. At 59, she realizes she has always taken care of other people but never...
Ellen Wheeler Ellen Wheeler is a Mormon born in Hollywood but raised in Cedar City, Utah. She’s been a member of the church all her life. Currently living with her husband and children in New York. In 1986 she won the Daytime Award Emmy for...
Nobody had ever won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel two years in a row, until Orson Scott Card received them for Ender’s Game and its sequel, Speaker for the Dead, in 1986 and 1987. Perhaps Card’s most innovative work is his American fantasy series The Tales...
James LeVoy Sorenson Mr. Sorenson, whose wealth was estimated to be $4.5 billion by Forbes magazine, when he was 86 years old. He was listed as the 68th-richest American in September 2007. He was an entrepreneur, real estate magnate and inventor of numerous medical...
Robert G. Allen investment advisor His bestseller Nothing Down established him as one of the most influential investment advisors of all time. He has followed that success with three other best-selling books including Multiple Streams of Income. He is a popular...
Reed Smoot (1862-1941) US Senator Republican Utah He represented Utah in the US Senate for 30 years, longer than any other Utah senator. He is the only Mormon apostle to serve in the U.S. Senate. He served concurrently as a Mormon apostle, thus earning the...
Volleyball USA Born in Anaheim, Calif. … parents are Mark and Tami Holmes … married to Julie … first daughter, Sadie Rae, born in June 2007 … served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to London, England …...
The three-time All-America led Montana State to a Helms Athletic Foundation national championship in 1928-29 and averaged 15.4 points a game at a time when the national team scoring average was 40 points. In 1952, the Helms Athletic Foundation designated Cat an...
Paul Walker Paul Walker best known for The Fast and the Furious film series of movies “The guys I respect are the guys who manage it well. You hear about the scandal in the industry. I was raised Mormon, and I went to Christian high school, and I thought it...
Donny Osmond Donny Osmond was one of the quintessential teen idols of the 1970s, with perhaps the longest run on the covers of the teen magazines of any idol. He did several albums with his sister Marie, and they have done two television shows together. From...
assistant coach Nuggets A native of Molokai, Hawaii. He began his collegiate career at Brigham Young-Hawaii in 1988 before going on a two-year church mission to Vina del Mar, Chile. Source:...
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...
We Love You, Sally Carmichael, a family friendly comedy written by LDS screenwriter Daryn Tufts and directed by Christopher Gorham (The Other Side of Heaven), is making its premiere in Utah Megaplex Theaters tonight. You can find showtimes and buy tickets for it at...
Ted Bundy He was attractive, smart, and had a future in politics. He was also one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Ted Bundy screamed his innocence until his death in the electric chair became imminent, then he tried to use his victims one more...
Kelly Packard Kelly Packard is an actress best known for her roles on Baywatch and California Dreams. She has also hosted shows on TV was a contestant on Card Sharks when she was a child. Packard was born in California. She spent time on a ranch growing up and...
Indianapolis Colts A rookie just three years removed from a Mormon mission helped the Indianapolis Colts reach Super Bowl XLIV. Austin Collie caught seven passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in the Colts’ 30-17 win over the Jets in the AFC Championship game on...
Ellsbury is half-Navajo and was raised a Mormon. He took batting practice during college with a wooden bat. He tied a franchise mark with 4 stolen bases in one game. Sets Pawtucket Red Sox record by getting a hit in 25 straight games (8/30/07) Native American...
track and field (Hong Kong) 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens While finishing her degree in nutrition and food science, Maggie trained for the Hong Kong Olympic Team and prepared for the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. A bleeding ulcer plagued her throughout the...
BYU-Idaho Radio released a new interview with James The Mormon today that discusses the artist’s low points and how he almost quit music completely a month ago. https://twitter.com/jamesthemormon/status/871914392702595073 In the interview, James The Mormon,...
Neil Rutman A top prizewinner of several international piano competitions–including Busoni, Kappell, Cleveland International, Joanna Hodges, and Concert Artist Guild–Neil Rutman has received worldwide acclaim for his compelling and atmospheric recitals,...
This article, “7 Mormons with Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame” by Jamie Armstrong, appeared in the online edition of LDS Living.com. 1. Laraine Day LDS actress Laraine Day played roles opposite of Hollywood’s most iconic leading men, including Cary...
Robert Rey, MD, MPP Cosmetic surgeon Featured on Dr. 90210 He came to the U.S. as a troubled youth on a cargo ship and is now known for liposuction and breast augmentations on the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. His last act on his native soil of Sao Paulo,...
Hap Holmstead The Biggest Loser 2013 Hap Holmstead was born and raised in American Fork, Utah, and the oldest of seven children. With a passion for baseball, he hoped to make it one day to the major leagues. He was on the radar of baseball teams like the Detroit...
