Christmas. That magical, wonderful time of the year when people embrace the spirit of giving and open their hearts to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Such is the case of an anonymous donor, a “Secret Santa” if you will, who enlisted the East Idaho...
Laraine Day Laraine was born in Roosevelt, Utah, the daughter of a prominent businessman. She became interested in acting when the family moved to California. She achieved her greatest popularity playing the part of Nurse Lamont in the Dr. Kildare series. She was...
Tony Finau, a 28-year-old professional golf player from Lehi Utah, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”). He first changed the world of golf by being the first golfer of Tongan descent to play in the...
Manti Malietau Louis Te’o is an American collegiate football player, and a linebacker at the University of Notre Dame. He has been the center of much media attention of late after a breaking news story emerged that his girlfriend who had supposedly died of...
The Osmonds are a large family that has performed together since childhood. Many are now grandparents, and yet they’re still performing. Their wildly successful career changed music and created a level of excitement not seen since the Beatles. Their musical training...
“The time is always right to do what is right. . .. I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. . .. In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. . .. Injustice anywhere is a threat to...
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...
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...
Many people are perhaps familiar with the story of Willard Bean especially if they have seen Director T.C. Christensen’s film, The Fighting Preacher. The backstory was written by Willard’s grandson Rand H. Packer in his book A Lion and a Lamb. Apart from that, most...
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...
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...
Have you ever seen a beauty pageant contestant drop and give you 20 push-ups in their little black evening dress?Well, probably not until you watched the 2008 Miss America pageant.When Miss Utah Jill Stevens, affectionately known as G.I. Jill, was eliminated from the...
Anthony Wilford Brimley, an American actor and talented jazz singer who recorded several albums and played successful club engagements, was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”). The albums that he...
Orrin Grant Hatch, a lifelong devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on 23 March 1934, in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He was the son of Jesse Hatch (1904–1992), a metal lather, and his wife Helen Frances Hatch...
The Jets are a Tongan American family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family has 17 children: 15 by birth, and two, Eddie and Eugene, by adoption. The children attended the School District 281...
Fabrizio Poli Author, Speaker, Pilot and Business owner Fabrizio Poli is the author of the book Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude and Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude: How to Fly Out of the Cube and Gain Your Freedom Through his experiences as an airline...
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...
“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...
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...
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 —...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
