Aaron Shamy climbing Aaron set a new wall record of 12.61 seconds on the wall in 1999 for the gold medal, but then he left the country for two years on a Mormon Mission to Italy during which time he didn’t...
Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics New York Knicks Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (29th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA draft. ‘ Plays basketball for the LA Lakers as a center and lives in Utah during off...
Stanley J. Watts Stan Watts was born in Salt Lake City Utah and grew up in the city’s Sugarhouse neighborhood. While attending Salt Lake’s South High School he was already a noted artist, being recognized as a Sterling Scholar in art; the Sterling Scholar...
James Valentine is currently the lead guitarist for the Grammy Award Winning band Maroon 5. He didn’t start out well known but has always had a passion for music. James was born in Lincoln Nebraska to parents Robert and Shauna Valentine. His older sister Lisa...
Camille Nelson is the sister of The Piano Guys’ Stephen Sharp. She is a classically trained violinist and guitarist whose music is fun, fresh and full of feel-good beats. Nelson has been influenced by artists like U2 and Alanis Morissette, and has a unique blend...
Shawn Bradley is from a small town in Utah called Castle Dale and is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He played only one season in college at Brigham Young University before serving a mission in Australia. When he got home, he was drafted...
Peggy Fletcher Stack is an American journalist, editor, and author. She was born in New Jersey as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 1 July 1951. She is a great-granddaughter of Heber J. Grant, the seventh president of the Church, and a...
William Compton CEO, Tropical Sportswear Tropical Sportswear markets, designs, manufactures, and distributes men’s and women’s casual sportswear through major distribution channels. Principal markets include the United States, Canada, Mexico, United...
The Errand of Angels On her 21st birthday, Sister Rachel Taylor (Erin Chambers) is called to Austria to serve her mission. Though idealistic and a little naive, she fits in well with her new culture. But when she’s paired with taciturn Sister Keller (Bettina...
Spencer Burhoe is a well-known and popular figure in the modeling world. He has worked all over the world, from Miami to Milan, and has been open about his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burhoe began modeling when he was 17 as the...
This film chronicles the epic rescue mounted by residents of Salt Lake City who set out to save more than 1,000 handcart pioneers — Mormons who traveled west pulling their belongings on small wagons — who became snowbound in Wyoming in 1856. Despite the...
Artistic representations of the golden plates within the LDS community is not uncommon, but Gordon Andrus took a special take on his replica. You can see it on display at the Church History Museum in its The Heavens are Opened exhibit. On September 21, 2017, Andrus...
Bernard Daines Creator of new and innovative cluster computing solutions In 1999 Time magazine did an article on the 100 people most likely to influence the next century and included Bernard on the list. Daines is widely recognized as instrumental in pioneering ...
“You read and you get paid?” is what many people ask Kirby Heyborne incredulously. “Yes, and I love it,” is his response. You probably remember him from The Singles Ward (2002), The Best Two Years (2004), The R.M. (2003), and Saints and...
Aaliyah Rose is best known for her appearance on NBC’s singing competition, The Voice. Before appearing on the show, Rose already had a substantial online presence. Posting videos of her singing since she was 10, the artist has had over 13 million views on...
Samuel Cowley (1899-1934) FBI inspector Shot and killed by Baby Face Nelson at the Battle of Barrington in Chicago, Illinois. Nelson died the next from wounds received in this gun battle. Roy Jensen played Samuel Cowley in the horribly inaccurate film: Dilenger...
Dave Checketts Chairman, Sports Capital Partners He founded Sports Capital Partners in Sep 2001. It is a consulting and investment service firm for sports teams and media assets. From 1994-2004, he was president of Madison Square Garden. In 1997, he took on the...
Junior Maile is a singer from Utah known for his soulful voice inspired by his cultural heritage and life experience. Maile’s background is full of musical talent. His mother’s roots trace back to American Samoa, and his father’s to Tonga. These...
Steven Charles Wheelwright President of BYU Hawaii Senior associate dean, Harvard University Served the university more than 25 years. Author of three books: Managing New Product and Process Development, Revolutionizing Product Development and Leading Product...
Heap was a standout basketball player at St. Johns High School, at Arizona State University (1942 and 1945-48 – punctuated by a stint in the Air Force during World War II), in the Basketball Association of America (now the NBA) and American Basketball League....
Ezekiel Nana Ansah, perhaps better known to many as “Ziggy”, is a recent graduate of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, where he played the position of defensive end for the BYU Cougars. He graduated with a degree in Actuarial Science and a minor in...
Mobsters and Mormons After the FBI forces him to betray an East Coast mob boss, Carmine “The Beans” Pasquale (Mark DeCarlo) is ushered into the federal witness protection program, with his wife, Gina (Jeanette Puchich), and son, Vincent (Clay Taylor), in...
