The opening ceremonies at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, 24 August 2021, marked the start of the Paralympic Games after a one-year delay due to the pandemic. A dozen athletes connected to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are among...
People who are familiar with Gail S. “Hal” Halvorsen’s story know how he became dubbed as the “Berlin Candy Bomber.” The then 27-year-old Air Force pilot, who was a World War II veteran, became famous for his airdrops of candy to kids in what was then communist East...
Utah State senior, Justin Bean, has an interesting heritage. His cousin, four generations back, is middleweight boxing champion, Willard Washington Bean. Some people may recognize the name from the book titled Willard Bean The Fighting Parson: The Rebirth of Mormonism...
When John Peter Lewis was 23, he cashed in his college loan money to take a big risk—he auditioned for American Idol, a reality television program that helps to “discover” pop music stars. Although Simon Cowell and Rolling Stones Magazine predicted that he would win,...
Kahanu Kia, a native of Kaneohe, Hawaii, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dubbed as the “Best Linebacker in Hawaii,” Kahanu is an outside linebacker for Notre Dame. In just a few short weeks, he will be stowing away his football cleats...
Clinton LaVor “Clint” Romesha is a former United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the United States of America’s highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S....
The high-scoring basketball player, Yoeli Childs, from South Jordan, Utah, is Brigham Young University’s (BYU) star power forward. Yoeli was not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”) when he chose to...
Tyke James, a contestant on NBC’s The Voice, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as the “Mormon Church’). The 17-year-old is apparently the one to watch this season as he has wowed the judges with his amazing...
Mission President John Amos and his wife, Sister Michelle Wright Amos are converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”). They are both graduates of Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ...
Nick Buroker, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is an accountant by trade. He was born on 12 November 1981 and currently resides in Bluffdale, Utah. Nick is also a social media star who is best recognized for his Burlacher YouTube channel...
The year 2020 is notably marked as the start of a new era – a new decade. Now, only six months into the year, with so much happening in the world daily, people around the globe can unequivocally agree that these are indeed difficult and challenging times in which we...
The exceptionally talented Utah dancers, Charity Anderson and Andres Peñate of Springville, Utah, and Jaxon Willard of American Fork, Utah, continue to dominate the stage on Season 2 of NBC’s reality show, World of Dance. Both the Springville dance duo and Jaxon are...
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...
Ashley and Alo Moli have had a bumpy road trying to get their family started. But after 6 years of trying they were able to finally feel the happiness that comes from having children. Alo shared their story and journey on Twitter and has since received a lot of...
Studio C, BYUtv’s sketch comedy show, became the network’s crown jewel. The cast members, many of whom have been doing comedy together for a decade, became some of Utah’s most recognizable entertainers. The Studio C YouTube channel has more than 2 million subscribers....
On Labor Day, Monday, 7 September 2020, history will be made as the BYU Cougars and the Navy Midshipmen football teams kick off the season by squaring off on the gridiron at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. This will be the first time in...
As a lad growing up in Richfield, Utah, retired Utah senator and former mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, Jake Garn, never imagined that one day he would leave planet earth and soar into the heavens. However, now at the age of 86 and battling Alzheimer’s disease, as the...
Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares, better known as Bruna Benites, is a Brazilian footballer. She was born on 16 October 1985 in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. She was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon...
Mitch Smith was was an all-conference basketball player for the University of Utah in the late 1980s prior to going to play in Europe for 10 years. According to Mitch, he should have never played basketball for the University of Utah, and the thought of becoming a...
Claire Ryann Crosby is most known for her adorable videos where she sings duets with her dad, Dave Crosby. She has achieved worldwide fame because of her ability to remember all of the words to songs, her pure voice, perfect pitch, and mostly her comprehension and...
Every story has a beginning. The story of Merrell Footwear begins with one man – Randy Merrell – and a custom pair of cowboy boots. Randy went from humble beginnings at an industrial shoe-making school to becoming a crafter of handmade boots. He eventually...
Tate Brusa, a singer from Utah, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”). The 16-year-old Highland High School sophomore is also one of the youngest singers in the 18th season of the NBC hit show The...
The cast members of the former BYUtv sketch comedy show Studio C became some of Utah’s most recognizable entertainers. Although the show was a huge success and became the network’s crown jewel, several members of the original cast commented that Studio C did not...
After a recent major upset in his life caused by a hoax that purported that he had a girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, who had supposedly died of leukemia on the same day as his beloved grandmother, Manti Te’o, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
