Writer, Comedian Jenna Kim Jones is a Writer and Script Assistant and has worked as interim management for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (www.thedailyshow.com). She is also a very funny standup comedian. In 2014 she released her first stand-up comedy act called...
Mary Astrid Segovia Tuminez (pronounced too-MEE-nez), a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born on 8 August 1964, in a small island farming village in Iloilo province, the Philippines. She and her six siblings were raised in extreme...
The year 2018 will always be remembered by Latter-day Saint basketball star Sam Merrill as a banner year. In 2018, Sam and his Utah State University teammates ended the season with a Mountain West Conference title and a coveted ticket to the āBig Dance,ā the NCAA...
Mormon Jon Huntsman Jr. dropped out of the 2012 presidential race fairly early, something he seemed to expect.Ā He had departed his post as U.S. Ambassador to China in order to run for the presidency, but he was only getting his feet wet, getting his name out to...
The iconic sportswear brand, Nike, sponsors some of the worldās top athletes like LeBron James, Serena Williams, and Cristiano Ronaldo. Recently added to the list is a 13-year-old Latter-day Saint soccer phenom. Her name is Olivia Moultrie – a Beehive from...
Born Robert LeRoy Parker in Beaver, Utah on April 13, 1866, Cassidy was the first of 13 children. His Mormon parents had come to Utah from England in 1856. His first run-in with the law occurred after he let himself into a closed shop, took a pair of jeans, and left a...
Utah is the home to some of the top fantasy writers in the nation, including Brandon Sanderson, Shannon Hale and Allie Condie, to name but a few. However, it is Brandon Mull’s latest installment in his āDragonwatchā fantasy series, Dragonwatch, Book 2: Wrath of...
WilliamĀ Hopoate, a Latter-day Saint rugby leagueĀ footballer, will be one of 13 Keynote speakers at the virtual event,Ā Roots Tech Connect, which will take place from 25 to 27 February 2021.Ā You can read moreĀ about the virtual family celebration.Ā Ā Hopoate is of Tongan...
Aaron āWheelzā Fotheringham is a 27-year-old (8 November 1991) elite wheelchair motocrossĀ (WCMX) athlete from Las Vegas, Nevada, who was born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect of the spinal cord, which resulted in him having no use of his legs. He is an extreme...
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 Alzheimerās disease, as the...
Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares, better known as Bruna Benites,Ā is a Brazilian footballer. She was born on 16 October 1985 inĀ CuiabĆ”, Mato Grosso, Brazil. She was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as āthe Mormon...
Claire Ryann Crosby is most known for her adorable videos where she sings duets with her dad, Dave Crosby.Ā She has achievedĀ worldwide fame because of her ability to remember all of the words to songs, her pure voice, perfect pitch, and mostly her comprehension and...
Tate Brusa, a singer from Utah, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as āthe Mormon Churchā). 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...
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...
Kyle Woodruff, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as āthe Mormon Churchā), is a 39-year-old father, a returned missionary, and a music teacher. He has learned to play the organ and more than a dozen other musical...
One of the best-known faces of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”) is The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. This church choir began in the 1800s and is world-renowned.Ā It is a āMormonā aspect many...
To say that Chicago’s Simeon High senior, Jabari Parker, is a phenomenal basketball player, should come as no surprise to anyone. Jabari’s superb athletic abilities kept him ranked as the top recruit in the Class of 2013, right up until Huntington, West...
The theme of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsā 12thĀ international Art Competition is āAll are Alike unto God.ā For months, Kody Keller, an art professor at BYU-Idaho, pondered how he would bring the theme to life. He came up with several ideas but was...
Rebecca Talley Rebecca was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. She spent countless hours swimming in the ocean, collecting shells, and building sandcastles. She graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. While attending BYU, she met...
As concerns about the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic continue to sweep across our nation, many people have found themselves redefining the word ānormal.ā Things such as high school and college graduations are having to be performed virtually as graduates are not allowed to...
On 30 June 2021, Latter-day Saint soccer player, 15-year-old Olivia Moultrie of Portland, Oregon, became the youngest player in the history of the National Womenās Soccer League (NSWL). At the age of 11, Olivia was offered a scholarship to the University of North...
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....
People may recognize the name MyKayla Skinner because of gymnastics. However, on 14 November 2019, MyKayla achieved a life-long goal much different than anything to do with the Olympic sport, and it was not achieved in a gymnasium. On that momentous day, she was...
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...
