I think that we just felt very much like we have an obligation because we were brought out of Iran under horrible conditions. You read in the Book of Mormon about Lehi and the brother of Jared and where it says that people will be brought out of many lands and all of...
George Martinez, a young Hispanic man from Lehi, Utah, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is also a freshman at his school of choice, Brigham Young University (BYU). The odds were not necessarily in his favor for being able to attend...
Steven J. Lund, the Young Men General President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, recently chatted with return missionary, Trey Stewart, on the Brigham Young University (BYU) basketball court at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. Lund posted a...
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...
Clayton Young is a national champion distance runner. He is also a returned missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as “the Mormon Church). He served a Spanish speaking mission in the North Carolina Raleigh Mission....
Rick Aguilera (Richard Warren Aguilera) is an American pro baseball player who played from 1985 to 2000 as a pitcher for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. He went to high school in California and was drafted by the St. Louis...
In case you weren’t present at the Boise State v BYU game on October 6th, you need to know that Cosmo the Cougar put on an incredible show for the fans. And also that it’s turned into something of a competition. After the video went viral, Cosmo the Cougar...
This last season, three BYU baseball alumni made it to the major leagues: Jaycob Brugman, Jacob Hannemann, and Taylor Cole. It was a journey worth taking for both the players and their families. Jaycob Brugman and his wife, Ali, celebrated five years of marriage on...
A Brigham Young University pre-med student will be appearing in NBC’s ‘America Ninja Warrior’ competition on Monday July 17, 2017. 21-year-old Taylor Bouton has already been nicknamed “The Nerdy Ninja.” Bouton served an LDS mission in...
Kenzie Nimmo is a Folk singer/songwriter known for her covers of songs that she shares on YouTube. The 25-year-old has amassed over 314,000 subscribers and over 25 million views on her videos. Nimmo started gaining popularity on the now extinct 6-second video app,...
BYU football quarterback Tanner Mangum has been opening up about his battle with depression in the hope that he can help change the stigma surrounding mental health. Mangum first disclosed that he has been dealing with depression and all its effects in some social...
On June 26th, 2017 not one, but two Mormons appeared as contestants on the popular game show, “Jeopardy.” BYU student Brandon Randall won the round and will be moving on. Randall’s competitors were the previous champion, Pat McNamee from McLean,...
Scott & Ryceejo are a music duo based out of Orem, Utah. Scott David Shattuck and Ryceejo Nordstrom Shattuck are husband and wife and enjoy creating fun, contemporary a capella covers together, as well as occasionally producing their own acoustic songs. The couple...
Over the weekend BYU Senior JessiKate Riley won the Miss Utah 2017 title. Along with a $10,000 scholarship, Riley will be traveling the country as a state ambassador for the Children’s Miracle Network. She will also be competing in the Miss Pageant this fall in...
BYU photographer Nate Edwards was named as the Photographer of the Year at the 2017 annual Symposium of the University Photographer’s Association of America Awards. Another BYU photographer, Jaren Wilkey, placed 5 prints in the Annual Print Competition and had...
We just wrote about James Perry’s awesome new vlog, and it seems he’s been up to more than just vlogging—he recently gave a Ted Talk called, “How I Stumbled on a Purpose.” Just as a reminder, James Perry is a member of the Studio C cast, a...
Taysom Hill is an NFL quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. He played football in college while attending Brigham Young University. While attending high school in Pocatello, Idaho, Hill was a letterman in football, basketball and track. He earned the All-Idaho Player...
Noteworthy is a group of acapella singers from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. All nine members of the group are Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) and write inspirational and spiritual music. They won first place at the...
Jabari Parker is on everyone’s wish list for next fall. He is considered the best high school basketball player in the country and every team wants him. However, he has narrowed the field to just five schools: Duke, Michigan State, Florida, Stanford and Brigham Young...
