Studio C—a group of LDS people who make hilarious, family-friendly videos on YouTube—recently announced that they are recruiting three new cast members who will be writing and appearing regularly in their sketches. Their names are Tori Pence, Aaron Fielding, and...
“Sistas in Zion” is the name of the blog and podcast run by Zandra Vranes and her longtime friend Tamu Smith. Together, they are trying to break down the stereotypes that surround Mormons, like being “white, rich, and serious.” Vranes says that...
Benjamin Pachev is 18 years old. He is a talented runner, but also a little different … He runs in Crocs. For anyone who might not know what those are, Crocs are a flimsy brand of shoe made of a waterproof, foam substance and were made originally for boating,...
The film Love, Kennedy just aired today—Friday, June 2nd, 2017. The film is based on the true story of Kennedy Hansen, a kind, loving high schooler who came down with a rare terminal illness called Batten Disease. Kennedy had been energetic and friendly before coming...
Nadia Khristean is a singer, songwriter, public speaker, activist, and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She has written many songs and created music videos with the goal of making a positive difference in the world. Some of the subjects she...
That 1 Productions, a YouTube channel dedicated to making humorous Mormon videos, recently produced a funny spoof, “Mormons of the Caribbean,” featuring Captain Jack Sparrow, Barbosa, and Moroni. The actors are surprisingly good at portraying their...
Chart-topping Billboard artist Nathan Pacheco will be the first performance at the Orem Summerfest outdoor concert series this summer. Pacheco is a singer and songwriter known for his classical style and wide vocal range. He was featured on Yanni Voices and has since...
Mormon singer, actress, and dancer Monica Moore Smith collaborates for the first time with her sister, Alana Moore Jeffery, to make a music video. They sing an acoustic cover of the masterpiece “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service. Monica writes in...
Today, Nadia Khristean, a Latter-Day Saint, posted a video of her hanging out with some foster children. She explains at the end of the video that after she attended a conference where she learned more about foster children and the difficulties that they are going...
On August 20th, 2015, AOL published an article about Ryan Benson’s success on The Biggest Loser in 2005 and his journey since then. Ryan Benson, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was the first winner of “The Biggest Loser.”...
On her LinkedIn page, Sally Meyer writes that she is “an award winning screenwriter and producer of short and feature films.” She explains that she learned to write by reading scripts and books on how to write scripts. She adds, “I live for the rush...
Ali Barr is an award-winning LDS director and producer. According to her introduction on LinkedIn, she got her start in film when her children became actors and they began working on films together. She has received many awards for her films. For example, her film...
Ben Hansen is known for his role of the host on Syfy’s show Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files. He is a former FBI Special Agent who now works primarily in television and also appears as an expert providing analysis in the occasional documentary. Hansen is also...
Robert Atkins is an American cartoonist who also happens to be a Mormon (LDS). In an interview with Michelle Garrett Bulsiewicz from the Deseret News, he expressed how his faith has impacted his career: “I rely on the Lord for major decisions as far as what...
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s latest album, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Friends, has taken the number one spot on Billboard’s Classical Crossover chart (as well as the second spot on the overall Classical chart). This latest achievement makes it the record...
Josh Wright is an American pianist who was on season nine of the television show America’s Got Talent. He has been a performer at events and conferences across the country, and has released five albums. Wright began playing the piano when he was just four years...
16-year-old Lauryn Judd from Draper, Utah was a contestant on The Voice 2017. She chose to sing a unique, acoustic version of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” for her blind audition and got three out of four chairs to turn around for her. She chose to be on...
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...
According to Wikipedia, Jenny Oaks Baker is a “Grammy Nominated American violinist” who began playing the violin at the age of four and began playing orchestra solos when she was eight. She has won many awards throughout her career, including two Pearl...
Madilyn Paige became famous for competing in the NBC television show The Voice, of the sixth season. Since her time on the show, she has released her own EP and singles and gained a solid fan base. Paige, who is from Utah, auditioned for the singing competition show...
Random Acts just posted a new video today (Wednesday, May 24th, 2017) where one of their cast members prank calls some of the best sales reps at Clearlink and “tests their patience” by pretending to be incompetent, eccentric, or just out of the loop. The...
Random Acts is a series about “proficient pranksters” who “go undercover to make deserving people’s dreams come true,” according to their YouTube about page. So far they have eighteen episodes on BYUtv and are in the process of making...
Stephanie Nielson was already a popular blogger before the plane crash that would change her life, but she has since become known for her inspiration talks about her journey to healing – spiritually and physically – after the crash. Nielson’s...
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...
