T.C. Christensen turned a childhood hobby of filming into a career with a home movie camera. This has led to more than 270 awards at the national and international level. He loves writing movies for and about Mormons, even when it means he has a much lower budget to...
Lorianne Toler’s career has not gone quite the way she planned it. She graduated from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School and while there, she set up a non-profit organization called Constitutional Sources Project (known as ConSource) to digitize...
While many people thought the first Mormon president in the world would be Mitt Romney, it may be a man named Yeah Samake instead. He is running for president of Mali, a small African nation that is 95 percent Muslim and in great danger from extremists. He, his wife,...
The Piano Guys are an internet sensation that has moved into the traditional realm. An upcoming concert in the Philadelphia area sold out in a matter of just days despite being held outside the city. It’s not often that classical music leads to sold out concert halls,...
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,...
Glenn Beck is best known as a controversial conservative political commentator. His conversion to Mormonism has attracted a great deal of attention. It came about many years ago when his life was in shambles. He was an alcoholic and a drug addict. He had no friends....
Elizabeth Smart captured the hearts of Americans when she was kidnapped as a young teenager from her bedroom. She agreed to leave with the kidnapper in order to protect the younger sister who shared her room. She was discovered nine months later and it was revealed...
Bob Engemann was a founding member of the popular sixties musical group known as the Lettermen. The Lettermen formed in the 1950s, but did not become famous until 1961, when they signed with Capital Records. The group was known for its adult contemporary and romantic...
Jordan Bachynski is a basketball player at Arizona State. His career has captured the imagination of journalists because, after missing his final high school season due to injury, he then served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose...
After showing at Sundance Film Festival in Utah, a bidding war began for Austenland, a movie based on the best-selling chick-lit book by the same name. The author is Shannon Hale, who is also known for fairy-tale style novels for children. Hale is a member of The...
Jonah Lomu, a rugby star in New Zealand, joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2012. He is a member of the All Blacks team, which he joined at the age of nineteen. He was the youngest member of the team in its history. He holds the record for Rugby...
It was a pleasant surprise to singer David Archuleta’s many fans to discover he sang at a 2012 Christmas celebration in Santiago, Chile. The popular pop star put aside his career for two years in order to serve a religious mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of...
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...
Manti played college football for the University of Notre Dame, was recognized as a consensus All-American, received eight national awards and became one of the most decorated college football players of all time. He was drafted as the sixth pick of the second round...
When Kayden Troff was a toddler, he sat in his father’s lap watching his father teach his older brothers to play chess. At age three, he announced he was now ready to play. Amused, his father agreed to play him a game. To everyone’s surprise, he knew exactly how each...
While most Mormons think of fantasy as the place most Mormons head when they are writing for non-Mormon audiences, the regency romance genre is becoming a growing field. Many of all faiths flock to the Mormons in the field because they create “clean” regencies,...
In March of 2012, Stilman White got the understudy’s dream opportunity—the starting point guard was injured and the freshman who had played just twenty minutes in five games got to start. He made the most of the opportunity and made thirteen assists and had no...
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has announced its guests for the 2012 Christmas Concert. Tom Brokaw will provide the narration and Alfie Bow will be the featured soloist. This concert is held each year, three times. Tickets to the dress rehearsal and to the performances...
Originally drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 20th round of the 1989 draft out of the University of California at Berkeley. April 12, 1992 marked his Major League debut. A five-time All-Star, Kent won the National League MVP Award in 2000 and has finished in the...
Ryan Little is an award-winning indie film producer. Born in Canada, he graduated from Brigham Young University’s film school. He has directed eleven movies, produced six, and written one. He has won twenty awards for his movies, several earned while still in college....
In a day when most stories about actors involve scandals, divorce, or drama, Kirby Heyborne sometimes challenges reporters. When he isn’t making movies, he is playing with his children, spending time with his wife, pruning his roses, or leading the Cub Scouts. Those...
A beautiful children’s hymn, called, “A Child’s Prayer,” asks, “Heavenly Father, are you really there?” The child says that some people feel Heaven is too far away, but this child can feel it close by whenever he prays. Listen to “A Child’s Prayer.” Many today wonder...
Mormon is a nickname for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their religion is a complex one, both in doctrine and in practice. Because they operate a lay church, nearly everyone has volunteer positions and that means many resources must be...
As we read the Old Testament, it is impossible to avoid seeing that God prefers to communicate with the world through prophets. Although the Bible shows us God also communicates to individuals those things that impact their personal lives, when He has a message for...
