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Documentary on 'A Mormon President'
Production has begun on a new documentary film, A Mormon President, which explores the historical roots of current presidential candidate Mitt Romney's biggest challenge to being elected President: his Mormon faith. The film is being helmed by producer/director Adam Christing, a member of the Mormon...
Life is 'Normal' for Ken Jennings
Ken Jennings still loves Utah, he wants you to know. He just doesn't live there anymore. "I don't want to insult your readership by saying as soon as I got a lick of fame, I split out of town," the "Jeopardy!" champion told the Deseret Morning News . "I still spend a lot of time in Salt Lake."...
Tongan Family's Roots of Faith
With one son finishing a mission in Hawaii for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and another son preparing to leave for a mission in Hong Kong, Vai Sikahema, former Philadelphia Eagles football player and current sports director for NBC 10 News in Philadelphia, felt it was time for his children to see firsthand their Tongan family roots.
Glenn Beck
At forty-three, Glenn Beck is arguably one of the most influential Mormons in the media today. Broadcast on more than 230 stations, his nationally syndicated radio talk show is the third most popular in America, and his nightly show on CNN is the fastest-growing television show in cable news.
Hundred-plus Teens Lend Hands to Habitat Project
If you were traveling 29th Street in Cody, Wyoming, on Saturday morning, you got caught in the parade. But this parade didn't involve a marching band or floats. This parade was of volunteers going to help Mountain Spirit Habitat for Humanity. The Cody Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Renowned Harvard Scholar Named as New BYU-Hawaii President
A man internationally known for his ability to solve complex managerial problems and foresee future business trends will be taking his expertise to the Pacific as the new president of Brigham Young University-Hawaii. Gordon B. Hinckley, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Who is Ken Jennings?
"I can think of habits I've had since birth that, in hindsight, seem more like OCD symptoms than charmingly precocious childhood pastimes. I would sit in movie theaters long after the lights came up, carefully studying every name in the credits roll....I remember at four years old, being distraught that the surprise my parents gave us to celebrate my dad's graduation from law school was a mere trip to Disneyland (Disneyland, I ask you!) and not the item I'd had my eye on for months: the word game Boggle" (Brainiac, 7).
Protective Fences
"It all started when we went with the institute class just to do a service project," says Linda Camilleri. Linda and her husband Danny were serving a mission in South Africa when they went with the institute to help and serve children in a local orphanage by reading to them and playing with them. "When we were there the washing machine broke and so we helped [Nellie] wash clothes for five hours."
Reservations Bound
On a Navajo reservation in the Northeast corner of Arizona, 2,000 children are walking around with bright, new knit hats. “We have the most colorful rez ever!” says Gladeeh Begaye, founder of the non-profit organization Reservations Bound. Gladeeh was born on a reservation...
School Supplies and a Fireside
Jenny Phillips, an LDS recording artist, has toured Australia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. However, her tour this July in Western Samoa will be different than any other international tour she has done. With the help of the members of her choir, her son, and his kindergarten classmates, Jenny will bring needed school supplies to the schools of Western Samoa.
Sparkly PALS Shine
Imagine a group of forty dancers, ranging in ages from three to adult, performing for thousands, clad in sparkly red jackets. This picture may not sound too unique, until you realize there is something very special about the dancers in the Sparkly PALS dance troupe: they all have Down’s Syndrome.
Chuck’s Hats for Chemo
In 1999, Ginny Hibbard, a woman from California, met some Church members and mentioned that her husband, Chuck, had recently passed away from cancer. To keep him comfortable during his chemotherapy treatments, Ginny knitted him a warm hat. She knew that these LDS women enjoyed crocheting and knitting, so she passed along the idea. Soon, women throughout the Northwest were making and donating hats to cancer patients. Soon, women throughout the Northwest were making and donating hats to cancer patients, and the project kept spreading.
The Starfish Difference
Many know of the story about a boy who throws starfishes back into the ocean in order to save their lives. A man says to him, "But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference." The young man listened politely, then bent down, picked up another starfish, threw it into the sea and said, "I made a difference for that one."
Mom’s Spa Trip Dream
For more than a decade, my friend Anna and I have dreamed of sharing a long, relaxing weekend together at a spa where we could unwind and rejuvenate while being generously pampered. Such a weekend would provide a striking contrast to our normally busy lives, hers as a single professional and mine...
Retreat For Girls
Friends Katie Smith, Marisa Brown, and Trudy Barrett all attended and served as counselors at BYU’s Academy for Girls, a program for Beehives, until it was discontinued in 1999. While working with young women in their wards, they recognized that there was a need for a similar program. After finding nothing catering toward the needs of twelve- to fourteen-year-old girls, the trio decided to pool their own money and labor to start a program of their own.
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