Mormon Athlete Nick Emery – Mission Before Basketball
Mormon Athlete Nick Emery - Mission Before Basketball For the past two years the Lone Peak Knights have worked hard to gain recognition as being not only the best high school basketball team in the state of Utah, but as many consider them, the best high school...
Former BYU Cougar Mark Bellini – Book of Mormon Convert
Former BYU Cougar Mark Bellini - Book of Mormon Convert Mark Joseph Bellini was born 19 January 1964 in San Leandro, California to parents Mike and Joy Bellini. He has a younger brother, Matt. He was an college football All-American player at Brigham Young University...
The Reason Mormon HS Basketball Icon Jabari Parker Chose Duke
The Reason Mormon HS Basketball Icon Jabari Parker Chose Duke Many Jabari Parker fans waited in great anticipation for the big announcement as to which school Jabari would be playing for in 2013. There were some who believed that Brigham Young University would be the...
Jimmer Fredette
Jimmer Fredette is the nickname of NBA player James Taft Fredette. Jimmer was born February 25, 1989 to Al and Kay Fredette. He is the youngest of three children and it was his mother who gave him his nickname. He began playing basketball before he even started...
ASU’s Mormon Jordan Bachynski – A Definite Game Changer
ASU's Mormon Jordan Bachynski - A Definite Game Changer Jordan Bachynski is fast becoming a household name in the Pac-12 conference and for very good reasons. He has become well known as the best shot-blocker in the Pac-12 and one of the best in the nation. The 23...
Mormon Converts
A high percentage of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly called the "Mormon Church") are converts. The Church of Jesus Christ has a remarkable missionary program. By mid-2012 there were about 58,000 Mormon missionaries giving...
Manti Te’o
Not even one percent of the students at the Catholic Notre Dame University are Mormon, but one of those few is generating a great deal of attention. A senior linebacker named Manti Te’o is noted not just for his outstanding basketball skills, but also for his...
Jabari Parker
Despite being hailed as the best high school basketball player in the country, Jabari Parker says basketball is only what he does, not who he is. He considers his faith more important than his basketball skills. Jabari Parker is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...
Mormon Beliefs About Education
Mormons (a nickname for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) are strong supporters of both secular and spiritual education. Joseph Smith, the first Mormon prophet and president, only had three years of formal schooling, supplemented by some...