Mormons We Know
U.S. Senator Harry Reid's wife and daughter in serious accident
The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were injured Thursday in a highway accident, a spokesman for the Democratic senator from Nevada said. The injuries aren't considered life-threatening. Reid's wife, Landra, broke her neck, her back and her nose, and their adult daughter,...
Glenn Beck's advice on 'social justice' churches sparks outrage
Mormon Life says: Warning: this post ends with some misconceptions about our Church (mainly that Mormons don't believe in the bible.)
Anti-poverty Christian groups are up in arms after popular political commentator Glenn Beck urged Christians to leave their church if it talks about social justice. Beck, a Mormon, said the word...
Marie Osmond: My Mormon Faith Got Me Through Son's Death
Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son's apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death "Little did I know I would be relying on my faith, especially as much as I did this past week," Osmond...
If Glenn Beck followed his own instructions, he’d be an ex-Mormon
Mormon Life says: Not sure this is what Glenn Beck meant to say but this is interesting either way.
Well known LDS political pundit Glenn Beck recently told his radio listeners that they should leave churches with the words “social justice” or “economic justice” on their websites: I beg you,...
President Monson speaks at the funeral for Marie Osmond's son
Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son was remembered at a funeral service Monday with fond words, laughter and music from his famous singing family. Michael Bryan was memorialized by six of his seven siblings as a lighthearted person with a brilliant sense of humor who had a kind and generous...
CBS News: Trouble for Mitt Romney? Mass. Health Plan Covers Abortion
Mormon Life says: This is a tough issue and will be interesting to see how Mitt Romney navigates it if he runs for U.S. President.
Mitt Romney's role in overseeing passage of a universal health care plan in Massachusetts appears likely to cause headaches for the former Republican governor should he make his widely-expected run...
Huntsman wants to help build cancer hospitals in Middle East
Using diplomacy that focuses on curing cancer, Jon Huntsman Sr. has laid the groundwork to help build a network of cancer hospitals in several countries, including nations in the Middle East. He told the Deseret News on Wednesday that he's been approached multiple times in recent years by...
Meet 'Mahana': 'Lingo' lead actress to lifelong fame
Naomi Kahoilua Wilson insists that making the Mormon film "Johnny Lingo" in 1969 was more like a huge Polynesian luau -- fun coming above film formalities. She's a reliable witness. She was Mahana. She still is, since the role of the shy outcast Mahana has become what Wilson terms a...
ABC News: Marie Osmond's Many Troubles
Mormon Life says: Such a sad and tragic event for the Osmond family. This story respectfully covers the ups and downs of Marie Osmond's life.
In Marie Osmond's life, it seems, tough times are as prevalent as the spotlight. Family therapist Terry Real offers advice on coping with depression. The show business fixture is mourning the...
Donny Osmond talks life in the spotlight on Canadian radio
Donny Osmond's interview with Jian Ghomeshi on "Q" on CBC Radio One, provided personal insights into both the "teeny-bopper" star Osmond was and the adult star he has become. During the interview, held by phone from Donny's home-made studio in his Las Vegas dressing room, the recent winner of...
Osmond son Virl shares memories of his mother
Virl Osmond wrote the book "The Untold Story of Olive Osmond" as a gift to his mother, who died in 2004. He feels he owes her that in return for the priceless gifts she gave him as he and his brother grew up deaf in a famous Mormon family of singers. "It's because of her that I can communicate,"...
USA Today: Coach Rose living up to promises at BYU after treatment for cancer
Mormon Life says: So happy he is healthy, recovering, and thriving.
Tears stream down Cheryl Rose's face as she talks about her family's life since her husband, Brigham Young men's basketball coach Dave Rose, was treated for pancreatic cancer. "They're tears of...
Step by step, Mitt Romney lining up support for 2012
Mormon Life says: A really comprehensive article about Romney's chances for and his efforts that may be leading up to a 2012 presidential bid.
During a fundraiser at Lucky Strike Lanes last week, 2008 presidential contender Mitt Romney stepped up to roll his first ball down the bowling alley as newly elected Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown...
Romney sounding like a candidate
A book tour. A high-profile speech ripping on President Obama to a conservative crowd. Mitt Romney is certainly sounding and looking like he is ready to run in the 2012 presidential election. Romney spoke to a very friendly Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC crowd in Washington...
Covey to join USU business school faculty
Internationally recognized authority on leadership and best-selling author Stephen R. Covey is joining Utah State University's faculty as a tenured, full professor and the first incumbent of the Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Chair in Leadership, established last year. The appointment of Covey,...
