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Bobbie Jager, LDS mother of 13 children, named Oregon Mother of the Year
Bobbie Jager wanted to have 14 children ever since she was a little girl. Her husband, Mike, says that if you count him, she's made it. Jager, of Sheridan, who was named the Oregon Mother of the Year last February, has 13 children from ages 10 to 33. Her parents weren’t able to have children,...
BYU rugby team wins national championship
Mormon Life says: Congrats boys.
Thousands of BYU fans gathered at the Rio Tinto stadium on Saturday night to witness the BYU Rugby team take the national championship title against Arkansas State. The final score was 49-42. The...
Ty Detmer will be enshrined to the College Football Hall of Fame
BYU has long been known for producing prolific quarterbacks, and the Cougars' remarkable QB assembly line was honored again Monday, when Ty Detmer was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. The National Football Foundation announced that Detmer, the 1990 Heisman Trophy winner, is the first...
Top LDS writers honored at 5th annual Whitney Awards
Mormon Life says: Last weekend, the Whitney Awards honored the top authors in LDS fiction. Take a look to see who won (and find out what books to add to your reading list).
Veterans and rookies of the world of LDS fiction gathered together in Provo, Utah, on May 5, as the best works of 2011 were honored at the 5th Annual Whitney Awards. The awards—named for writer,...
BYU, University of Utah business schools on News and World Report's 'most popular' list
Two business schools in Utah, Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business and the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, have joined the ranks of Harvard and Stanford on U.S. News & World Report’s Most Popular Business Schools list. The rankings were based on the...
BYU runner to attempt mile record at upcoming meet
Senior Miles Batty will attempt to become just the second runner in history to complete a sub-four minute mile in the state of Utah on Saturday at 1:45 p.m. MT at the annual BYU Robison Invitational. Batty will attempt to join former Olympian Doug Padilla on the short list of runners to finish a...
BYU Cougarettes again National Dance Champions in Hip-Hop
The Cougarettes, Brigham Young University's popular precision dance team, recently returned from Daytona Beach where they won their 10th National Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship Division One title in Hip Hop.
Mormons, Kansas City Missouri Temple Recognized in Governors’ Proclamations
The governor of Missouri and the governor of Kansas released proclamations Friday acknowledging the contributions of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in their respective states. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback presented the official...
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LDS author nominated for prestigious science fiction award
Mormon Life says: Nancy Fulda has been nominated for a Nebula Award for her story about one autistic girl's experiences in the future. Inspired by her own autistic son's point of view, Fulda crafted a unique perspective on time in "Movement: A Short Story about Autism in the Future."
You may not have ever heard of the Nebula Awards, but you probably have heard of the Oscars.The Nebula Awards are pretty much the same thing, but for science fiction writers instead of movie stars....
BYU student films, filmmakers win record number of ‘student Emmys’
For the third year in a row, BYU student films have won multiple student Emmys from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, with this year’s haul being the largest ever. On Saturday night, BYU student films and filmmakers won an unprecedented five awards at the 33rd College...
Mormon students honor U. physiology lecturer
As a student at American Fork High, Matthew Linton took an advanced placement biology class that changed his life.
"I never had been challenged like that before," Linton said. "It lit me up."
Virginia Mormon woman recognized for service as state Mother of the Year
Sharlet Rowley Bouchelle was commended by the General Assembly of Virginia for her service as Virginia Mother of the Year on March 9. Bouchelle, from Buena Vista, Va., has been serving in that capacity for the past year. Bouchelle and her family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Winners of International Art Exhibit Announced, Exhibit Opens
On Friday, March 16, 2012, at the opening of the Ninth International Art Competition exhibit, local and international artists gathered to accept awards for their LDS-themed artwork. Merit Awards were presented for 20 artists whose pieces were deemed “outstanding,” while another 15 artists earned...
Czech Republic gives prestigious award to LDS couple
Mormon Life says: Richard and Barbara Winder have happily labored in the Czech Republic for over 50 years. And just last month, the country took official notice of their efforts and awarded them the Czernin Palace Award for their significant positive relations between the U.S. and the Czech Republic.
Richard and Barbara Winder, residents of South Jordan, Utah, have just become the first Utahns to receive the Czernin Palace Award. This highly prestigious award is given by the Czech Republic to a...
