The Who's Who of Mormonism is comprised of notable and accomplished individuals who were or are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

Future inductees into the Mormon Hall of Fame are selected by a committee from those listed in the Who's Who of Mormonism. Individuals who are still living cannot be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The sum total of one's life must be available for examination before they can be considered for the Hall of Fame.

The general public can make suggestions and arguments on those they believe should be included in either group. They can also make suggestions on information that should be included, adjusted, or corrected. 

Members of the Who's Who of Mormonism (in alphabetical order).

• Abel, Elijah. 1808-1884. Abel, or Ables, escaped slavery and ultimately found himself being baptized into the Mormon Church. As probably the first black member of the Church he had the expected trials but seems to have fit in well with the Saints. He was ordained by Joseph Smith in 1832 as an Elder. At one point he joined a group of Mormon men who tried to rescue Joseph Smith when he was arrested. In 1843 he served a mission in New York. Later, after going to Utah with Brigham Young and the Saints, he served another mission in Canada in 1884. See Russell Stevenson's Black Mormon. The Story of Elijah Ables. 2013. More recently Stevenson wrote a more comprehensive look at blacks in the Mormon Church entitled For the Cause of Righteousness: A Global History of Blacks and Mormonism, 1830-2013. 

• Abrea, Angel. Brother Abrea was born in Argentina in 1933. He has served as a regional representative, mission president, and in the First Quorum of Seventy, the first general authority from Latin America.  

• Accord, Art. 1890-1931. Accord was born in Utah. He became a silent film actor, playing in such silent films as the 1917 version of Cleopatra. He also starred in many westerns and was sometimes referred to as the "Mormon Cowboy." He killed himself in 1931.

• Adams, J. Todd. Adams is an actor, appearing mostly on theatrical stages rather than the big screen. He did play a role in Flyboys and some other films. He has associated with the Utah Shakespearean Festival and others like it around the country

• Ahern, John. 1933-2008. He became a cameraman, director, producer, and animator in such movies as Mary Poppins, 101 Dalmations, Sleeping Beauty, and many others. He worked on shows such as Batman, G.I. Joe, Winnie the Pooh and many more. He literally has hundreds of movie and television show credits under his belt. He won five Emmy Awards. He worked at times with his cousin Grenade Curran, who is also in this Who's Who. 

• Ainge, Danny. Danny Ainge was BYU's first consensus all-American basketball player. He was named Player-of-the-Year in 1982. He went on to play with the Phoenix Suns and then to coach that same team. Danny Ainge wrote a chapter in the book Why I Believe. Orson Scott Card wrote a book entitled Ainge. 

• Allen, James B. He was born in Logan, Utah, in 1927. He was assistant Church Historian and author. His most popular work is The Story of the Latter-day Saints co-authored with Glen Leonard.

• Allred, Corbin. Actor who starred in Saints and Soldiers which was based on the book, Saints and Soldiers. He also starred in The Saratov Approach. He also starred in many TV shows.

• Andersen, Neil L. Elder Anderson is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was born in 1951 in Logan, Utah. Throughout his many years of Church service he had positions of leadership in Europe, Mexico, Central America, Brazil, and was President of the Bordeaux Mission in France. 

• Anderson, Dwayne N. Anderson was president of the Tokyo, Japan temple. 

• Anderson, Joseph. 1889-1992. Elder Anderson served as the secretary to the First Presidency for almost fifty years. He managed the Church Historical Department, was director of Deseret Book, and was a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He was also an Assistant to the Twelve Apostles.

• Anderson, Karl R. A Mormon historian who wrote Joseph Smith's Kirtland - Eyewitness Accounts and contributed to Teachings and Commentaries on the Doctrine and Covenants.    

• Andrus, Helen Mae. Originally Helen Mae Hillman, she grew up near her husband Hyrum. Like her husband she obtained a Master's Degree, writing her dissertation on Joseph Smith's Influence on the Church Welfare Program. She also wrote co-wrote books with her husband.

• Andrus, Hyrum. Andrus was born and raised in Idaho. He became a professor at BYU and is most famous for writing several books, including such titles as Joseph Smith and World Government, They Knew the Prophet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Pearl of Great Price, and Liberalism, Convervativism and Mormonism. His magnum opus is clearly the four volume series, Foundations of the Millennial Kingdom of Christ Series, the fourth volume never having been published!   

• Andrus, Milo. 1814-1893. Milo Andrus joined the Church in 1832. He was part of Zion's Camp and served as a bishop, stake president, in the Quorum of the Seventy, and served in the Nauvoo Legion. In Utah he helped build temples and was a polygamist with over 10 wives. He also served as a chaplain in the Utah Legislature. 

• Archuleta, David. David became popular after his appearance on American Idol. He has become a pop singer and has released albums. He went on a mission to Chile and then returned to his singing career. See one of his online videos from the film Meet the Mormons here. 

• Arrington, Leonard J. 1917-1999. Arrington was born in Idaho and wrote many books and articles on its history. He was Church Historian for a time and was a founder and first president of the Mormon History Association. After his death a large part of his books and papers were given to Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The Church sued for rights to the collection and ultimately it was decided that the University would keep most of the books and the Church would get items related to the First Presidency and the Apostles. After the Church got their portion the University cataloged and kept the parts they wanted. The rest was purchased by Eborn Books. Arrington is most famous for his biography, Brigham Young, an American Moses. He also wrote or co-authored The Great Basin Kingdom, Beet Sugar in the West, Saints Without Halos, The Mormon Experience, Building the City of God, W. W. Clyde the Builder, Madelyn Cannon Stewart Silver, Poet, Teacher, Homemaker, Utah's Audacious Stockman, Charlie Redd, David Eccles, Pioneer, In the Utah Tradition, A History of the Governor's Mansion, From Wilderness to Empire, The Mormons in Nevada, Charles C. Rich, From Quaker to Latter-day Saint, The Hotel, Classy Lady, A Century of Service, A History of Salt Lake City Rotary Club 24, Sun-Bonnet Sisters, Tracy Collins Bank, Mothers of the Prophets, Voices From the Past, Harold F. Silver, Western Inventor, Dependent Commonwealth, Impact of Defense Spending on the Economy of Utah, Mormonism in the British Isles, Kate Field and J. H. Beadle, Manipulators of the Mormon Past, Historian as Entrepreneur, Changing Economic Structure of the Mountain West, Church History and the Achievement of Identity, and Rescue of the 1856 Handcart Companies. He also contributed articles to Dialogue Magazine and to a book called Personal Voices, A Celebration of Dialogue, He also contributed to other magazines and periodicals such as The Western Historical Quarterly, BYU Studies, Idaho Yesterdays, Sunstone Review, New Era, The Improvement Era, and the Journal of Mormon History. There is a biography by Gary Topping entitled Leonard J. Arrington - A Historian's Life. Davis Bitton and Maureen Ursenbach Beecher wrote New Views of Mormon History - A Collection of Essays in Honor of Leonard J. Arrington.  

• Asay, Carlos E. 1926-1999. Asay was born in Sutherland, Utah. He went on a mission to the Palestine-Syrian Mission. He was mission president in Texas and a member of the Quorum of the Seventy. He also served as director of the Missionary Department of the Church. He wrote these books: Family Pecan Trees, The Road to Somewhere, In the Lord's Service, The 7 Ms of Missionary Service, and contributed to Heroes from the Book of Mormon.  

• Ashton, Alan C. Ashton was born in Salt Lake City in 1942. He is one of the founders of WordPerfect Corporation headquartered in Provo, Utah. He has been considered to be one of the richest men in America. He was also a missionary, bishop, stake president, mission president and temple president. He is also a co-founder of Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah.
• Ashton, Marvin J. 1915-1994. Ashton was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served as a Utah State Senator and was the Board Chairman at Deseret Book. He was on the national council of the Boy Scouts of America. He served as an Apostle from 1971 until his death in 1994. He wrote these books: The Measure of Our Hearts, One for the Money (pamphlet), Be of Good Cheer, Ye Are My Friends, and What Is Your Destination?     

• Ashworth, Brent. Ashworth is most famous for his role in the Hofmann forgery story. He may well have been Hofmann's intended last victim before he accidentally blew himself up. Brent has given lectures and presentations about the Hofmann bombings and he owns one of the country's largest collections of Mormon and American books and documents. Word on the street is that Eborn Books, Glenn Beck and Brent Ashworth are soon to release a book about Ashworth's life and his relics.     
• Bachman, Randy. Randy was one of the members of the Rock n Roll band The Guess Who. When he converted to the Church he left the band because of the sex and drugs. He formed Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO)  and had huge hits such as "Taking Care of Business" and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet." He was very active in the Church, including doing "church dances" in his native Canada. The latest on Bachman is that he has left the church or at least is no longer practicing.

• Backman, LeGrand. Backman was the father of general authority, Robert L. Backman. He was a mission president in South Africa. 

• Backman, Milton V. A BYU professor and popular author. He wrote many books including Joseph Smith's First Vision and Eyewitness Accounts of the Restoration. 

• Backman, Robert L. Born in Salt Lake City in 1922, he was a mission president, president of the Jordan River temple, superintendent of the YMMIA, and a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. He served in the army during World War Two. He wrote the books Be Master of Yourself and Take Charge of Your Life.  

• Bailey, Mary. Mary Bailey was the wife of Samuel Harrison Smith, Joseph's younger brother. See Ruby K. Smith's book entitled Mary Bailey. 

• Baker, LeGrand L. Author of several Mormon books including an exhaustive look at the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, Murder of the Mormon Prophet. There is also a documentary based on this book, also called Murder of the Mormon Prophet. Baker also co-authored, with Stephen D. Ricks, Who Shall Ascend into the Hill of the Lord? Baker also appears in the documentary Picturing Joseph which is based on a book entitled Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again. Baker also wrote Joseph and Moroni (Also as Jose y Moroni, in Spanish) and The Book of Mormon as an Ancient Israelite Temple. 

• Ballam, Michael. Ballam's home town is Logan, Utah. He is a famous Opera singer. He has sang all over the world–even the White House. He is even more known by temple-goers as the devil in some versions of the temple film. See The Best of Michael Ballam and Music and the Mind.       

• Ballantyne, Richard. 1817-1898. Ballantyne converted to the Mormon Church in 1842. He had been a Sunday School teacher in the Presbyterian Church. After serving a mission and traveling to Utah he founded the Sunday School of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Utah, in 1949, and is known as the Father of that Institution to this day.

• Ballard, Henry. 1832-1908. Henry Ballard joined the Church in England in 1849. His family bitterly opposed this and disowned him. He eventually converted his parents and they came to America with him. He narrowly escaped death on the ship Saluda, which blew up and sank. He went on to become a bishop and a patriarch in Cache county, Utah. A counselor and friend, N. W. Kimball, said, "I have never known a better man." See the book Henry Ballard: The Story of a Courageous Pioneer, 1832-1908. 

• Ballard, M. Russell. Elder Ballard is currently in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and is related to the Prophet Joseph Smith. He was born in Salt Lake City in 1928. He served a mission in England and was Mission President over the Canada Toronto Mission. In this photograph he is seen with First Lady Michelle Obama.  

• Ballard, Melvin J. 1873-1939. Melvin Joseph Ballard was born in Logan, Utah. He was the son of Henry Ballard and the Grandfather of Elder M. Russell Ballard. See Melvin R. Ballard's Melvin J. Ballard—Crusader for Righteousness. Bookcraft: 1966. Also see Sermons and Missionary Services of Melvin J. Ballard. 

• Ballard, Timothy. Author of books called The Covenant, One Nation Under God and The Covenant, Lincoln and the War. He has been on the Glenn Beck show, has been interviewed by Nick Galieti on The Good Word, and has been featured on Meridian Magazine.

• Barty, Billy. 1924-2000. Barty was an actor who became famous for playing a dwarf in many movies and TV shows. He founded the "Little People of America Organization." He resented actors calling him a "midget."

• Bastian, Bruce. Bastian was born in Idaho in 1948. He is one of the co-founders of WordPerfect Corporation. He served on the Advisory Committee of the Arts for President Obama, and openly fought against Proposition 8 in California.

• Bean, Rebecca. Called by Joseph F. Smith to serve a 5-year mission in Palmyra, New York, along with her husband. She helped the Church re-establish itself in the area and purchase the Hill Cumorah and other neighboring sites. See Rand H. Packer's A Lion and a Lamb.

• Bean, Willard. He is the author of Gospel Conversations (1925), The ABC History of Palmyra and the Beginning of Mormonism (1938), and The Geograpy of the Book of Mormon (1948). Also see the listing for his wife Rebecca Bean.

• Beck, Glenn. Conservative radio-commentator, television star on CNN and Fox, best-selling author. He was the founder of The Blaze on line. Glenn converted to the Church after a nasty divorce and after falling into alcoholism and despair. He has commented that he became a member of the Church not because he wanted to, but because he needed to.

• Bednar, David A. Elder Bednar is currently a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was born in 1952 in California. He served a mission in Germany. He attended BYU and Purdue, taught at Texas Tech and the University of Arkansas, and ultimately became President of BYU-Idaho. He is one of the authors of the book Doing the Right Things for the Right Reasons and Spirituality and Self-Esteem: Developing the Inner Self.    

• Benson, Reed. Benson is the son of President Ezra Taft Benson. He served in the Korean War as a chaplain. He served a mission in England and went on to be a mission president in Kentucky.

• Betenson, Bill. Nephew to the famous Mormon outlaw Butch Cassidy. He recently wrote a book entitled Butch Cassidy–My Uncle. There is also a special limited edition of this book.      

• Bigler, Bathsheba W. She was born in Virginia in 1822. She married George A. Smith in Nauvoo, Illinois. In Utah she became a leader in the suffrage movement, and also became the fourth President of the Relief Society.

• Bitton, Davis. Bitton was a BYU professor of history who authored such books as The Martyrdom Remembered, The Ritualization of Mormon History, The Historical Dictionary of Mormonism, and co-authored, with Leonard J. Arrington, A History of the Latter-day Saints. He also wrote a chapter in Michael Winder's book on Counselors to the Prophets.         

• Bluth, Don Movie producer who once worked with Disney, but went on to produce movies such as All Dogs Go to Heaven, An American Tail, Anastasia, The Land Before Time, and many others. He is the founder of Don Bluth Productions, which has also done animation for other films such as Xanadu.   

• Bonnell, Barry. Bonnell was a major league baseball player. He played for the Seattle Mariners and the Atlanta Braves. He is good friends with fellow Latter-day Saint Dale Murphy.

• Booth, Edwina. 1904-1991. Originally born as Josephine Woodruff, she was an actress who played in a few movies but her career basically ended after playing in Trader Horn. During the filming of that movie she became very sick and her illness was so severe she would never act again.

• Booth, Ezra. 1792-1873. Booth joined the Church when he witnessed first-hand Joseph Smith the Prophet healing someone. But after less than a year he apostatized from the Church. He can be found mentioned in the Doctrine and Covenants 64:15. 

• Bradford, William R. He was born in Springville, Utah, in 1933. He was a missionary in Japan, then a mission president in Chile, temple president in Houston, and was called to the Quorum of the Seventy in 1975.

• Bradshaw, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw is a Senior Research Scientist at the Florida for Human and Machine Cognition in Florida. He is the author of In God's Image and Likeness 1 and In God's Image and Likeness 2 and Temple Themes in the Book of Moses and Temple Themes in the Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood. That last title is also available in Spanish. Bradshaw is currently the vice-president of The Interpreter Foundation, considered by many to be the new FARMS (Ancient American Research and Mormon Studies). He wrote chapters in two of the first books published by The Interpreter Foundation, Temple Insights and Ancient Temple Worship. 

• Brannan, Samuel. 1819-1889. Sam Brannan was born in Massachusetts. He joined the Mormon Church and associated with them in Kirtland, Ohio. From New York he printed a Mormon newspaper entitled The Prophet. Later, he went to California with a group of other Mormons. In San Francisco he took advantage of the gold rush and became California's first millionaire. He pioneered the pony express and was involved in the first vigilante groups in that State. He served on the city council of Sacramento and many things in that area of the State are named after Brannon. He tried to get Brigham Young to bring the Saints to California rather than stop in the Great Basin. He also published California's first newspaper. See the book Sam Brannan and the California Mormons by Paul Bailey. 

• Brewerton, Ted Eugene. Brewerton was born in Canada in 1925. He became a bishop, stake president, regional representative, mission president in Central America, and ultimately a member of the Quorum of the Seventy.

• Brimley, Wilford. Anthony Wilford Brimley was born in Salt Lake City in 1934. He is an actor who appeared in many films: Cocoon, The Thing, The Natural, The Firm, The China Syndrome, and in Richard Dutcher's Brigham City. 

• Brockbank, Bernard P. In the 1960s and 1970s he served as a member of the Quorum of the Seventy and an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve. He was born in Salt Lake City in 1909. He was in charge of the Mormon pavilions at four World's Fairs.

• Brown, Hugh B. 1883-1975. Brown was a Major in the Canadian Army. He was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was a favorite in his day as a speaker and author. He wrote The Eternal Quest, The Continuing Quest, and You and Your Marriage. Ed Firmage wrote the book An Abundant Life, the Memoirs of Hugh B. Brown. There's another biography entitled Hugh B. Brown-His Life & Thought.   

• Brown, James Stephens. James Brown was born in 1828. As a new convert to the Church he made his way to Nauvoo. His autobiography tells of the persecutions he endured for joining the faith. Brown went on to serve a mission in Tahiti and later to return there as Mission President. He served in the Mormon Battalion and came to Salt Lake City. See his book, Giant of the Lord. The Life of a Pioneer. 

• Brown, Victor L. 1914-1996. Elder Brown was born in Canada. He served as the Second Counselor to the Presiding Bishop and then later was named the new Presiding Bishop of the Church. He wrote On Being Human and Healing Troubled Relationships.   

• Buchanan, Angela Bay. Buchanan is the sister of Pat Buchanan. She was chosen by President Reagan to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, in 1982. Back then you may have noticed that your dollar bills had her signature on them! She was the second Mormon woman to serve in this capacity. Buchanan worked on the Mitt Romney campaign when he ran for President of the United States.

• Burch, Yvonne King. One of the famous singing King Sisters. See Luise King Rey and Ora Pate Stewart's The Singing Kings. Deseret Book. 1969.

• Burton, H. David. He was born in Salt Lake City in 1938. He was the Presiding Bishop of the Church from 1995 to 2012.     

• Burton, Theodore M. 1907-1989. Burton went on a mission to the Swiss-German Mission and later became President of the West German Mission. He worked at the U.S. Embassies in Berlin and Vienna. He was in the Quorum of the Seventy and also served as an Assistant to the Twelve Apostles. He wrote the book God's Greatest Gift.   

• Busche, F. Enzio. Busche was born in Germany in 1930. He was forced into the German army at age fifteen. He joined the Church in 1958 and was called as a general authority in 1977. His autobiography is called Yearning For The Living God.  

• Bushnell, Nolan Kay. Bushnell was born in Clearfield, Utah, in 1943. He is the founder of Atari and is considered one of the "founding fathers" of the video game industry. He also started other companies including Church E. Cheese.        

• Bushman, Richard. Mormon historian who many believe is the ultimate expert on Joseph Smith's life. He wrote Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism and Joseph Smith. Rough Stone Rolling. See him in Michael Winder's documentary on Presidents and Prophets. 

• Call, Anson. 1810-1890. Call joined the Church in 1836 and moved to Nauvoo then to Utah. He helped settle Fillmore, Utah, the first Territorial capital. Historically he is the one who gave us Joseph Smith's "Rocky Mountain Prophecy." For more information on Call see the books The Journal of Anson Call and Anson Call and the Rocky Mountain Prophecy.

• Campbell, Beverly Brough. Campbell served on many national and international organizations, some involving interfaith cooperation and others fighting breast cancer or drunk driving. She worked in Washington D.C. for several U. S. Presidents and later became the Director of International Affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She helped the Church all throughout the world opening political doors. She is the author of Eve and the Choice Made in Eden and Eve and the Mortal Journey.             

• Cannon, Abraham H. Hoagland Cannon, brother of Sylvester Cannon and son of George Q. Cannon. He was an apostle who kept a very detailed and large diary. Much of it reads like minutes to the meetings of the Twelve. The "goodies" from those diaries were included in a more condensed version of the diaries, by Dennis B. Horne. The book is entitled An Apostle's Record, The Journals of Abraham H. Cannon, Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 1889-1896.

• Cannon, Martha Hughes. See Janath Cannon's "Taking the Great Plan into Consideration" in Heroines of the Restoration, Barbara B. Smith and Blyth Darlyn Thatcher. Bookcraft: Salt Lake City, Ut., 1997. p.242.

• Cannon, George Q. George Quayle Cannon was born in 1827 in Liverpool, England. In Utah he was elected to Congress in 1880 but was ultimately refused his seat because he practiced polygamy. Ultimately he was on a wanted poster and there was a reward for his capture by federal authorities. He served as an Apostle and in the First Presidency. He started the publishing company George Q. Cannon and Sons, which ultimately became Deseret Book. Because he practiced polygamy he served in the Utah State Penitentiary, as did countless other Mormon men. He is seen below in his prison uniform, seated in the middle. Davis Bitton wrote George Q. Cannon, A Biography. Cannon himself gave us The Life of Joseph Smith, The Life of Nephi, My First Mission, The Latter-Day Prophet, and there is a two-volume set of Gospel Truth. Also see Defending Zion, The Journals of George Q. Cannon, Writings From the Western Standard, and George Q. Cannon, His Missionary Years. Also see The Delegate From Utah. 

• Cannon, Sylvester Quayle. 1877-1943. He was the son of George Q. Cannon. He served as the Presiding Bishop of the Church from 1925 to 1938. There is a fascinating book about him entitled Sylvester Quayle Cannon, Tall in Character and Stature by Winfield Q. Cannon.   

• Card, Orson Scott. World renowned science fiction author, including his most acclaimed novel-turned movie, Ender's Game, which was later made into a movie starring Harrison Ford. Card also wrote Lost Boys, Storyteller in Zion, and Rebekah. Card wrote a book on Danny Ainge simply titled Ainge. 

• Carleson, Bruce Allen. General Carlson is a four-star General in the Air Force. He is a general authority serving in the Second Quorum of the Seventy. President Obama appointed him to be the director of the National Reconnaissance Office. 

• Carmack, Effie Marquess. Artist. A convert from Kentucky. See Noel A. Carmack and Karen Lynn Davidson's Out of the Black Patch. The Autobiography of Effie Marquess Carmack. Folk Musician, Artist, and Writer. Utah State University Press: Logan, Utah, 1999. 398p.

• Casper, Billy. 1931-2015. Billy Casper was a professional golfer with almost 70 professional wins, including the U.S. Open, the Masters Tournament, the Bob Hope Classic, the Bing Crosby National, and many others. See Hack Miller's The Billy Casper Story – More Important Things in Life Than Golf. Also see the earlier book by Hack called The New Billy Casper. Casper and his wife had 11 children He passed away in 2015. One unique book about Casper is entitled The Big Three and Me, which includes a Foreword by Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.

           

• Cook, Quentin L. Elder Cook currently serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was born in 1940 in Logan, Utah. He served a mission in Great Britain and later was a bishop, a stake president, a regional representative, and in the Quorum of the Seventy. He was a prominent lawyer in California. 

• Christofferson, D. Todd. Elder Christofferson is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was born in 1945 in Pleasant Grove, Utah. He attended BYU and obtained his law degree from Duke. He went on a misison to Argentina and later became a bishop, stake president, regional representative and a member of the Quorum of the Seventy. He also lived in Mexico City as President of the Mexico South Area of the Church. 

• Dashner, James. This former BYU student is the author of such books as The Maze Runner, which was also a major motion picture.

        

• Flake, Jeff.  Flake served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2001 and then became U. S. Senator in Arizona in 2013. In 2008 Esquire Magazine labeled him a "true conservative...as rare as the dodo."

• Green, Susan Kent. See Ardeth Green Kapp's "I Shall Know They Are True" in Heroines of the Restoration, Barbara B. Smith and Blyth Darlyn Thatcher. Bookcraft: Salt Lake City, Ut., 1997. p.79.

• Greene, John P. 1793-1844 Greene was a Methodist minister in the little town of Mendon, New York. It was there that he, along with Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball, saw a vision in the sky, and were soon after baptized as members of the Church. Greene served several missions and was most famous for having been the Nauvoo marshal who carried out the city council's order to destroy the notorious anti-Mormon press, The Nauvoo Expositor. He also wrote an early account (in 1839) of the persecutions of the Mormon people, Facts Relative to the Expulsion of the Mormons From the State of Missouri, Under the "Extermination Order." He died shortly after the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.

• Groberg, John H. Groberg was born in 1934 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He served a mission in Tonga, which became the inspiration of a book entitled In the Eye of the Storm and Disney movie entitled The Other Side of Heaven starring Anne Hathaway and Christopher Gorham. He became a regional representative and a member of the Quorum of the Seventy.

• Haight, David B. 1906-2004. Elder Haight was born in Oakley, Idaho, in 1906. He worked for the ZCMI department store in Salt Lake City, and ultimate for Montomery Ward, where he managed 165 stores out of Chicago. He was a stake president in California, president of the Mission in Scotland, regional representative, and Assistant to the Quorum of Twelve. He also served as the governor of hte San Francisco Bay area Council of Mayors. He wrote A Light Unto the World. Lucile Tate wrote a book on him entitled David B. Haight, The Life Story of a Disciple. 

       

• Heyborne, Kirby. Actor in the 2012 movie The Three Stooges and in the TV series Everwood. He starred in many LDS films such as Saints and Soldiers, The Singles Ward, Midway to Heaven, the Best Two Years, Sons of Provo, The R.M., and more. He even starred in a Wendy's commercial.  

• Hickman, Laura. Wife of science fiction author Tracy Hickman. She co-authored many of his books and attends events with him.

• Hickman, Tracy. He was born in Salt Lake City. He went on a mission to Indonesia. He went on to become a huge science fiction author. He co-authored some 30 titles with Margaret Weis. He also wrote books with his wife Laura. He wrote books in the dragonlance series, the Death Gate Cycle series, Dungeons and Dragons, the Darksword series and others. He also designed games. 

        

• Hickman, Wild Bill. 1815-1883. William Adams Hickman was a body-guard for Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. As time went on he apostatized from the Church and claimed that he had committed many murders for Brigham Young. His accusations never went anywhere except into the anti-Mormon books of the time. No one has ever been able to separate the fact from the exaggeration of his claims, but they made great sensational anti-Mormon legends relating to the "Danites."

• Higgs, Elizabeth Stowe. See Jeni Holzapfel's "A Life Story Patchwork Quilt" in Heroines of the Restoration, Barbara B. Smith and Blyth Darlyn Thatcher. Bookcraft: Salt Lake City, Ut., 1997. p.140.

• Hilton, Lynn M. Born in 1924, in Arizona, Hilton is the author of books on the Book of Mormon, having researched the trail Lehi may have taken in Middle East, on his way to the promised land. He was a businessman, served in the Utah Legislature, and taught at BYU. He also wrote The Kolob Theorem.

• Hinckley, Ada Bitner. President Gordon B. Hinckley's mother. 

• Hinckley, Arza Alonzo. 1870-1936. Arza Hinckley was President Gordon B. Hinckley's uncle. When he passed away he was an Apostle.

• Hinckley, Bryant S. Father of Gordon B. Hinckley. He wrote several books including biographies on Heber J. Grant, Daniel Hanmer Wells, and Briant Stringham. He also wrote Sermons and Missionary Services of Melvin J. Ballard, The Faith of Our Pioneer Fathers, Not by Bread Alone, and That Ye Might Have Joy. 

• Hinckley, Gordon B. See the Mormon Hall of Fame.

• Hinckley, Ira Nathaniel. Grandfather of Gordon B. Hinckley. Brigham Young once sent him Coalville to build a chapel.

• Holland, Jeffrey R. Current member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Elder Holland was born in St. George, Utah, in 1940. He has served as bishop, in a stake presidency, as a regional representative, mission president, president of BYU, a member of the the Seventy, and an Apostle. 

        

• Holland, Patricia. Patricia Terry Holland is the wife of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. She was in the General Presidency of the Young Women's Organization. She is the author of the book A Quiet Heart.

• Horne, Dennis B. Horne is the author of many Mormon biographies. His first was Bruce R. McConkie: Highlights From His Life and Teachings. [There was also a limlited edition in black leather and an even more limited edition in red leather.] Ten years later there was a second edition which added another 40 pages of text. He also wrote biographies on Lorenzo Snow, Orson F. Whitney and edited An Apostle's Record: The Journals of Abraham H. Cannon, Member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, 1889-1896. He also authored a very informative reference guide for those who love doctrinal books entitled Determining Doctrine. A Reference Guide to Evaluating Doctrinal Truth. He also wrote Faith To Heal and Be Healed and Called of God by Prophecy. 

        

• Hough, Derek. Hough was born in Salt Lake City in 1985. He has become famous for his many appearances on Dancing with the Stars, staying on the show as a choreographer. He has won many international dance awards. His sister, Julianne, is an actor. 

        

• Hough, Julianne. She was born in Orem, Utah, in 1988. She has been on Dancing with the Stars, as has her brother Derek. She appeared in the 2011 movie Footloose. She also appeared in one of the Harry Potter movies and has sung, danced, or acted with many stars such as Cher, Willie Nelson, Ryan Seacrest, etc.

        

• Howard, F. Burton. Born in Logan, Utah, in 1933, Burton became a bishop and then a stake president. He was an assistant Utah Attorney General. In 1978 he became a member of the Quorum of the Seventy. 

• Hunter, Edward. 1793-1883. He joined the Church in 1840 and served as a bishop in Nauvoo before becoming the Presiding Bishop of the Church. There is an extremely rare biography on Hunter, by William E. Hunter, called Edward Hunter–Faithful Steward. 

• Huntsman, Jon M. Sr. Billionaire businessman and father of former Utah Governor and Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman Jr. John Meade Huntsman was born in Idaho in 1937. He married a daughter of Mormon Apostle David B. Haight. He is noted for his charitable donations that exceed $1 billion. In some capacity he served U.S. Presidents Nixon, Reagan, and Bush Sr. He had political ambitions but largely oversaw his business, which soared to greatness. The Huntsman Chemical Corporation has had revenues, in recent years, of over $10 billion annually. Huntsman is noted for his cancer research and for aid to Armenia. He was also a close personal friend to President Gordon B. Hinckley. He wrote Winners Never Cheat. He may be most famous for his Huntsmann Cancer Institute. [Click here to see a short video about the facility.]  

                

• Huntsman, Jon M. Jr. Huntsman was born in California in 1960. He was CEO of his father's Huntsman Corporation and chairman of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Before becoming Governor of Utah he had served as U.S. Ambassador to Singapore. He had served on the White House staff to Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush appointed him to be Assistant Deputy of Commerce. He later served as U.S. Ambassador to China for President Barak Obama. He was a Republican candidate for President in 2012. He is the author of The Governor's Century Club of 2007 and wrote the introduction to Utah in 2050.  

        

• Hyde, Orson. 1805-1878. Hyde was born in Connecticut and joined the Church after a short experience in the Campbellite movement with Sidney Rigdon. He served as an apostle but is most famous for going to the Holy Land by appointment from Joseph Smith, and there dedicating Palestine for the return of the Jews, which of course would ultimately occur. See Orson Hyde–Missionary, Apostle, Colonizer, by Howard Barron, and Orson Hyde, Olive Branch of Israel by Myrtle Hyde. Another interesting book on Hyde is Orson Hyde, 1805-1878, One of the First Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church, Jerusalem, Nauvoo, Salt Lake City Items of Historical Interest.  

• James, Jane Manning. Jane Manning was a free black woman who traveled 800 miles to lead a group of nine black converts to Nauvoo. She became a guest in the Joseph Smith home. She described Joseph Smith as "a fine, big, noble, beautiful man." Speaking of Joseph's murder she said: "When he was killed, I liked to a died myself." She went west with the Saints and lived in Utah, in poverty, but was very active in the Church. See Lita Little Giddins' "Wonderful, Unfailing Friend" in Heroines of the Restoration, Barbara B. Smith and Blyth Darlyn Thatcher. Bookcraft: Salt Lake City, Ut., 1997. p.71.

         

• Jenson, Andrew. 1850-1941. His parents converted to the Church in Denmark and then came to America. Jenson was ultimately named as Assistant Church Historian and he did extensive research into the Mountain Meadows massacre. He made many historical contributions including several books such as Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, The Historical Record (9 volumes, 1-4 in Danish and 5-9 in English), Church Chronology, History of the Scandinavian Mission, and other volumes in Danish. Also see his Autobiography of Andrew Jenson. Deseret News Press: 1938.

• Jones, Dan. Jones was born in Wales in 1810. Joseph Smith prophesied that he would return to his native land and convert many. In later years, after the death of Joseph Smith, he went on two separate missions to wales and thousands were converted while he was there. He had three wives. He died in Salt Lake City in 1861. See The History of the Latter-day Saints by Captain Dan Jones. 

• Jump, Gordon. 1932-2003. Jump was an actor made famous by his role in WKRP in Cincinnati. He was also the "Maytag Man" in commercials for Maytag. He appeared in TV shows like Bewitched, The Bionic Woman, Different Strokes, Get Smart, Here Come the Brides, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rockford Files, Seinfeld, Starsky and Hutch, and more. He also starred in the movie Sybil and in many Mormon Church productions. Click here and see photographs and hear a radio interview with Jump.

• Kennedy, David Matthew. 1905-1996. He served as the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and the U.S. Ambassador to NATO. With this experience he then became an international ambassador for the Church. See Martin Berkeley Hickman's David Matthew Kennedy: Banker, Statesman, Churchman. 

• Kikuchi, Yoshihiko. He was born in 1941 in Japan and was the first Japanese general authority of the Church. He converted to the Church and served a mission in the Far East. In 1977 he became a member of the Quorum of the Seventy. He contributed to the book Christmas Treasures.  

        

• Killebrew, Harmon. 1936-2011. Killebrew, known as "Killer" by his teammates, was born in Idaho. He played for the Minnesota Twins in the 1960 and broke their franchise record for home runs. In 1984 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.      

• Kimball, Camilla. Wife of President Spencer W. Kimball. See Camilla — A Biography of Camilla Eyring Kimball and Writings of Camilla Eyring Kimball. 

• Kimball, Heber C. See the Mormon Hall of Fame.

• Kimball, J. Golden. 1853-1938. Famous for his slightly-vulgar tongue, J. Golden is a favorite and colorful general authority. He was known for his candor and humor. He ultimately served in the First Council of the Seventy. As he traveled throughout the Church members looked forward to his expected colorful sermons. He became almost a celebrity among the Saints. He even wrote his own funeral sermon!  He once proclaimed: "If I had a million dollars, I'd be the most sought-after man in the Church. But I haven't got it—damn it." See Claude Richard's J. Golden Kimball. Deseret News Press: 1934. 

• Kimball, Sarah M. See Blythe Darlyn Thatcher's "Sarah Has Got a Little the Advantage" in Heroines of the Restoration, Barbara B. Smith and Blyth Darlyn Thatcher. Bookcraft: Salt Lake City, Ut., 1997. p.103.

• Kimball, Spencer W. See the Mormon Hall of Fame.

• Kimball, Vilate. Wife of Heber C. Kimball. See Dorothy Peterson's All Things Right—A Biography of Vilate Murray Kimball.

• King, Marilyn. One of the famous singing King Sisters. See Luise King Rey and Ora Pate Stewart's The Singing Kings. Deseret Book: 1969.

• King, Maxine. One of the famous singing King Sisters. See Luise King Rey and Ora Pate Stewart's The Singing Kings. Deseret Book: 1969.

• Knight, Gladys. Gladys was born in 1944 in Georgia. She bacame famous with "Gladys Knight and the Pips." She sang huge hits like You're the Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me. She won Grammy Awards for Neither One of Us and for Midnight Train to Georgia. She was known as the "Empress of Soul" and was inducted, in 1996, into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame. After joining the Mormon Church she has written about it, spoken about it, and won further music awards. She now has an LDS-oriented music choir, Saints Unified Voices. They won a Grammy Award for their cd One Voice. Gladys sang The Lord's Prayer at Michael Jackson's funeral and has appeared on many television shows, including Dancing with the Stars. She has become a favorite performer and speaker among Latter-day Saints. Her autobiography is called Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story. 

        

• Larsen, Dean L. He was born in Hyrum, Utah, in 1927. He was bishop, regional representative, editor of Church magazines, secretary of the Church Indian Committee, member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, mission president, two-time temple president, and President of the First Quorum of Seventy. He also served in the U.S. Navy. He wrote the book Free to Act.   

• Law, Vance. Vance played major league baseball just like his father did. He played for the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox, as well as other teams. For about twelve years he was the Head Baseball Coach at BYU. His father was Vernon Law.

• Law, Vernon. Vernon Sanders Law was born in Idaho. He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and won the Cy Young Award. He was often known among his peers by the nickname "Deacon." His son is Vance Law. 

• Law, William. 1809-1892. Law was born in Ireland but was living in Canada when he first learned of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Law met Joseph and concluded that he was even more of a prophet than he had thought possible. He ultimately became Joseph's Second Counselor. But as time went by the Prophet learned that Law was not who he represented himself to be. Law helped conspire to have Joseph Smith killed. He would ultimately be excommunicated. Very unsuccesfully he would try his hand at his own version of the Church. For more on Law see the documentary Murder of the Mormon Prophet, produced by Nick Galieti. Also See William Law by Lyndon Cook.  

• Law, Wilson. 1806-1876. He was a brother to William Law who he followed into the Church, and then out of the Church. He sympathized with his brother William when he was excommunicated and was also excommunicated. He played a role in the printing of the Nauvoo Expositor, with his brother, and others, which led to the city council and mayor deciding to destroy the press because it was a public nuissance.

• Lay, Hark. Lay was born in 1825 in Massachusetts. He was a black slave who actually came to Utah with the very first wagon train. He joined the Church when he was in his early twenties. He helped build homes in the Salt Lake Valley but ultimately moved on to California. He gained his freedom and then returned to Utah, where he died.

• Lee, George P. 1943-2010. Lee became the first native american to serve in the Quorum of the Seventy. Many were excited at the idea of the first Native American General Authority. But he apostatized from the Church and was excommunicated. Before that happened his book was released: Silent Courage.  

• Lee, Mike. Lee is the son of Rex E. Lee and he was born in Arizona. He served in the Jon Huntsman administration in Utah, served with future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, and challenged incumbent Senator Bob Bennett for his seat. Lee is generally considered to be a product of the Tea Party. Bennett was defeated and Lee easily beat his Democrat opponent.

         

• Lee, Rex E. Lee was dean of the BYU Law School and ultimately served as BYU President. He served President Gerald R. Ford as an assistant attorney general. He also served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Justice Byron White and then served President Ronald Reagan as U.S. solicitor general. He wrote A Lawyer Looks at the Equal Rights Amendment, A Lawyer Looks at the Constitution, and What Do Mormons Believe?

• Love, Mia. Ludmya "Mia" Bourdeau Love was born in New York in 1975. Her parents were from Haiti. She was Catholic before she converted to Mormonism. She was mayor of a small Utah town and ran for Congress in 2012. She lost to Jim Matheson. She was a speaker at the 2012 Republican National Convention, having been invited by Mitt Romney. She then won an election to the U.S. House of Representatives and became the first Republican black woman to be elected to that body. A new book on her story is called MIA Love: The Rise, Stumble, and Resurgence of the next GOP Star. 

         

• Madsen, Truman G. 1926-2009. Madsen was a BYU scholar and author of many books including Eternal Man, The Highest In Us, Christ and the Inner Life, Four Essays on Love, and the biography on B. H. Roberts called Defender of the Faith.

• Marriott, Alice Sheets. 1907-2000. Alice served as Vice President of Marriott Corporation, and helped her husband build that thriving business. She also served President Nixon and was the Vice-chairperson of the Republican National Committee and was three times the treaurer of the Republican National Convention in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

• Marriott, J. Willard. Born in 1900, John Willard Marriott is the founder of the Marriott Corporation. He owned the Marriott hotels, Roy Rogers restaurants and Big Boy restaurants, and theme parks. George Romney was a close personal friend so Mitt ended up with Marriott's middle name, hence, Willard Mitt Romney. See the book Marriott by O'Brien and The Spirit to Serve. 

        

• Marriott, J. Willard Jr. Usually called Bill Marriott, he is the son of J. Willard Marriott Sr. Bill was chariman of Marriott International. He also served as a member of the Quorum of the Seventy.

• Marriott, Richard. Son of J. Willard Marriott Sr., and brother to J. Willard Marriott Jr. He was the Chairman of the Board to Host Hotels and Resorts.

• Marsh, Thomas B. 1799-1866. Thomas Baldwin Marsh was one of the original Twelve Apostles of the Church. He was a farmer from Massachusetts. He left eh Methodist Church and joined the Mormon Church after being able to examine the first several pages of the Book of Mormon and having met Joseph Smith, Martin Harris, and Oliver Cowdery. He served as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for almost five years, but was eventually excommunicated for apostasy. 

• Matthews, Robert J. 1926-2009. Matthews was a BYU scholar and author. He worked on the Scripture Committe with Bruce R. McConkie and was especially helpful in working with the RLDS Church and verifying the accuracy and trustworthiness of the Inspired Version of the Bible. He wrote A Burning Light, A Plainer Translation, Behold the Messiah, and The Miracles of Jesus. Also see, The Selected Writings of Robert J. Matthews. 

• Maxwell, Neal A. 1926-2004. Neal Ash Maxwell was an Apostle in the Quorum of the Seventy when he passed away in 2004. He was the favorite of many Latter-day Saints. He served a mission in Canada and served in the military, in Okinawa, during World War Two. He wrote books such as All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience, A More Excellent Way, We Will Prove Them Herewith, and Notwithstanding My Weakness. His works were later compiled into a series The Collected Works of Neal A. Maxwell. 

• McGary, Ellen Pratt. She was born in 1832 in New York. While living in San Bernardino, California, she corresponded with Ellen Spencer Clawson. Their letters have been preserved and published in a book by S. George Ellsworth entitle Dear Ellen: Two Mormon Women and Their Letters. 

• McCloud, Susan Evans. This Mormon author has written a host of LDS novels and a biography entitle Not in Vain. [The Inspiring story of Ellis Shipp, pioneer woman doctor].      

• McKay, Jennette Eveline Evans. See Susan Arrington Madsen's "No Prophet Is Greater Than His Mother" in Heroines of the Restoration, Barbara B. Smith and Blyth Darlyn Thatcher. Bookcraft: Salt Lake City, Ut., 1997. p.220.

• McMurrin, Sterling. McMurrin served as the U.S. Commissioner of Education in the Kennedy administration. He is a well-known professor of philosophy at the University of Utah. He wrote Theological Foundations of the Mormon Religion and Philosophical Foundations of Mormon Theology. He considers himself an agnostic, doesn't believe in the Book of Mormon, but is active in the Church.

• Mecham, Milton C. Served as president of the Minnesota, Minneapolis Mission from 1981 to 1984.

• Merrill, Kieth. Merrill is a filmmaker who grew up in Utah, served a mission in Denmark, and attended BYU. He produced many movies including Mr. Krueger's Christmas starring Jimmy Stewart, Windwalker starring Trevor Howard, and the Mormon Church production of Legacy which was shown at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. He won an Academy Award for his movie The Great American Cowboy.

• Miller, Johnny. 1947-  Miller is a famous golfer who has over 30 professional tournament wins, including the U.S. Open, the World Open, The Bob Hope Classic, and many others. See the book called I Call the Shots and BYU Pro-Am Golf.      

         

• Millet, Robert L. Millet is an extremely popular author. He taught at BYU and worked for Deseret Book Company. He is well known for his work with Evangelicals and Baptists in an attempt to "build bridges" between the faiths. He has an extremely long list of titles that he has either authored, co-authored, or edited. He did an audio book entitled After All We Can Do, He wrote An Eye Single to the Glory of God, BYU As A Covenant Community, The Capstone of Our Religion, A Different Jesus?, I Will Fear no Evil, In His Holy Name, Jesus Christ the Only Sure Foundation, Life After Death, Life of Christ, Magnifying Priesthood Power, Men of Influence, Men of Valor, Modern Mormonism, Myths or Realities?, More Holiness Give Me, The Mormon Faith, A New Look at Christianity, The Perfected Millennial Kingdom, The Power of the Word, The Redeemer, Steadfast and Immovable, To Be Learned is Good If..., When a Child Wanders, What Happened to the Cross?, and Within Reach. He co-authored, with Joseph Fielding McConkie, Joseph Smith the Choice Seer, The Life Beyond, The Man Adam, Our Destiny. The Call and Election of the House of Israel, and Sustaining and Defending the Faith. With Lloyd Newell he co-authored When Ye Shall Receive These Things. With James C. Christensen he co-authored Lost and Found. With Robert Matthews he co-authored Plain and Precious Truths. He also co-authored Bridging the Divide. He edited with Kent Jackson Studies in Scripture Volume One, (eventually an 8 volume set). His more recent titles include Restored and Restoring, the Unfolding Drama of the Restoration and Talking Doctrine (co-authored with Richard Mouw). Also see The Selected Writings of Robert L. Millet. [For More Books by Millet click here.]

• Molen, Gerald R. Molen was born in Montana in 1935. He is a filmmaker who co-produced Schindler's List with Steven Spielberg. In fact, Molen won an Academy Award for that film. He was one of the producers of the 2012 film 2016–Obama's America and the 2014 film America. He was also a producer or executive producer of Rain Man, Minority Report, Jurassic Park, Twister, The Legend of Johnny Lingo, and The Other Side of Heaven. 

        

• Monson, Thomas S. Thomas Spencer Monson was born in 1927 in Salt Lake City. He is the current President and Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in World War Two in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He worked at the Deseret News and served as bishop, a missionary in Canada, mission president in Canada, and became an Apostle in 1963. He has served in the Boy Scouts of America and has won the Bronze Wolf and Silver Buffalo Awards. He served in the First Presidency under Gordon B. Hinckley. He is seen here with Elder Oaks and President Obama. He wrote Pathways to Perfection and Be Your Best Self. 

         

• Morales, Luis Abanto. Famous Peruvian singer born in Peru in 1923. Watch him now. 

• Morley, Isaac. 1786-1865. Morley converted from the Campbellite movement and became a long-time faithful member of the Church. He served in Ohio and Nauvoo, and later in Utah. From 1831 to 1840 he served as first counselor to the Bishop of the Church.  

• Moyer, John. Born in New Jersey in 1969. He is a comedian and a filmmaker and an actor. He assisted in writing scripts for the following movies: Home Teachers, Mobsters and Mormons, The R.M., and The Singles Ward. 

        

• Murdock, John. 1792-1871. John Murdock gave his twins to Joseph and Emma Smith when their twins passed away. John went on to become the Church's first mission president in Australia. His daughter Julia was raised by Emma Smith after the martyrdom. See S. Reed Murdock's John Murdock—His Life and His Legacy, and a very limited edition book called Murdock Brothers' Pioneer Trilogy. 

        

• Murdock, Julia. 1831-1880. Julia was one of John Murdock's twins that he gave to Joseph and Emma to raise. She was basically raised by Emma Smith, who by all indications raised her as if she were her own child. See Joseph and Emma's Julia–The Other Twin. Eborn Books, 2004. 

• Murphy, Dale. Murphy was a famous baseball player. He played for Atlanta Braves and other teams as well. He won many awards, including Most Valuable Player, the Gold Glove award and Silver Slugger award, both of the National League. Many consider it a shame that he has not been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Murphy is the author of three books including his autobiography entitled Murph. 

        

• Neibaur, Alexander. 1808-1883. Neibaur's family came to the United States from France. He was one of the earliest Jewish converts to the Church. He practiced dentistry in Nauvoo and was a personal friend of the Prophet Joseph. He actually helped Joseph Smith study the Hebrew and German languages. He helped defend Nauvoo when it was taken over by mobs and like so many others ultimately moved west. He died and was buried in Salt Lake City. 

• Nelson, Russell M. Russell Marion Nelson was born in Salt Lake City in 1924. He distinguished himself in the medical world as a renouned heart surgeon. He won many national and international awards including several from the American Heart Association. He also served for that organization as Chairman of the Council on Cardiovasular Surgery. He was involved with the very first heart-lung machines. He also served as a medic in the Korean War. In the Church he was a stake president and a regional representative, and now serves in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He recently dedicated Kazakhstan for missionary work. He has written books such as The Gateway We Call Death, Hope in Our Hearts, The Power Within Us, and a much less known and more expensive autobiography entitled From Heart to Heart. 

        

• Noble, Joseph Bates. 1810-1900. Noble was a body guard to the Prophet Joseph Smith. A unique book about this man is Keeper of the Prophet's Sword by Howard Carlos Smith.

• Oaks, Dallin H. Elder Oaks was born in Provo, Utah, in 1932. He is a current member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. He became the editor of the University of Chicago Law Review and was a clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren. He was once Chairman of the Board at PBS. He served on the Utah Supreme Court and was President of BYU. He was called to be an Apostle in 1984. He is the co-author of the book Carthage Conspiracy (in hardcover) which details the events immediately after the murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. [The book is also available in a nice leatherbound edition.] Elder OaksHe also wrote His Holy Name, Life's Lessons Learned, The Lord's Way, Pure in Heart, and With Full Purpose in Heart [also in leather].  Also see The Founder's Convocation of the One Hundredth Anniversary of BYU. 

        

• Olsen, Merlin. Football star and actor. 1940-2010. Merlin Olsen was born in Logan, Utah, where he ultimately played football for Utah State University. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams for fourteen years. He was "All American" in 1960 and 1961. He has been inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. After retiring from football he became a successful actor. He was in the series Little House on the Prairie and in a spin-off of that show called Father Murphy. He died in California in 2010.

        

• Olson, Moroni. 1889-1955. Olson was born in Ogden, Utah. He was an actor who played in many movies from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s. He was in two different versions of The Three Musketeers (1935 and 1939) and in countless other movies. He was the voice of the Magic Mirror in the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 

        

• Osmond, Alan. Alan was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1949. As the oldest singing brother he often appeared with the brothers on shows such as The Andy Williams Show. His son David, one of eight children, became the leader of the group called Osmonds 2nd Generation.

• Osmond, Alfred. A BYU professor in the 1930s and the author of The Exiles (1926),  My Philosophy of Life (1927), Married Sweethearts (1928), and The Happy Humorist (1932).

• Osmond, Amy. The oldest daughter of Merrill Osmond. She was America Junior Miss for the year 1994.

• Osmond, David. The son of Alan Osmond, he has often appeared with the Osmond Boys, or Osmond Second Generation as they are now called. He was on season eight of American Idol. He served a mission in Spain. Like his father Alan, he has Multiple Sclerosis. 

• Osmond, Donny. Donny was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1957. He was a teen idol and had hit songs such as Puppy Love. He co-hosted The Donny and Marie Show with his sister. He was a little bit "rock n' roll" while his sister was a little bit "country." Their show was huge and attracted stars like Wolfman Jack, Andy Gibb, Paul Lynde, Olivia Newton John, and others. More recently he was on Dancing With the Stars. Donny did not serve a mission for the Church because it was decided he could do more good for the Church by being a teen idol and being an example to others. He wrote the book Donny Osmond - Life is Just What You Make It. My Story So Far. 

         

• Osmond, George. 1917-2007. George was the father of nine children, many of who became musical stars. He was sometimes known as "Father Osmond." He founded what ultimately became one of the largest charities of its kind, The Children's Miracle Network.

• Osmond, Jay. Born in 1955 in Ogden, Utah, he started his career on a television series, along with a little boy named Kurt Russell, called The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters. He was a drummer for the Osmond Brothers.

• Osmond, Jimmy. James Arthur Osmond was born in California in 1963. As the youngest Osmond brother, he was not part of the official Osmond Brothers group, but quite possibly is the most talented of them all. He has had hit singles, albums and soundtracks. He has won awards and even appears in the Guiness Book of World Records (we'll let you find out why on your own). He is a huge success in the business world as well, and has produced many television programs and concerts.

• Osmond, Marie. Marie was born in 1959 in Ogden, Utah. She became a country singer and hosted a television show with her brother Donny called The Donny and Marie Show. She also appeared in many TV shows and more recently was on Dancing With the Stars and on the Oprah Winfrey Show. She has also become a spokesperson for Nutrisystem. 

         

• Osmond, Merrill. Lead singer of the famous Osmond Brothers who recently wrote a book entitled Faith, Hope and Gravity. He recently did a book signing at Eborn Books downtown Salt Lake City store. He is seen here with his pubisher, radio postcast interviewer Nick Galieti, and Eborn Books owner, Bret Eborn.

            

• Osmond, Olive. 1925-2004. Olive was the mother of nine children, Virl, Tom, Alan, Merrill, Wayne, Jay, Donny, Marie, and Jimmy. She and her husband managed the children's careers and eventually set up the Osmond Foundation that eventually turned into the Children's Miracle Network.

• Osmond, Tom. Tom was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1947. He was one of two older brothers who did not become part of the Osmond Brothers group because he was deaf. He and his brother were part of their parents inspiration for founding the Children's Miracle Network. Tom and his brother were the first deaf missionaries in the Church.

• Osmond, Virl. George Virl Osmond was the oldest child of Olive and George Osmond. Like his brother, Tom, he was hearing impaired and was not part of the Osmond Brothers group. He did eventually learn some instruments and along with Tom played with the group in certain Christmas programs. He was one of the first deaf missionaries in the Church.

• Osmond, Wayne. Wayne was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1955. He was one of the singers in the Osmond Brothers and he played multiple instruments and helped write songs. 

• Packer, Boyd K. Elder Packer served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and is currently President of the Twelve, and therefore next in line for the Presidency of the Church. He was born in 1924 in Brigham City, Utah. He was a bomber pilot in World War Two. He had also served as a mission president, Assistant to the Twelve Apostles, and was an administrator in the Seminary and Institutes program of the Church. He is the author of several books, including The Holy Temple, Eternal Love, Teach Ye Diligently, Our Father's Plan, Things of the Soul, Memorable Stories with a Message, and Mine Errand From the Lord. 

        

• Paramore, James M. Paramore was born in Salt Lake City in 1928. He was executive secretary to the Quorum of the Twelve and a member of the Quorum of the Seventy. 

• Park, Greg. Born in Provo, Utah, in 1967, he is the author of several books in the Earthsoul Prophecis series. He is an "up and coming" author in the fantasy/sci-fi world. 

• Smith, Hyrum. See The Mormon Hall of Fame. 

• Smith, Joseph Smith Sr. See The Mormon Hall of Fame. 

• Wight, Lyman. 1896-1858. Wight was a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. When Joseph Smith was murdered he led a break-away group to Texas, where they practiced polygamy. He later joined up with the RLDS Church. See the book by Melvin C. Johnson, Polygamy on the Pedernales. 

• Young, Brigham. See The Mormon Hall of Fame.