- Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12 1947, better known as Mitt Romney), was the 70th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Elected in 2002, Romney served one term and did not seek re-election in 2006; his term ended January 4, 2007. Romney has started his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, having formally announced his candidacy on February 13, 2007. He made his announcement at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. - Mormon
Mormon is the prophet in "The Book of Mormon" after whom the book is named. According to the and the account of Joseph Smith, Jr., Mormon was the prophet-historian who engraved the book on Golden Plates. Latter Day Saints believe Mormon was a Nephite prophet who lived in the Americas during the 4th century AD. The "Book of Mormon" reports that Mormon was instructed by the prophet Ammaron where to find the records that had been passed down from their ancestors. - Brigham Young
Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 - August 29, 1877) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. In 1847, Young became the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is one of many churches that claim to be a continuation of the Church of Christ founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1830. He was also the first governor of the Utah Territory. - Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (born June 23 1910) is the 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a position he has held since March 12, 1995. He is the oldest person to preside over the LDS Church in its history. As President of the LDS Church, he is considered by its members to be a prophet, seer, and revelator. His administration has been noted for the building of new temples, … - Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party. Reid is the U.S. Senate Majority Leader in the 110th Congress. He assumed majority leadership after the Democratic Party won seated majority of the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections. Reid is the first Mormon to serve as Senate Majority Leader. - Wilford Woodruff
Wilford Woodruff (March 1, 1807 - September 2, 1898) was the fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), from 1889 until his death in 1898. His large collection of well documented diaries provide an important record of LDS history. Woodruff was one of nine children born to Aphek Woodruff, a miller working in Farmington, Connecticut. Wilford's mother Beulah died of "spotted fever" June 11th 1808 at the age of 26, … - John Beck
John Beck (born August 21, 1981 in Hayward, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Miami Dolphins. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the second round (40th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Brigham Young. - Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck (born February 10 1964) is a conservative talk-radio and television host. His radio show, "The Glenn Beck Program", is syndicated by over 230 radio stations and on XM Satellite Radio channel 165 talk radio, which airs from 9 AM - 12 PM (ET). The Glenn Beck Program is the 3<sup>rd</sup> highest-ranked national radio talk show among adults ages 25 to 54, according to Premiere Research/Arbitron. He is sixth for overall listeners with 3.75 million a week. - Joseph Smith Jr.
Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 - June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader who founded the Latter Day Saint movement, a restorationist movement also known as Mormonism. Smith's followers declared him to be the first latter-day prophet, whose mission was to restore the original Christian church, said to have been lost soon after the death of Apostles because of an apostasy. - Thomas S. Monson
Thomas Spencer Monson (born August 21, 1927) holds two of the most senior positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is the First Counselor to Gordon B. Hinckley in the First Presidency of the church and is also the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In terms of Apostolic seniority, he is second only to Church President Hinckley. - Spencer W. Kimball
Spencer Woolley Kimball was the twelfth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1973-1985). His grandfather, Heber C. Kimball, was one of the original Apostles of the church and later served as first counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency. - Joseph Fielding
Joseph Fielding was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as the second president of the British Mission (1838–1840), coordinating the activities of missionaries in sections of the British Isles and parts of Europe. He was the brother of Mary Fielding, the second wife of Hyrum Smith, and an uncle of Joseph F. Smith, the sixth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. - John Taylor
John Taylor (November 1, 1808 - July 25, 1887) was the third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1880 to 1887. Taylor was born in Milnthorpe, Westmorland (now Cumbria), England, the son of James and Agnes Taylor. He had formal schooling up to age fourteen, and then he served an initial apprenticeship to a cooper and later received training as a woodturner and cabinetmaker. He was christened in the Church of England, … - Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Fielding Smith was Presiding Patriarch and a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1942 until 1946. Smith should not be confused with his grandfather, Joseph F. Smith, nor his uncle, Joseph Fielding Smith, both of whom served as Apostles and later as Presidents of the Church. Smith was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of LDS Apostle Hyrum M. Smith and Ida Elizabeth Bowman. He went to school at the University of Utah, … - Joseph F. Smith
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr. (November 13, 1838 - November 19, 1918), usually known as Joseph F. Smith to distinguish him from his son of the same name, was the sixth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the last President of the Church to have personally known the founder of the Mormon faith, the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr., who was also his uncle. - Ezra Taft Benson
Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 - May 30, 1994) was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death. Earlier he served as United States Secretary of Agriculture for both of the administrations of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. - David O. McKay
David Oman McKay (September 8, 1873 - January 18, 1970) was the ninth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"; see also Mormon), serving from 1951 until his death in 1970. Ordained an Apostle and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1906, he was a General Authority for nearly sixty-four years, longer than anyone else in LDS Church history. - Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Fielding Smith (July 19, 1876 - July 2, 1972) was the tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1970 to 1972. He had been named to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1910, when his father, with whom he shared a name but who is generally referred to as Joseph F. Smith, was President of the Church. Since he was called, there has not been an Apostle chosen as young as he was. - Oliver Cowdery
Oliver Hervy Pliny Cowdery (3 October 1806 – 3 March 1850) was the primary participant with Joseph Smith, Jr. in the formative period of the Latter Day Saint movement from 1829 through 1836. He was one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon's Golden Plates. After the organization of the Church of Christ — as the early Latter Day Saint church was known — he became the Second Elder and an apostle of the church. - Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American author, working in several genres. He is known for his novel series Ender's Game series and its sequels. The novel "Ender's Game" and its sequel "Speaker for the Dead" both won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, making Card the only author (as of 2007) winner of both of science fiction's top prizes in consecutive years. His writing contains detailed characterization and moral issues. - Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977. Hatch is a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, where he serves on the subcommittees on International Trade, Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Health Care. Hatch is also on the Select Committee on Intelligence, where he is the Ranking Republican, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, … - James E. Faust
James Esdras Faust (b. July 31, 1920) is Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was ordained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 1, 1978, and called into the First Presidency when Gordon B. Hinckley became President of the LDS Church on March 12, 1995. - Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor and former fashion model. He became known during the early 2000s, after starring in several major Hollywood films, including "The Fast and the Furious" (2001). - Bruce R. McConkie
Bruce Redd McConkie (July 29, 1915-April 19, 1985) was an influential theologian and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. McConkie served in the First Council of the Seventy of the LDS Church from 1946 until his calling to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1972, where he served until his death in 1985. - Harold B. Lee
Harold Bingham Lee was 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from July 1972 until his death. - Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt (September 19, 1811 - October 3, 1881) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. He was born in Hartford, New York, USA, the son of Jared and Charity Dickenson Pratt. Orson Pratt died of complications from diabetes on October 3, 1881, the last surviving member of the Original Council of the Twelve. - Ryan Gosling
C onsidering his star-making turn as a neo-Nazi skinhead in 2001's controversial film The Believer , it is hard to believe that Ryan Gosling began his career as a member of The Mickey Mouse Club , and the star of such weightless kiddie programming as Breaker High and Young Hercules . Born November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, and raised in a Mormon household, young Ryan Thomas Gosling was always encouraged to pursue creative outlets. - M. Russell Ballard
Melvin Russell Ballard, Jr. (b. October 8, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American businessman and a religious leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was called to serve in the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1985. His public addresses often deal with the Mormon pioneers and their heritage. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Ballard is accepted by the church membership as a prophet, seer, and revelator. - Hugh Nibley
Hugh Winder Nibley (born March 27, 1910 in Portland, Oregon - died February 24, 2005) was one of Mormonism's most celebrated scholars. Nibley is notable for his extensive research and publication on ancient languages and culture, his vigorous defense of doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and for frankly discussing what he saw as the shortcomings of the LDS people and culture. - Martin Harris
Martin Harris (May 18, 1783-July 10, 1875) underwrote the first printing of "The Book of Mormon" and also served as one of Three Witnesses who testified that they had seen the Golden Plates from which the Book of Mormon had been transcribed. - Hyrum Smith
Hyrum Smith was the older brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. and a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement. Hyrum was born in Turnbridge, Vermont, the second son of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. Hyrum received a limited education, and established himself as a farmer. He married Jerusha Barden (1805-1837), on November 2, 1826, and had four daughters and two sons. After Jerusha's death, he married Mary Fielding in 1837, with whom he had a son, Joseph Fielding, … - Jeffrey R. Holland
Jeffrey Roy Holland (b. December 3, 1940) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in St. George, Utah, Holland was ordained an Apostle on June 23 1994, following the death of Church President Ezra Taft Benson, and sustained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 1, 1994. - John Smith
John Smith, was the fifth Presiding Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His father was Hyrum Smith, the older brother of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of Mormonism. John was born in Kirtland, Ohio to Hyrum Smith and his first wife, Jerusha Barden Smith. This was during the early days of the Latter Day Saint movement, and he was among the first generation of children raised in the church. - Heber C. Kimball
Heber Chase Kimball (June 14, 1801 - June 22, 1868) (commonly known as Heber C. Kimball) was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve apostles in the early Mormon church, and as first counselor to Brigham Young in the presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847-1868. - Lorenzo Snow
Lorenzo Snow was the fifth President (1898-1901) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the last president of the 19th century. Lorenzo Snow was the fifth child and first son of Oliver and Rosetta (Pettibone) Snow, residents of Mantua, Ohio, who had left New England to settle on a new and fertile farm in the Ohio valley. Despite the labor required on the farm, the Snow family valued learning and saw that each child had educational opportunities. - Heber J. Grant
Heber Jeddy Grant (November 22, 1856 - May 14, 1945) was the seventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormonism). He was ordained an apostle on October 16, 1882, on the same day as George Teasdale. Grant served as Church President from 1918 to his death in 1945, which makes him the longest-serving President during the twentieth century. - B. H. Roberts
Brigham Henry Roberts (commonly known as B. H. Roberts) was a leader, historian, and "defender of the faith" of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Although he was elected as a representative to the U.S. Congress, he was denied a seat due to his practice of plural marriage. He was also a prolific writer and editor and published a comprehensive history of the church. Roberts was born in Warrington, a manufacturing town of Lancashire, England. - John Smith
John Smith, known as "Uncle John", was an early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the younger brother of Joseph Smith, Sr., uncle of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Hyrum Smith, father of George A. Smith, grandfather of John Henry Smith, and great-grandfather of George Albert Smith. He served as an assistant counselor to the First Presidency (September 3, 1837-June 27, 1844), and as Patriarch to the Church (January 1, 1849 – May 23, 1854). - Richard G. Scott
Richard Gordon Scott (b. November 7, 1928) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Pocatello, Idaho, Scott was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on October 1, 1988 and was ordained an Apostle on October 6, 1988 following the death of Marion G. Romney. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Scott is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. - Richard Bushman
Richard Lyman Bushman, Gouverneur Morris Professor of History emeritus at Columbia University, is the author of many books on early American cultural and religious history. Bushman's most notable work, "From Puritan to Yankee: Character and Social Order in Connecticut, 1690-1765" won the prestigious Bancroft Prize in 1968, an award considered to be one of the greatest honors for a work on American history.
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