Church History
The first Bishop of the Church who's direct descendant served as Bishop of the Bennion 12th ward.
Edward Partridge
This incredibly famous movie was filmed in Preston Idaho, in 2004.
Napoleon Dynamite
This Elder's Quorum member worked 40 years without ever taking a sick day.
Richard Anderson
Famous BYU basketball player, who had a successful NBA and acting career.
Shawn Bradley
A Prophet who was nicknamed "Lion of the Lord". One of his direct descendants attends the Bennion 12th ward.
Brigham Young
This popular TV series starring James Roday Rodriquez and Dule Hill, follows a crime consultant with heightened observation skills who convinces people he has psychic abilities.
Psych
This Elder's Quorum member has indexed over 200,000 names using quick name review.
Ron Minson
This boxer famously used the "rope-a-dope" tactic to win the Rumble in the Jungle.
Muhammad Ali
One of the original members of the 12 apostles who was ordained February 15th 1835. One of his direct descendants attends the Bennion 12th ward.
Luke S. Johnson
A famous deputy sheriff who said "Well, I guess to sum it up, you could say, there's three reasons why there's so little crime in Mayberry. There's Andy, and there's me, and baby makes three."
Barney Fife (played by Don Knotts)
Unique type of rain forest where persistent fog and low hanging clouds create a process called horizontal precipitation.
Cloud Forest
Utah's original Hockey Club, that was owned by Larry H. Miller.
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
In 1838, 17 members of the Church were killed by vigilantes at this location in Caldwell County Missouri. A direct descendant of one of the survivors attends the Bennion 12th ward.
Hawn's Mill
A renowned American singer known as the Empress of Soul.
Gladys Knight
In the 11th century, the "Investiture Controversy" took place in what city?
Bologna
In the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match in 1973, this famous tennis player defeated Bobby Riggs.
Billie Jean King
A painter of Danish decent, who made the trek to Utah in 1850 after converting to the Church. He's known for his paintings depicting the trials the early Saints had to endure, and one of his direct descendants attends the Bennion 12th ward.
C. C. A. Christensen
This American painter was known for having happy little trees.
Bob Ross
The most awesome guy in the ward who will happily share his secret family cookie recipe.
Jon Wiskirchen
This USA women's team won their first medal in history at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Women's Rugby