“Schroder is … a religious man; four years ago, he converted to Mormonism, joining his wife, who was already a member.”
Source: East Valley Tribune, 26 Sep 2004
Rick Schroeder joined the Church in Pacific Palisades Ward in the California Santa Monica Stake.
Katherine Heigl was born to a Mormon family in Washington, D.C. November 24, 1978. Katherine is the youngest of five children. Growing up, her life was much like many American families. Her parents moved the family several times before settling in New Canaan, Connecticut. Katherine’s life was not free from the agony of tragedy. She lost her brother, Jason, in 1986, when he suffered a car accident. Following, the accident, Katherine’s family donated her brother’s organs and she has remained an advocate for organ donors to this day.
Katherine grew up in the church but is not active at this time.
“I’m not as disciplined about it was I once was, but I hope to find my way back as I get older and a little less selfish,” Katherine tells Britain’s Daily Mail. “I’m ashamed to say that I’ve just got very lazy about it. I satisfy my vices instead of fighting them.”
Katie’s values come from her parents and the Mormon church. She did not begin dating until she was 16. “Part of it was the rules of the religion I was in, and the other part was my parents enforcing those rules,” she says. “I really trusted my parents and believed they wanted what was best for me. I didn’t always agree with everything they said, but I’d always defer to them.” Katie hasn’t had much success overcoming what she sees as her faults. “I haven’t been an actively practicing Mormon in years,” she admits. “I still have a fondness for the Mormon religion and theology. A lot of my friends are Mormon.
He plays the lead character in the successful independent film, Napoleon Dynamite. Even before it’s release Napoleon Dynamite had garnered a huge cult following. There are dozens of websites devoted to its star, Jon Heder, and to the film itself. Also, when a film that only cost $200,000 gets nominated for the Grand Jury Prize it’s a big deal.
He was born in Salt Lake City, but his family moved to California. In the 1950s, his family belonged to the Santa Monica Stake. He entered films in the 1960s as a cowboy stunt man. He achieved star status in the 1980s with such films as The Thing (1981), Hotel New Hampshire (1984), The Natural (1984) and Cocoon (1986). For a time, he worked as the commercial spokesperson for the Quaker Oats company. LDS audiences might know him best from Brigham City. Currently he can be seen on television as the spokesperson for Liberty Medical Diabetic Supplies.
Perhaps the biggest name in feature-length animation since Walt Disney. Don Bluth served a mission to Argentina and graduated from BYU. His filmography includes The Rescuers (1977), Pete’s Dragon (1977), The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), Rock-A-Doodle (1991), Thumbelina (1994), Anastasia (1997) and Titan A.E. (2000).