Updates New St George Temple Photos

I recently took a trip down to southern California. On the way down, I decided to stop by the St George Temple and take a few photos. Enjoy!
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Prophets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Who were the prophets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?

Cherie Call

Official Website: www.cheriecall.com/index.php

Albums He Gives Flowers  Beneath These Stars  The Ocean in Me  Gifts  Heart Made of Wind  Taken

About Alex
Singer/songwriter Cherie Call was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona, and has been performing in front of appreciative audiences since she was three. By the time she turned 13, Cherie was writing and performing many of her own songs.

Following her high school graduation, she moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University, where she graduated in music in 1997. She began recording several self-released albums, including One Star, Taken, and Heart Made of Wind, the latter released in November 2000. She has also been featured on seven other albums, including the best-selling album Women of Destiny, A Season for Courage, Remember the Promise, Look and Live, Whatever It Takes, and the soundtracks from the theatrical releases God’s Army, Brigham City, and Charly. Cherie was a songwriter and music coordinator for the 2000 Banff Award winning film, True Fans.

In October 2001, her first album for Deseret Book, He Gives Flowers to Everyone, was released. The Faith Centered Music Association honored this collection of songs and Cherie Call with four 2002 Pearl Awards including Contemporary Album, Inspirational Song for the title track and Songwriter of the Year. Her sophomore release, The Ocean in Me made its debut in September of 2002. She received two Pearl Awards for this collection of songs. Cherie’s third Deseret Book album, Beneath These Stars, was released on March 22, 2005.

Of her performing and composing abilities, fellow singer/songwriter Brett Raymond has said, “Because I appreciate great songwriting, my CD player is filled with music from songwriters like Billy Joel, Carole King, Cherie Call…”

Cherie has been a regularly invited performer at Nashville’s famous Blue Bird Café, and in the summer of 2004 she was also a finalist in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition. She regularly travels around the United States speaking and performing. Cherie resides in Utah with her husband, Joe.

Wayne Burton

Official Website: www.wayneburton.com/

Albums The Quest  Becoming  This Night  Closer to Heaven

About Wayne
Wayne is happily married to his lovely wife Jasmine. They are the proud parents of five beautiful children; Emmy, Azia, Parker, Cardiff and Sawyer.

Wayne and his family are currently living in Lethbridge, Alberta where Wayne is a Family Physician. Wayne received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at the University of Lethbridge and his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Utah in 2004.

Alex Boye

Official Website: www.alexboye.com/

Albums Spirit  Testimony

About Alex
As a recording artist, Alex has sold over 500,000 copies of his hit singles in over 15 European countries. His voice has also supported such megastars as the Backstreet Boys, N’SYNCH, Mary J. Blige, Chrissy Hind, George Michael to name a few. Alexander has performed at the Hale Center Theatre as Jim in the much talked about production “Big river”, and as also playing the role of Frederick Douglass in “The Civil War”. Among all of alex’s notable accomplishments, he says the highlight of his career thus far has been placing a copy of the book of Mormon to Prince Charles at one of his concerts. Alex also enjoys his time as a motivational speaker, and doing firesides and musical devotionals across the Wasatch Front and Nationwide.

Alex currently sings with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Jordan Bluth

Official Website: www.jordanbluth.com/

Albums Jordan Bluth

About Jordan
Jordan is classically trained with a Bachelors Degree in Vocal Performance from Indiana University’s prestigious Jacobs School of Music. While an undergraduate at IU, he performed many leading operatic and musical theater roles. Professionally he has performed with Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY, Utah Festival Opera Company in Logan, UT, North Shore Musical Theatre in Beverly, MA, as a featured soloist with both the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in upstate New York and the Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble in Arizona. In 2007 and 2008, he toured the southwest as a featured soloist in Michael McLean’s The Forgotten Carols. He also played Frankie in the Arizona Hale Centre Theater’s six week, record-breaking run of Forever Plaid, and introduced the role of Lt. Robert Maynard in the debut of Blackbeard, an original musical by composer Rob Gardner. He can be seen and heard in Spire Music’s DVD production of Joseph Smith The Prophet. In addition to live performance, Jordan is a recording artist, having released a self-titled, debut CD. The CD received three 2007 Pearl Award Nominations from the Faith Centered Music Association including Best New Recording Artist. Jordan grew up in Gilbert, Arizona and comes from a family of seven children.

Kurt Bestor

Official Website: www.kurtbestor.com/

Albums Innovators  Innovators II  Sketches  Seasons  The Dance  The Ten Virgins  Music for a Sunday  Music for a Sunday 2

About Kurt
For more than a three decades, Kurt Bestor’s film scores, television themes, compositions and carols have provided an indelible soundtrack of American life. Indeed, much of Bestor’s own life has been dedicated to creating musical parallels to visual images.

Perhaps best known for his innovative interpretation of seasonal carols found in his popular 5-CD boxed set “The Complete Kurt Bestor Christmas,” the Utah based composer and performer launched his career writing music for television and movies. His credits include more than 40 film scores and more than 40 themes for national TV programs and commercials. It is Bestor’s music that has introduced NFL Monday Night Football, and National Geographic Explorer; he scored TBS’s Wild! Life Adventures and the IMAX film “The Great American West.” He also was given the Outstanding Film Score Award at the New York Film and Television Festival for his music for PBS’s “A More Perfect Union.” Bestor was warded an Emmy® for his collaboration with Sam Cardon on the original music for ABC’s coverage of the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Jenny Oaks Baker

Official Website: www.jennyoaksbaker.com/

Albums The Light Divine  American Tapestry  Where Love Is  Songs Mother Taught  Best Jenny Oaks Baker  O Holy Night  Silver Screen Serenade

About Jenny
Jenny Oaks Baker is one of America’s most accomplished classical violinists. She began playing the violin at age four, and made her solo debut in 1983 when she was only eight years old. She received a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School in New York City. In 2005, Jenny soloed with the National Symphony Orchestra, with whom she was first violinist for seven years, at the Kennedy Center under the direction of Marvin Hamlisch. In 2007, she resigned from the National Symphony Orchestra to devote more time to her young family. Jenny and her husband, Matthew, reside outside of Washington, D.C, with their four children. Her albums include The Best of Jenny Oaks Baker, O Holy Night, and Silver Screen Serenade.

Thurl Bailey

Official Website: www.thurlbailey.com/

Albums Faith in Your Heart

About Thurl
In addition to professional speaking, Thurl is a broadcast analyst for the Utah Jazz and the University of Utah, an actor, and an award winning singer/song writer. His first album, Faith In Your Heart, is a compilation of uplifting songs that won several top awards. His latest CD, ‘I’m Not The Same’ is released October 2002 with great reviews and is a fusion of original style R&B and nu soul. He is a devoted family man and the father of five children. He and his wife Sindi live in Salt Lake City, Utah with the two youngest children.

InsideOut

Official Website: www.insideout-acappella.com

Albums Experience  Reverence  Innocence  Primary Colors  So It Seems  Sharing Time

About InsideOut
InsideOut became itself in 1999, when six guys began to thrill audiences throughout the West with their unique style of vocal performance. Six years of five albums later, they’re still going strong, with the same goal of providing excellent and uplifting entertainment for peopel of all ages. In addition to their musical and vocal abilities, the emmbers of InsideOut bring a rich mixture of skills, expereinces and personalities to the group and continue to share their talents, “bringing what’s good inside you, out.”