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Stephen B. Allen—managing director of the Church’s missionary department and executive director of the “I’m a Mormon” campaign. [2 results on Google News]
2%
14 votes
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David Archuleta—Former American Idol contestant and singer-songwriter who announced at a concert December 19th that he would serve an LDS mission. [475 results on Google News]
3%
18 votes
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Matt Bowman—Mormon Studies scholar and author of two articles in the New Republic on Mormons in presidential politics. [37 results on Google News]
1%
4 votes
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Joanna Brooks—a religion and political commentator on Religion Dispatches, Brooks made Mormonism approachable for many non-Mormons. [9 results on Google News]
19%
107 votes
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Presiding Bishop H. David Burton—for his articulate and clear support for the immigration reform bill, which demonstrates a balanced and compassionate approach. [8 results on Google News]
1%
5 votes
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Brandon Davies—BYU Basketball player dismissed for an honor code violation, leading the media to discuss it. Davies accepted discipline and eventually returned to the team. [747 results on Google]
3%
16 votes
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John Dehlin—Creator of the Mormon Stories website and commentor on Mormon life. [1 result on Google News]
3%
15 votes
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Brandon Flowers—Lead singer for The Killers who got attention for participating in the "I'm a Mormon" campaign this year. [706 results on Google News]
4%
25 votes
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Jimmer Fredette—Popular BYU basketball player who led BYU deep into the NCAA championship and then was drafted into the NBA, ending up on the Sacramento Kings. [2,120 results on Google News]
34%
191 votes
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Will Hopoate—stunned rugby fans this year when he announced he would pass on a contract worth millions and serve an LDS mission during the 2012 and 2013 seasons.[85 results on Google News]
1%
8 votes
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Jon Huntsman, Jr.—Former Governor and Ambassador to China, he sought the Republican nomination for President this year, putting two Mormons in the presidential race for the first time. [9,450 result
2%
14 votes
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Kevin Kloosterman—LDS Bishop who gave a talk on homosexuals in the LDS Church November 6th during the Mormon Stories “Circling the Wagons” conference in Salt Lake City [no results on Google News
1%
8 votes
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Jerry Lewis—defeated Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce, mitigating the connection between Arizona’s harsh anti-immigration law and Mormonism. [68 results on Google News]
1%
4 votes
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Stephenie Meyer—is the face of Mormonism among many people around the world because of the success of the Twilight books and movies. [2,090 results on Google News]
2%
10 votes
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Neon Trees—Provo, Utah-based alternative rock band with one platinum single and three singles that have made it into the top 40. [84 results on Google News]
<1%
1 vote
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Michael Otterson—The Director of Public Affairs for the Church, he has has received notice for his columns on the Washington Post’s On Faith blog. [6 results on Google News]
1%
8 votes
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Participants in the “I’m a Mormon” campaign—One of the significant elements of this year’s “Mormon Moment,” it has attempted to show that Church members are justlike everyone else. [15
5%
31 votes
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Jana Riess—Author of books examining the role of religion in modern life. [6 results on Google News]
<1%
1 vote
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Mitt Romney—A previous Mormon of the Year (2008), Romney has been the front-runner for the GOP nomination for President of the United States. [26,900 results on Google News]
13%
74 votes
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Yeah Samake—Malian LDS Church member and BYU grad who is the leading candidate for President of Mali. Samake has been mayor of the city of Oulessebougou. [2 results on Google News]
2%
12 votes
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Rachel Vermillion—The BYU-Idaho student who was refused admittance to the on-campus testing center because she was wearing “skinny jeans” or because she looked “too curvy.” [1 result on Goo
<1%
2 votes
