838 AoN The Longest Running Show

Saints who Sport | 8/30/24 ParaOlympics | Paris, France  https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/meet-the-latter-day-saints-competing-in-the-2024-paris-paralympics?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Started 8/28 8 athletes  Wheelchair rugby Josh Wheeler Won Silver ‘21 and ‘16 Mixed men and women Archery Eric Bennett Most experienced archer for team USA of all time Never medaled HS physics teacher Wheelchair basketball Paul Schulte  Two Bronze medals Gold in Tokyo Multiple world championship medals Spinal injury at 10 In a bishopric now Swimming Tupoue Neifu New Zealand Gold in Tokyo Hit and run left her brain bruised. Left side paralysis  Alejandra Diaz Dominican Republic First swimmer from DR in Tokyo 4’3” Brittle bone disease Track and Field David Blair Discus Eagle Mon UT Gold in Rio Olympic record Club foot Lindi Marcusen Spokane, WA 100m Amputated right leg after car accident Canoe Peter Cowan New Zealand Silver in world championships  Hit by a car on his bike and had right leg amputated  https://www.ldsliving.com/the-faith-of-irish-paralympic-sprinter-dancing-with-the-stars-winner-jason-smyth/s/12334?utm_source=ldsliving&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Jason Smyth Former paralympian as a runner 6x champion 9 world gold medals, 6 European titles 100m sprinter Blind Dancing with the Stars champion https://youtu.be/_B_DwCjn9ws?feature=shared&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss    NFL https://zonecoverage.com/2024/minnesota-vikings-news/jaren-hall-is-a-rock-whos-willing-to-roll/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Jaren Hall Minnesota Vikings Drafted in 23 BYU grad Only played one full game with 50% completion Had a great 24 preseason Waived yesterday https://deseretnews-deseretnews-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/sports/2024/08/28/utah-ties-nfl-active-rosters-2024-utah-byu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Utah or BYU: Who has more players on NFL active rosters after cutdown day? Utah-19 BYU-16 Both had 15 last year. 54 total from Utah schools   MLB https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/08/15/see-the-list-of-latter-day-saint-apostles-who-have-thrown-baseballs-ceremonial-first-pitch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 13 Apostles Bednar and Anderson are tied at 2 First was L. Tom Perry who broke the Red Sox curse    Soccer https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/08/25/how-olivia-moultries-lds-faith-religion-influences-her-nwsl-career/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Olivia Moultrie National Women’s Soccer Portland Thorns 18 years old 4th season Recvd scholarship from UNC at 11 years old Gave back scholarship and went pro at 13 Due to regs, women couldn’t go pro till they were 18, unlike men She took it to court and won Signed with the Thorns thereafter Now 20 teens are pro Didn’t make Olympic team due to injury I’ve had a lot of firsts and a lot of hard situations that I put myself into to get to where I am today, and I really think the backbone of all of that has been my ability to have my faith and just really believing everything happens for a reason and that the decisions I feel motivated to make and compelled to make, I feel like there is a reason behind those things…There may be expectations from other people, but they’re never expectations that I haven’t already put on myself. I’m a very ambitious person.” “With all the Sunday games that’s not always applicable, but just making any moments I can in my day to kind of like ground myself, I think that’s important…The nice part about it is, obviously, like my faith can, it’s always with me, and so it’s not something that like I feel I have to necessarily attend something to feel (it).” Gen Z do religion differently   Karate https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2024/08/22/latter-day-saint-karate-champion-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-lds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Junior Omatoko 16year old pro Multiple championships across Africa African champion this year Receives a blessing from his father before each competition “Each time he does, I feel peace and assurance that nothing bad can happen to me and that God will bless my efforts.” NCAA https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2024/08/22/meghan-hunter-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-nominee-byu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Meghan Hunter 800m NCAA Woman of the Year nominee Competed for Olympic spot but didn’t make it   The post 838 AoN The Longest Running Show appeared first on The Cultural Hall Podcast.