Nice Little Article about Jimmer and the Church

As much as there are those who complain that BYU should be done away with or, failing that, they should do away with sports, BYU sports is a great attention getter for non-members. :D :D



'Jimmermania' drawing attention to the Church - http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/60454/Jimmermania-drawing-attention-to-the-Church.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In a USA Today story published the day before the San Diego State game, he acknowledged that he does represent the Church through his play on the basketball court. He credits his family for teaching him the value of being a good example. "People knew the Fredette family was Mormon and they knew that they had good kids."



As expected, the Jan. 31 issue of Sports Illustrated dedicated it's cover to an advance of the upcoming Super Bowl, but editors still made space in the corner for the ubiquitous new term "Jimmermania" to plug its Fredette feature story inside. Jimmer - and the Church - have become frequent subjects for SI writers. In an earlier story, senior writer Tim Layden spoke to Jimmer about growing up Mormon in upstate New York.



"[It's] not like Utah, where there's a church about every three blocks," he said. "We used to drive around and pick up people who didn't have transportation to church."



National coverage of Jimmer's exploits sometimes extends to BYU and its adherence to LDS tenets. A writer for a Jan. 26 story in the Wall Street Journal noted, "BYU students live by a different culture from the rowdiest college sports fans. The university's honor code requires them to abstain from alcohol, tobacco, tea and coffee, use clean language and 'live a chaste and virtuous life.' "

My tithing money goes to support this!



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