Mark D. Novak, 47, a former sex abuse counselor for LDS Social Services, has been charged with sexually abusing a female child for a year. The child was not a client. Novak worked for LDS Social Services for 12 years before resigning last month when the allegations became known.

Soft-spoken OSU quarterback is 'Most Valuable' off field

In addition to his many football honors, soft-spoken Ohio State University quarterback Joe Germaine is known for his good character and high standards. Brother Germaine serves as a stake missionary in the Columbus Ohio Stake.

Mocked for offbeat views, tech exec quits

Joe Firmage, the founder of two highly successful computer enterprises, has officially severed all ties with USWeb Corporation. He stepped away from the successful company because of the negative attention he was receiving over a book he has published

'God's plan' suits Ashley just fine

17-year-old Ashley Kurpiel of Peachtree City, Georgia says her family, her church and her life are most important, but none of these is easy for her. She was born with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a rare disease in which soft tissue in the body gradually calcifies, essentially turining to bone.

Farmer: Journeyman resides in Utah

17-year-old Ashley Kurpiel of Peachtree City, Georgia says her family, her church and her life are most important, but none of these is easy for her. She was born with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a rare disease in which soft tissue in the body gradually calcifies, essentially turining to bone.

Liz Smith: Wedding Belles

Gossip columnist Liz Smith reports that Actress Brooke Smith (she played the woman captive in "The Silence of the Lambs" was married to Steve Lubensky on January 6th by "a Mormon clergyman" on the Caribbean island of Carriacou.