guiness world record

Tiffany McCallen 12-31-2014
Screenshot of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, "World's Most Living Figures in a N

Screenshot of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, "World's Most Living Figures in a Nativity Scene."

Some churches conduct pageants. Some temples host dinners. And others spend weeks or months meticulously planning how to break a Guinness World Record.

Sure, 2014 was the year that records were beaten for “Fastest marathon wearing chain mail (upper body)” and “Most sticky notes on the body in five minutes.” But several faith-based Guinness World Records were set over the course of the year as well.  Here are five that were smashed in 2014:

Cesar Baldelomar 7-13-2009
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