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Mormon culture contributes to early-returned missionaries' feelings of failure

By Blakely Gull
May 02, 2017 12:00 AM
Two Mormon missionaries walk past a large map of the world in a hallway at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. A study by UVU associate professor Kristine Doty-Yells shows 73 percent of early-returned missionaries feel shame and failure. (AP Photo/George Frey, File)
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Local

Big changes made for Utah's ski season

By Blakely Gull
January 12, 2017 12:00 AM
People take a lift past snowy trees at Solitude Mountain Resort. Several Utah ski resorts are changing to accommodate their patrons. (Associated Press)
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Voice of early-returned LDS missionaries

By Blakely Gull
December 07, 2016 12:00 AM
Missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints enter the mission field anticipating to serve the full time of 24-months for men or 18-months for women. However, some missionaries find themselves back home before that time period. Many people, both inside and outside of the LDS Church, don't understand an early-returned missionary's experience. While this topic is explored in-depth in an accompanying article, this piece highlights seven early-returned missionaries' experiences in their own words. In order to guide them, each was given a series of questions.
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Blog

10 things only BYU students understand

By Blakely Gull
November 09, 2015 12:00 AM
1. When you question how in shape you are as you climb the south campus stairs.JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyJTJGJTJGZ2lwaHkuY29tJTJGZW1iZWQlMkZoWjNxOWlyY3lDY00lMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjQ4MCUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjE5OSUyMiUyMGZyYW1lQm9yZGVyJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyZ2lwaHktZW1iZWQlMjIlMjBhbGxvd0Z1bGxTY3JlZW4lM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0UlM0NwJTNFJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGZ2lwaHkuY29tJTJGZ2lmcyUyRmZ1bm55LWZ1bi1hbWF6aW5nLWhaM3E5aXJjeUNjTSUyMiUzRXZpYSUyMEdJUEhZJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUzQyUyRnAlM0U=
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Music

The internet's reaction to Adele's "Hello"

By Blakely Gull
November 02, 2015 12:00 AM
Unless you were left for dead by your fellow NASA astronauts and are Matt Damon starring in 'The Martian,' you know that Adele released her first song in four years last week. Let's face it: you've probably listened to 'Hello' ten times in a row, added it to your break-up song playlist and watched the music video more than once.
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Blog

Social media: So what, we're obsessed.

By Blakely Gull
October 12, 2015 12:00 AM
“You’re always on your phone.” We’ve all probably heard that a thousand times.
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Theater

Hale Centre Theatre breaks ground on new home in Sandy

By Blakely Gull
September 28, 2015 12:00 AM
Officials broke ground ground on a 130,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art theater in Sandy earlier this month. (Blakely Gull)
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State

Prison relocation still a hot-button issue as session ends

By Blakely Gull
March 17, 2015 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY-- During the 2015 Legislative session the Prison Relocation Commission announced the final list of potential sites for the Utah State Prison.
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State

SB208: A ‘simple’ air pollution bill fails in the Senate

By Blakely Gull
March 16, 2015 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY—A bill that would impose a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for violating the Air Conservation Act took the stage in the final week of session.
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