Brooke Christensen is an aspiring journalist at Brigham Young University. She enjoys musical theater, pop culture and reading.
Brooke Christensen
Email: brooke0@byu.edu
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Lauren Yarro tackles the complexity of gospel topics and church culture on her podcast 'Blonde Apologist'
April 15, 2025 10:48 AM
Lauren Yarro is not afraid to tackle the complex — and sometimes controversial — topics surrounding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Church of Jesus Christ releases new Church and Gospel Questions topics
April 14, 2025 03:23 PM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has expanded its Topics and Questions section in the Gospel Library app and on ChurchofJesusChrist.org with three new topics.
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Jasmine Torres’ journey to becoming BYU
March 31, 2025 11:47 AM
Jasmine Torres, a third-year Brigham Young University student, took a life-changing step at just 11 years old when she chose to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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BYU Sandbox program helps students build successful software tech companies from scratch
March 26, 2025 10:25 AM
Since its creation in 2020, the BYU Sandbox program has empowered students to transform their entrepreneurial dreams into reality by working in small teams to create, launch and scale tech businesses — all within just two semesters.
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Missionaries on campus: Teaching the gospel in the heart of Utah
March 19, 2025 08:00 AM
Missionaries in the Provo and Orem Utah missions have a unique experience among missionaries. They often spend much of their time teaching and sharing their faith on BYU and UVU campuses — an area with the highest population density of church members in the world.
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Brother Gabriel W. Reid urges students to go, work and build as they follow the Lord's promptings
March 18, 2025 03:33 PM
Brother Gabriel W. Reid, second counselor in the Sunday School general presidency, encouraged students to "go, work and build" as they respond to promptings from the Lord at the BYU weekly devotional on March 18.
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Provo resident champions clean air and sustainability efforts for city
March 11, 2025 03:43 PM
Donald Jarvis has been retired from teaching Russian at Brigham Young University for years, but that has not slowed him down. He has dedicated himself to researching pollution and how each of us can contribute to creating a cleaner and healthier environment.
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The Strong Youth Project works towards improving youth sports
February 18, 2025 03:11 PM
The Strong Youth Project is a BYU research organization directed by exercise science professors Matthew Seeley and Justin Yee aimed at improving organized youth sport experiences for athletes, parents and coaches through education and implementation of evidence-based practices.
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Young Single Adult wards express frustration with lack of parking at the BYU Law building
February 04, 2025 01:23 PM
Some BYU Young Single Adult ward bishops reported they and church attendees have received parking tickets because of the lack of BYU parking spaces available on Sunday.
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