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LoveLoud festival raises funds, support for LGBTQ community

July 29, 2018 12:00 AM
Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons performs at 2018 LOVELOUD Festival Powered By AT&T at Rice-Eccles Stadium on July 28, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for LOVELOUD Festival)
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LDS Church donates $25,000 to LGBTQ support group  

July 16, 2018 12:00 AM
The LDS Church recently donated $25,000 to assist Affirmation in suicide prevention. The organization provides support to members of the LGBTQ community within the Church.(affirmation.org)
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Former BYU cougar turns misfortune into entrepreneurship

July 16, 2018 12:00 AM
Jordan Pendleton opened his gym, Performance One, in 2014. He has seen great success in training his clients since. (Kimble Jensen)
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Silversmithing business helps fund Ugandan orphanage

June 19, 2018 12:00 AM
Matthew James learned silversmithing and started his own business called The Gem Studio. A portion of the profits he earns goes to fund a Ugandan orphanage he started five years ago. (Cassie Bingham)
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Community action helps keep mentally ill out of jail

June 12, 2018 12:00 AM
Nic Carroll returned to live with his family in October 2017 after finishing treatment for the 20th time. From left to right, Maliyah, 11, Nic, Harlee, 5, Melissa and Trey, 12 . (Nic Carroll)
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BYU alum curates cultural experiences abroad

June 05, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU alumna Kylie Chenn is the founder and CEO of Acanela Expeditions in Lehi, UT. (Kylie Chenn/Acanela Expeditions)
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LDS Church celebrates racial differences with colorful, multicultural event

June 02, 2018 12:00 AM
The LDS Church hosted a celebration in honor of the 40th anniversary of black members receiving the priesthood and temple blessings. The celebration was hosted at the LDS Conference Center. (Claire Gentry)
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BYU student twirls to internship with LA Dodgers

May 08, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU public relations senior Shaylie Fawcett recently began an internship with the Los Angeles Dodgers. She has years of competitive baton twirling experience and runs her own business selling clothing for young twirlers.
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Last of 13 graduates BYU: family shares life lessons

May 01, 2018 12:00 AM
The Wright family poses for a family picture. Members of the Wright family open up about what it was like growing up in such a large family. (David Wright)
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BYU alumna starts foundation with ‘Stranger Things’ star

April 17, 2018 12:00 AM
From left: Emmett Furrow, Gaten Matarazzo, Steffani Stubbs and Hally Stubbs hold Kelly Wosnik, the founder of CCD Smiles and a BYU alumna. All five have cleidocranial dysplasia. (CCD Smiles)
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Mormon women worldwide lobby for ethical government

April 17, 2018 12:00 AM
Sharlee Mullins Glenn, founder of Mormon Women for Ethical Government, addresses an audience at the organization's first annual conference on March 24. Mullins Glenn never considered herself a political activist until she felt deeply concerned about the divisive and hateful politics she saw during and after the 2016 presidential election. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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BYU students alleviate poverty through Brighten Africa

April 10, 2018 12:00 AM
Augustine Boateng, Brighten Africa's program manager in Ghana, sits with his wife Helina, and daughters Vina and Treasure. (Brighton Kriser)
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BYU-Hawaii student led tourists to safety during false missile alert panic

April 04, 2018 12:00 AM
Editor's note: this story pairs with 'Experts explain Utah's emergency alert system after Hawaii's false alarm'
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Salt Lake City Mission feeds thousands Easter Sunday

April 02, 2018 12:00 AM
Jessica Mass (middle) and other Operation Underground Railroad volunteers displaying some of the care packages they handed out all day long. Jessica Mass is Operation Underground Railroad's director of after care.
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New Provo Bicycle Collective program strives to empower women

March 28, 2018 12:00 AM
Kira Johnson (right) helps volunteer Madeline Buhman (center) work on a tire during Women's Night. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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LDS singles find love on Mutual dating app

March 26, 2018 12:00 AM
Melanie Washburn was hesitant to use a dating app, but after trying out Mutual she matched with her current boyfriend, Ryan Wilkey. (Melanie Washburn)
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Sacred Music Evening brings different faiths together

March 19, 2018 12:00 AM
Five LDS women attended the Sacred Music Night to support their friends in the gospel choir. From left: Krystal Scott, Kaci Whitney, Ann Marie Cherry, Bethany Cherry, Melodie Jackson.
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Coach Rose wins cancer charity challenge

March 10, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU men's basketball Head Coach Dave Rose announced this morning at the Rex Lee Run for a Cure that he has won the $100,000 grand prize in the Coaches' Infiniti Charity Challenge. The money will go to his chosen charity, the BYU Simmons Center for Cancer Research.
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