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Religion

A younger generation of missionaries

By Jonathan Knechtel
October 08, 2012 12:00 AM
President Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced Saturday morning that the minimum age requirement for missionaries had been lowered for both men and women in his introductory address at the 182nd Semiannual General Conference.
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Religion

Globalizing General Conference

By Jonathan Knechtel
October 04, 2012 12:00 AM
Only 27 members attended the first General Conference in 1830. They met in a small farmhouse on the Whitmer Farm in Fayette, N.Y., with no televisions, no radios, and no Church magazines to take notes and publish what was said. Those 27 members present in that old farmhouse were the only ones who would receive the message of this first General Conference.
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Local

Experiencing General Conference in today's media world

By Jonathan Knechtel
October 02, 2012 12:00 AM
When the house lights dimmed at General Conference, Andrew Potts noticed that not everything went completely dark. Across the aisles of thousands of people, small lights began to glow as some people tune into Conference through electronic notebooks and smart phones.
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Local

Frontier Airlines to shut down flights out of Provo

By Jonathan Knechtel
September 25, 2012 12:00 AM
Frontier Airlines announced on Sept. 14 that it would stop all flights coming out of Provo Airport starting in 2013.
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Religion

President Packer presides over Brigham City Temple cornerstone ceremony and dedication

By Jonathan Knechtel
September 24, 2012 12:00 AM
The new Brigham City Temple was dedicated on Sunday, September 23. Photo by Sarah Hill
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Local

Provo Municipal Council's first Hindu invocation

By Jonathan Knechtel
September 20, 2012 12:00 AM
Rajan Zed gives the first Hindu invocation to open a Provo City Council meeting.The Provo Municipal Council opened for the first time with a Hindu invocation from a worldwide Hinduism advocate at the opening of Tuesday night’s meeting.
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World

Secretary of State Clinton condemns video that sparked attacks on American interests

By Jonathan Knechtel
September 13, 2012 12:00 AM
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday condemned the YouTube video sparking violence against American interests in the Middle East as both 'disgusting and reprehensible,' and clarified that the United States government does not support the content of the video.
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Religion

LDS religious devotion equal across gender lines, study shows

By Jonathan Knechtel
September 11, 2012 12:00 AM
According to a recent study at the Universtity of Notre Dame, men and women are almost equally involved within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in contrast to a decline of male religious involvement in other churches nationwide.
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Local

First Hindu Invocation to be given at Provo City Council Meeting

By Jonathan Knechtel
September 10, 2012 12:00 AM
A world-wide advocate for Hinduism will offer a Hindu prayer for the first time as an invocation to a Provo City Council on September 18 to broaden the understanding of Hinduism in Provo.
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