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There seemed to be no definite answer. It was more than likely to have happened, but the proof I was looking for was just something I wasn't going to find. I had accepted that. I had come to terms with the idea that this piece was going to be more about my journey than the destination. Then I got the email. “Ha! I just found the answer.”

In front of a smattering of plastic lawn chairs — blue, white and red, most of them — Michael Jullian and Matthew Seabury make themselves comfortable on the Oasis Stage, kicking off their set with the former on guitar and the latter on the electric bass.

I was on a mission to find a story.

I came to the Utah State Fair with a purpose, just as every person does.

It was 10 a.m. on a weekday when the smell of manure and hay was particularly strong, recalled Jacqueline ‘Jacque’ Szillinsky, a 14-year-old sophomore at Westlake High School.

2024

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Nine years and ten days after being introduced by President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency and Board of Trustees member, as BYU’s 13th president, President Kevin J Worthen will complete his service on May 1. Here are some of President Worthen’s major accomplishments during his nine-year tenure as BYU president.

College graduation can bring a mix of emotions from joy to excitement, to anxiety about finding a job. It can be difficult for students to know where and when to begin when it comes to planning for the next stage of life.

By Evadne Hendrix

For three-and-a-half decades, the design, logistics and construction of the Salt Lake Temple were overseen by one Truman O. Angell.

Across the country, college seniors are preparing to graduate and enter the world, and in BYU’s case, “go forth to serve.”

Although the most high-profile stories of the builders of the Salt Lake Temple tend to be men, the women of the Church played a pivotal role in its completion. As we celebrate 130 years of the Salt Lake Temple and the 36th year of Women’s History Month this March, we highlight women’s role in the construction and establishment of the Salt Lake Temple.

My senior year of high school, my friends and I went out to the salt flats of the Great Salt Lake to watch an April sunset. We danced around on the crusted crystal salt, chasing clouds of brine flies and staring in awe at the sun, resting complete and red on the dusty pink horizon. I wore my favorite shoes that day, and the salt got into them in a real stubborn way. Despite my best scrubs, the shoes were forever altered, forever salted.

Recently I went to Temple Square in Salt Lake City to see what I could learn about the original construction of the temple as well as the status of earthquake retrofitting and other current renovations.

Planning a trip to Europe in the middle of the semester right around midterms was probably not Emilee Hastings’ brightest idea, not to mention with such a tight budget, but after she had put her mind to visiting Ireland, she wouldn’t let anything stop her.

By Evadne Hendrix