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New Church hymnbook updates announced at Education Week

August 24, 2023 12:00 AM
At Education Week, members of the hymnbook committee shared the process of making the new hymnbook and their plans to achieve global inclusivity.
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Church announces online system for temple prayer rolls

August 25, 2020 12:00 AM
A new online system has been created to allow members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to send in names of family or friends to be placed on temple prayer rolls, the First Presidency announced Tuesday.
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Church announces updates to new ‘Children and Youth’ initiative

July 18, 2019 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on May 8, 2018 that it will launch a worldwide initiative for children and youth in January 2020. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Church leaders encourage 'fairness for all' while opposing the Equality Act

May 13, 2019 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement opposing the Equality Act on May 13, calling for 'fairness for all.' (Church Newsroom)
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Museum brings Mexican Mormon history to life

August 17, 2018 12:00 AM
Fernando Gomez poses next to a robotic display at The Museum of Mormon History of the Americas, which educates visitors on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico and South America. (Sydnee Gonzalez)
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Students, community discuss Black Lives Matter

August 10, 2017 12:00 AM
It was a bright, cool day when three female BYU students walked into the open-aired grove located in the middle of the Joseph Smith Building on the campus of Brigham Young University. One student had a Black Lives Matter shirt gripped in her hand, another wearing a shirt that had huge letters across the chest area that read “Nah,” and at the lower end of the shirt that read “Rosa Parks.” All three students opened up about their experiences of being Black Lives Matter supporters, black students at a majority-caucasian campus and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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First Presidency announces Provo MTC open house

June 07, 2017 12:00 AM
The public open house for the expanded Provo Missionary Training Center will take place July 31 through August 19. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Church announces change in missionary schedules

January 26, 2017 12:00 AM
Sister missionaries meet with a couple in Thailand. Missionaries' daily schedules will soon allow for more flexibility. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Homeless man lives on bike earned from Provo Bicycle Collective

January 17, 2017 12:00 AM
Mike Archer, right, works on a bike at the Provo Bicycle Collective. Archer has put in more than 300 hours of service at the collective, earning bikes for himself and three others. (Trevor Christensen)
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Missionary safety a goal, not a guarantee

April 05, 2016 12:00 AM
Mormon missionary Mason Wells, an American survivor of the attacks in Belgium, answers questions during an interview in a hospital in Ghent before returning to Utah. (Associated Press)
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Elder Oaks dedicates the Provo City Center Temple in 3 nostalgic sessions

March 20, 2016 12:00 AM
It was dedicated as a tabernacle in 1898. It caught fire in 2010 and lost everything but its outer walls. The Provo City Center Temple was built from the ashes up, becoming a temple on Sunday, March 20, during three dedicatory sessions.
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Local organization seeks to get students to the caucuses

March 12, 2016 12:00 AM
Many forces are combining to get BYU students to caucus meetings on March 22.
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Gospel choir gives new sound to Mormon hymns

February 23, 2016 12:00 AM
A mostly black gospel choir in Utah is bringing a vibrant new sound to familiar Mormon hymns and shining a light on the increasingly global component of a faith that has more than half of its members outside the U.S.
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'Jesus the Christ' revered 100 years after publication

August 17, 2015 12:00 AM
James E. Talmage was a chemist and geologist who was asked to turn his intellect to writing about LDS doctrine including works like 'Jesus The Christ' and 'Articles of Faith.'
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Religion news in brief

August 05, 2015 12:00 AM
GOP hopeful Dr. Ben Carson blasts Planned Parenthood
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Victims call for justice and mercy for Meagan Grunwald

July 14, 2015 12:00 AM
Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Meagan Grunwald reacts during her sentencing at 4th District Court in Provo Wednesday July 8, 2015. Eighteen-year-old Meagan Grunwald was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years to life in prison for being an accomplice to the murder last year of Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Cory Wride and the attempted murder of Deputy Greg Sherwood.
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Religious Freedom Annual Review: Gay marriage's effect on religious freedom

July 09, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU's Religious Freedom Annual Review is one of the first major forums to address the impact of Obergefell v. Hodges.
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