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Breaking News

President M. Russell Ballard dies at age 95

By Universe Contributor
November 13, 2023 12:00 AM
By Jaren Wood and Emma Butler Price
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Religion

President Nelson gets vaccinated, urges members to get immunized

By Cassidy Wixom
January 19, 2021 12:00 AM
President Russell M. Nelson and his wife received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine along with seven other General Authorities and their wives.
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Campus Events

Education Week: The place of humor in the Church

By Rachel Keeler
August 23, 2019 12:00 AM
Jokes about funeral potatoes and funny sayings on gravestones caused the audience to erupt with laughter at a BYU education week session on Friday. Given the title of his remarks, BYU religion professor Lawrence R. Flake began his lecture appropriately — with humor.
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Campus News

Technology in church has spiritual impact

By Ryan Hernandez
April 06, 2017 12:00 AM
Technology has come a long way since the establishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830. Advancements such as smartphones, tablets and other devices allow the message of the gospel to reach the four corners of the earth.
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Local

LDS Quorums of the Seventy now called General Authority Seventies

By Cassidy Hansen
October 04, 2015 12:00 AM
LDS General Authorities in the first and second quorums of the Seventy are now being called General Authority Seventies.
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Local

Three new members of LDS Quorum of the Twelve announced

By Cassidy Hansen
October 03, 2015 12:00 AM
Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Elder Gary E. Stevenson and Elder Dale G. Renlund were named to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, October 3, 2015. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Basketball

Top 10 sports analogies from General Authorities

September 28, 2015 12:00 AM
LDS General Authorities often use sports stories to illustrate their teachings. Sports writer Travis Mortenson ranks the top 10 sports analogies given over the pulpit.
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Religion

Elder L. Tom Perry headed to hospice as cancer spreads

May 29, 2015 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon church officials say L. Tom Perry, one of the highest-ranking leaders of the faith, will be recieving hospice within a few days as his cancer spreads aggressively.
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Campus News

HBLL to open new space for collaboration

By Ethan Parry
February 06, 2014 12:00 AM
Collaboration opportunities for BYU students and faculty alike are increasing; the Harold B. Lee Library even plans to consolidate the juvenile section and add a collaborative space.
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