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Music

PRKR: Two brothers and a dream

By Dara Layton
June 10, 2024 12:00 AM
Everyone wonders if they can turn their dreams into a reality.
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Movies & Television

BYUtv supervising producer shares faith journey through Hollywood, motherhood

By Jessica Spencer
May 14, 2024 12:00 AM
On September 11, 2001, Melissa Puente found herself walking uptown with hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers after watching the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. Everyone was silent.
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Featured

BYU track star places at national competition following car accident recovery

By Emma Butler Price
April 03, 2024 12:00 AM
Meghan Hunter's BYU track and field experience has been anything but typical.
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Religion

Resources to celebrate Easter

By Elizabeth Williams
March 30, 2024 12:00 AM
Sunday, March 31 is Easter Sunday. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been encouraged to focus on the holiday's holy beginnings.
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Local

Young Utah County widows find hope despite cultural disconnect

By Joshua Carr
February 16, 2024 12:00 AM
Widows and widowers struggle to find themselves in Utah County, a culture that is all about marriage and new families, according to one widow.
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Photo Galleries

Engineering faith: BYU grad from Thailand shares journey of conversion

By Makenzie Gudmundson
January 19, 2024 12:00 AM
Boongkey Kittiyopas Freeze is a mother, valedictorian, mechanical engineer, medical device researcher and convert to The Church Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Campus

Female member of BYU Dunk Team overcomes trials, makes history

By Reihana Wilson
January 11, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU's Dunk Team is an athletic team that entertains, educates and inspires. Alexa Wilson, a member of the team, is also making history.
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Featured

Light through the darkness: Jordan Peterman and his angels

By Lynnette Mcconkie
December 14, 2023 12:00 AM
Holding the door tightly, a seven-year-old boy did as he had been taught; he asked the police who came to his door whether they had a search warrant or not. They did not, so he immediately shut them out.
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Featured

Light the World encourages people to spread light and service this Christmas season

By Audrey Hill
December 13, 2023 12:00 AM
Light the World, a campaign from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that began on Dec. 1 and will run through Christmas, encourages people to spread light this Christmas season, according to the Church.
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Campus

BYU student turns trials into opportunities for growth

Kylie Swann
By Kylie Swann
December 05, 2023 12:00 AM
If you told David Fregoso four years ago that he would be at BYU studying entrepreneurial management, he would not have believed you.
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Art

Acting on the spectrum: Utah director creates opportunities for neurodivergence in film

By Belle Lewis
November 09, 2023 12:00 AM
Ogres, like people, know not to settle for a mediocre chicken sandwich. Unlike humans, they may take a quest beyond the walls of their chain chicken store and into the great unknown to locate the ingredients for a superior sandwich.
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Spanish

21st annual 'Luz de las Naciones' performance to highlight Latin American lands

By Reihana Wilson
October 24, 2023 12:00 AM
'Luz de las Naciones,' or “Light of the Nations,” is an annual Latin American celebration hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This year's performance centers on the theme of 'Nuestra Tierra,' or 'Our Land.'
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Photo Galleries

The Longing Of Every Human Heart

By Meagan Pinckney
September 27, 2023 12:00 AM
I remember as a little girl staring up at the tall ceilings and admiring the thousands of shimmering crystals in the chandeliers at the Draper Utah Temple open house. I was in awe of the pristine white carpets, the inspiring artwork, and the intricate woodwork.
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Religion

Uniting Diverse Faiths Through Temples

By Universe Contributor
September 27, 2023 12:00 AM
Alyssa Bradford and Trevor Myers
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Art

World Folkfest 2023 begins

By Joe Wirthlin
August 03, 2023 12:00 AM
TheWorld Folkfest'sopening night in Springville brought half a dozen countries and eight dance teams to showcase music from their cultures.
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Religion

Final volume of Joseph Smith Papers releases, scholars approve

By Joshua Rust
June 29, 2023 12:00 AM
The final volume of the Joseph Smith Papers, 'Documents Volume 15,' was released on June 27, 2023, as the series continues to receive scholarly acclaim.
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Documentary

Remembering Rumbula: Preserving the memory of the WWII massacre in Riga

By Universe Contributor
June 15, 2023 12:00 AM
In pris’n I saw him next, condemned to meet a traitor’s doom at morn. The tide of lying tongues I stemmed, and honored him ’mid shame and scorn. My friendship’s utmost zeal to try, he asked if I for him would die. The flesh was weak; my blood ran chill, but my free spirit cried, “I will!”
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Campus

BYU student finds balance while running equine photography business

By Annika Ohran
April 05, 2023 12:00 AM
“Organized chaos.”
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