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Religion

Rabbi Benny Zippel impacts community for good

By Katie Harris
May 09, 2018 12:00 AM
Rabbi Benny Zippel teaches young men how to properly use a tefillin, a sacred Jewish item of worship that is worn on the arm and the head. (Benny Zippel)
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Religion

General Relief Society president gives prayer at White House

By Camille Baker
May 03, 2018 12:00 AM
Sister Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President for the LDS Church delivered a prayer at the White House on May 3, 2018. (Tracie Clayford Cudworth/Mormon Newsroom)
1 Min Read
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Religion

North Korean refugees make it to BYU

By Mckayla Robinson
April 27, 2018 12:00 AM
Nearly 10 years ago, North Korean native Donghyun Kim told his wife Jiyein Song he was leaving town on a business trip. Song believed this trip would only last 15 days, but she began to worry when he never returned. Little did she know, Kim had escaped North Korea and was making his way through China, Laos, Thailand and into South Korea.
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Religion

Hindu BYU student embraces Mormon culture

By Katelyn Stiles
April 06, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU graduate student Rishabh Sharma sits at his desk in an engineering lab in the basement of the Clyde Building. (Katelyn Stiles)
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Metro

BYU students speak at United Nation on maternal feminism

By Sahalie Donaldson
March 30, 2018 12:00 AM
From left: Sierra Phillips, Sasha Smith and Halli Boman stand outside the United Nations building during the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women. These BYU students attended the commission with interfaith organization Big Ocean. (Sasha Smith)
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Religion

Kirtland temple ownership not 'us versus them' for LDS Church, Community of Christ

By Eleanor Cain Adams
March 27, 2018 12:00 AM
The Prophet Joseph Smith dedicated the Kirtland, Ohio temple on March 27, 1836. Today, the Kirtland temple is owned by the Community of Christ and is open to the public. (Casey Griffiths)
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Travel

Faith, politics, personal growth: BYU students share Arabic study abroad impact

By Lilian Whitney
March 26, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU students take a truck safari in Wadi Rum, Jordan. BYU's intensive Arabic program allows students to experience Jordanian culture firsthand. (Melena Warden)
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Religion

Community of Christ, LDS dialogue 'enriches' BYU

By Eleanor Cain Adams
March 23, 2018 12:00 AM
Former Community of Christ apostle Andrew Bolton answers a question from Seth Culverwell on March 21, 2017. Bolton answered students' questions after lecturing for BYU church history professor Casey Griffiths. (Eleanor Cain)
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Good in the Universe

Sacred Music Evening brings different faiths together

By Katie Harris
March 19, 2018 12:00 AM
Five LDS women attended the Sacred Music Night to support their friends in the gospel choir. From left: Krystal Scott, Kaci Whitney, Ann Marie Cherry, Bethany Cherry, Melodie Jackson.
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Local

President, Sister Oaks speak to thousands on the blessings of family history

By Jenna Alton
March 06, 2018 12:00 AM
Thousands exit after watching President and Sister Oaks speak on family history. (Jenna Alton)
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Nation

LDS Presiding Bishop speaks at Chapman University symposium

By Riley Waldman
February 24, 2018 12:00 AM
Presiding Bishop Gerald Caussé shares a message of service and humanitarian work at a Chapman University symposium. 800 people attended the symposium including Chapman students, faculty and administration and local faith and community leaders. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Basketball

Gonzaga discourages missionary costumes at BYU game

By Caleb Turner
February 01, 2018 12:00 AM
Gonzaga fans dress in Mormon missionary attire at a game against BYU. This year the students are discouraged to do so. (Libby Kamrowski)
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Local

Top stories of 2017: News

By Eleanor Cain Adams
December 15, 2017 12:00 AM
The biggest international, national and local news stories from the year by The Daily Universe are listed below chronologically.
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Nation

Senate passes tax bill, Johnson Amendment repeal uncertain

By Camille Baker
December 07, 2017 12:00 AM
House Republicans, from left, Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., arrive for a closed-door strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 5. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Local

Exchange students share experiences with Islam, dispel myths

By Camille Baker
November 29, 2017 12:00 AM
BYU junior Melena Warden, far right, and the Saadaldeen family spend time in Athens, Greece. Warden spent about a month and a half living with the Saadaldeen family in Greece. Warden said living with the Saadaldeens, who are Muslim, taught her things she would like to apply to her own worship. (Melena Warden)
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Local

General Conference Sessions consolidated

By Mormon Newsroom
October 27, 2017 12:00 AM
The general priesthood and general women's sessions of General Conference will be changing in April 2018. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Local

Annual Day of Prayer event emphasizes importance of home

By Camille Baker
September 19, 2017 12:00 AM
The Sanabria family are the recipients of this year's Habitat for Humanity blitz build. From left: Kelsie, Lucy, Destiny and Amanda Sanabria will move into their new home on Sept. 22. (Dani Jardine)
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Local

Saudi Arabian delegates visit BYU to understand interfaith relations

By Camille Baker
September 13, 2017 12:00 AM
Chaplain Linda Walton from the Utah Valley Interfaith Association welcomes the delegates from Saudi Arabia on Sept. 12, 2017. The delegates attended the the interfaith conference to learn how to build interfaith relationships. (Camille Baker)
2 Min Read
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