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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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L. Tom Perry in his last years

June 10, 2015 12:00 AM
With L. Tom Perry's funeral on June 5, many members have remembered different aspects of his bright personality throughout his life. Below is a slideshow of some of the events he attended.
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L. Tom Perry honored at public funeral

June 05, 2015 12:00 AM
Mourners pay respects for L. Tom Perry, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' highest governing body, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, at the Salt Lake Tabernacle during a attend a public funeral Friday, June 5, 2015, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Remembering Elder L. Tom Perry

June 01, 2015 12:00 AM
Flags at BYU flew at half mast Monday in honor of Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who died May 30. He was 92 years old and, at the time of his death, was the oldest living Apostle. The LDS Church announced in April that Elder Perry had thyroid cancer. Within weeks of the announcement the cancer spread, and Elder Perry was placed in hospice care last week.
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Elder L. Tom Perry dies from cancer at age 92

May 30, 2015 12:00 AM
President Samuelson and Elder L. Tom Perry sing the fight song during a basketball game in the Marriott Center. Photo by Sarah Hill
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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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