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Religion

A walk in his shoes: A BYU Professor's life as a gay Latter-day Saint

By Maddie Selcho
March 24, 2021 12:00 AM
Ben Schilaty decided he wanted to join the rowing team when he was a freshman in high school. He went down to the boathouse to meet the other 25 guys who were trying out and the coach explained the first drill.
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Education Week

Education Week: Freaking out about marriage

By Camille Baker
August 21, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU associate professor of psychology Scott R. Braithwaite gives a lecture at Education Week on dating and marriage. (Camille Baker)
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Healthy Living

8 ways the LDS Church addresses mental illnesses

By Mckenna Park
December 07, 2017 12:00 AM
Oct. 2017 General Conference attenders walk out of the Conference Center. One of the ways the Church addresses mental illnesses is through a recent increase in highlights of the topic during General Conference. (Dani Jardine)
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Metro

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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Campus Events

Paralympic medalist speaks about courageous leadership

By Anne Taylor
November 15, 2016 12:00 AM
Bonnie St. John gave BYU's forum address Tuesday, Nov. 15, about her trials and successes throughout her life as an amputee. St. John is a Rhodes scholar, a best-selling author and the first African-American to win medals in the Winter Paralympics. She is currently CEO of the Blue Circle Leadership Institute.
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Religion

Elder Patrick Kearon: Refuge from the Storm

By Angela Lee
April 03, 2016 12:00 AM
Elder Patrick Kearon (LDS Church)
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Religion

President Russell M. Nelson: The Price of Priesthood Power

By Isaac Wright
April 03, 2016 12:00 AM
President Russell M. Nelson, president of the Council of the Twelve, was the first speaker of the priesthood session of the 186th Annual General Conference for the LDS Church. He invited the audience to remember their responsibilities as priesthood holders.
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Local

New church website encourages LDS women to serve refugees

By Alex E. J. Mohammad
March 29, 2016 12:00 AM
IWasAStranger.lds.org is a website launched in conjunction with an effort encouraging women to help refugees around the world. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Religion

Elder Oaks dedicates the Provo City Center Temple in 3 nostalgic sessions

By Whitney Hales
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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Campus Events

Imagine Dragons' lawyer writes book about repeated sin

By Alyssa Nielsen
January 22, 2016 12:00 AM
Robert Reynolds asks law students why people repeat sins. He recently wrote a book titled 'Unstuck: How the Savior frees us from our favorite sins.' (Alyssa Nielsen)
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Local

President Henry B. Eyring: You are not alone in the work

By Austin Tenny
October 04, 2015 12:00 AM
President Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Movies & Television

Film 'Freetown' inspired by LDS Liberian missionaries' real-life struggle for survival

By Kara Mason
March 23, 2015 12:00 AM
The true story of eight LDS Liberian missionaries in the midst of a civil war inspired director Garrett Batty's feature film 'Freetown.'
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State

BYU alumna and former Utah House speaker honored

By Universe Contributor
January 23, 2015 12:00 AM
By Universe Contributor, Capital West News Service
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Opinion Outpost

Viewpoint: Marriage matters

July 30, 2012 12:00 AM
It's that time of year. Wedding invitations from roommates, friends, family and old mission companions flood our mail boxes.
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Sports

Tourism growth in Utah brings success to the state, satisfaction to the sojourner

July 17, 2012 12:00 AM
Breathtaking hike in the morning. Breakfast at a hometown diner afterward. An enlightening tour of the headquarters of a worldwide church with fine-dining lunch somewhere in between. One four or five hour drive later and the rest of the afternoon is spent ascending a 1,200 foot summit in a national park, only to finish the day with a delightful presentation of a Shakespeare play.
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