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Sports

Timeout for faith: A look into BYU athletes' mission deferment

By Katrina Huhtala
January 31, 2024 12:00 AM
In the stadiums, fields, and pools where Brigham Young University's athletes showcase their physical prowess, there exists a unique and compelling narrative that extends far beyond the boundaries of sport. Hundreds of BYU athletes have voluntarily served missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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Life

Families of missionaries weigh pros, cons of communication changes

By Kylee Lapeyrouse
March 07, 2019 12:00 AM
Latter-day Saint missionaries can now communicate with their families every week via texting, online messaging, phone calls and video chats. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Breaking News

Policy shift lets Latter-day Saint missionaries call home weekly

By Rachel Keeler
February 15, 2019 12:00 AM
Latter-day Saint missionaries can now communicate with their families every week via texting, online messaging, phone calls and video chats, effective Feb. 15. (mormonnewsroom.org)
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Devotionals and Forums

Updated missionary schedules accommodate local culture

By Chelsy Kim
October 02, 2018 12:00 AM
Sister missionaries walk through the hall of the new Provo Missionary Training Center halls on their way to class. Changes to missionary schedules include more flexibility in their schedules. (Dani Jardine)
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Nation

Church responds to Hurricane Florence, Typhoon Mangkhut

By Jenna Alton
September 14, 2018 12:00 AM
Hurricane Florence made landfall Sept. 14 with 90 mph winds. (weather.com vis Mormon Newsroom)
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Campus Events

Over half of BYU female graduates are RMs

By Aimee Colton
July 17, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU's April 2018 class was the first graduating class with more female graduates who had served missions than hadn't. This comes almost six years after President Monson announced the missionary age change.
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Religion

LDS Church to implement safety procedures for missionaries

By Camille Baker
May 04, 2018 12:00 AM
Missionaries in the Church's Alabama Birmingham Mission. In June 2017, the church issued a survey to evaluate the safety conditions of its missionaries. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Religion

Mormon missionaries in Turkey reassigned

By Camille Baker
April 30, 2018 12:00 AM
Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints volunteering in Turkey have been reassigned, according to an official statement from Daniel Woodruff, a spokesman for the church.
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Religion

2017 LDS Church statistical report indicates membership increase

By Kaleena Mckell
March 31, 2018 12:00 AM
The 2017 LDS Church statistical report was announced during General Conference, indicating an increase in total membership.
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World

LDS missionaries temporarily transferred from Madagascar

By Sydney Jorgensen
October 19, 2017 12:00 AM
Missionaries serving on the island of Madagascar are being relocated or reassigned due to an outbreak of plague. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Art

LDS missionaries share faith through graffiti

By Camille Baker
October 06, 2017 12:00 AM
Elder Scott McIntyre (left) and Elder Jacob Burgoyne (right) spent two days painting a mural of the resurrected Christ. The missionaries participated in Paint Louis, an event where select graffiti artists can legally paint on a 1.9-mile flood wall in St. Louis. (Matthew Franck)
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Local

Returned LDS missionaries serve those 'living among the dead'

By Laura Spilsbury
May 08, 2017 12:00 AM
From left: Madelaine Littell, Dylan Staheli and Robin Uata are three returned missionaries who started a humanitarian group called Project Kuya. The group returns to the Philippines each year to do various service projects. (Afa Ah Loo)
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Religion

Cultural judgments involving missionaries persist

By Abby Hobbs
February 07, 2017 12:00 AM
LDS Church members who returned early, left late or didn't serve can feel judged by family and ward members. (Maddi Driggs illustration)
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Basketball

New movie tells Mormon Yankees' story

October 06, 2016 12:00 AM
The 'Mormon Yankees' play an exhibition game against the Formosa China Olympic team during the 1956 Olympics. 'Spirit of the Game' provides background information on the Mormon Yankees. (Delyle Condie)
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Featured

Family members serve in same missions, create unique bond

By Kjersten Johnson
September 28, 2016 12:00 AM
From left: Carlos Velasquez, Pearla Velasquez, Malia Johnson and Lorena Velasquez. Johnson was thrilled as a missionary to meet a family her father had taught and baptized years earlier in Molina, Paraguay. Her father had lost contact with them and was able to get in touch again because of her missionary service. (Malia Johnson)
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Uncategorized

How to prepare for a full-time mission

By Lea Tucker
September 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Serving a full time LDS mission requires physical, emotional and spiritual preparation. The missionary lifestyle can be overwhelming to many missionaries, according to Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. He advises young men and women to “become” missionaries long before entering the mission field.
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Nation

UPDATE: Injured Sierra Leone Freetown missionaries recovering

By Trevor Morgan
September 08, 2016 12:00 AM
The LDS Church announced Saturday that four missionaries and one member from the Sierra Leone Freetown Mission were injured in a car accident Wednesday, August 24. (LDS Church)
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Religion

Education Week: 10 ways to help young adults adjust to post mission life

By Cassidy Hansen
August 17, 2016 12:00 AM
After unpacking bags and spending a couple weeks home, it’s not uncommon to hear a returned missionary say longingly, “I just wish I could go back.” Former South Sau Paulo mission president Stephen Richardson and his wife Marianna Richardson taught a class during BYU'S Education week on Tuesday, August 16 to help young single adults transition into post-mission life.
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