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Religion

LDS church pulls missionaries out of Turkey

By Alayna Pehrson
July 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Two LDS missionaries walk past a large map of the world in a hallway at the Missionary Training Center. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be taking missionaries out of Turkey. (Associated Press)
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Life

Finding an alternative backpack for missionaries

By Jenna Crowther
April 26, 2016 12:00 AM
The once typical view of a missionary knocking on a door with a backpack in tow is no longer a reality. Missionaries are no longer allowed to use backpacks, and some BYU returned missionaries believe the transition to shoulder bags was for safety and style reasons.
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Religion

Missionary safety a goal, not a guarantee

By Chris Larson
April 05, 2016 12:00 AM
Mormon missionary Mason Wells, an American survivor of the attacks in Belgium, answers questions during an interview in a hospital in Ghent before returning to Utah. (Associated Press)
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World

One of the four missionaries injured in Brussels Airport attack in medically induced coma

By Chris Larson
March 22, 2016 12:00 AM
Updated: March 22, 2016 2:56 p.m.
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State

Three Mormon missionaries injured in Belgium explosion

By Chris Larson
March 22, 2016 12:00 AM
From Mormon Newsroom
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Local

Paris attacks hit close to home for BYU students and faculty

By Whitney Hales
November 17, 2015 12:00 AM
News outlets and social media platforms directed the world's attention to Paris on Friday, Nov. 13, as terrorists opened fire and detonated suicide bombs in six public places, including restaurants, a stadium and a concert hall. About 129 people lost their lives in the ISIS-led attacks.
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Local

Returned missionaries' homecomings increase traffic at SLC airport

By Jenna Barratt
October 20, 2015 12:00 AM
Bethany Woodhouse is greeted by her family in the Salt Lake airport after returning from the Fresno, California Mission. (Bethany Woodhouse)
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World

Earthquake strikes Chile, all missionaries accounted for and safe

By Steven Potter
September 17, 2015 12:00 AM
A dog stands in a flooded street among debris left behind by an earthquake-triggered tsunami in the coastal town of Coquimbo, Chile, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Several coastal towns were flooded from small tsunami waves set off by late Wednesday's quake, which shook the Earth so strongly that rumbles were felt across South America. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)
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Local

BYU enrollment predicted to rebound with return of 'age change' missionaries

By Chris Larson
September 01, 2015 12:00 AM
President Thomas S. Monson announced the age change for missionary service in 2012. The full impact of the change will become obvious in the Fall 2015 semester.
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Religion

5 LDS missions that break the mold

By Alyssa Blake
February 17, 2015 12:00 AM
Zayne Callahan answers messages from online investigators at the Provo MTC Referral Center. Callahan, who was born with spina bifida, served two years at the referral center. (Zayne Callahan)
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Religion

Missionary age change brings new experiences to LDS women, marriages

By Lauren Buchanan
January 09, 2015 12:00 AM
President Thomas S. Monson lowered the age requirement for mission service more than two years ago, and the LDS community is starting to recognize resulting social changes in marriages and the perceived role of women in the Church.
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Life

Learning how to talk the talk

By Hailey Gengler
January 21, 2014 12:00 AM
Future missionaries prepare to learn new languages using many different methods some of which include self-help books. (Photo by Maddi Dayton.)
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Local

The missionary rush to the field

By Jonathan Knechtel
October 30, 2012 12:00 AM
Missionary applications have poured into Church Headquarters at an exponential rate since President Thomas S. Monson announced that young adults could now begin serving at an earlier age, men at 18 and women at 19.
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Local

The Missionary Rush

By Jonathan Knechtel
October 26, 2012 12:00 AM
Missionary applications have poured into Church Headquarters at an exponential rate since President Monson announced that young adults can now begin serving at an earlier age, men at 18 and women at 19.
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Local

LDS church scraps plans for controversial MTC renovation

By Kate Hollis
October 15, 2012 12:00 AM
One time-consuming battle and 'invitation of support' later, the plans for the nine-story Missionary Training Center building have been scrapped.
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Movies & Television

Two years of catch-up

By Jessie Allen
September 25, 2012 12:00 AM
When a missionary steps off the plane, he is greeted by more than just the loving arms of his family. He steps into a world he has been unfamiliar with for two years — the world of media and popular culture.
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Religion

It's all foreign to them

By Karissa Urry
January 22, 2012 12:00 AM
Despite spending the first 19-21 years of life surrounded by food, hunger can become the new norm for a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who spend 18-24 months serving as a missionary abroad.
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