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BYU study finds Utahans still oppose gay marriage but shift toward favoring civil unions
MR says: Interesting. Since many Utah voters are also Mormon, this likely indicates a shifting of opinions of Church members in Utah, at least. The majority of Utah voters oppose gay marriage, but attitudes toward some legal recognition of same-sex relationships have changed dramatically over the past eight...
No 2022 bid for SLC Winter Olympics
MR says: This is kind of a bummer. Utah's hopes of hosting another Winter Games are on hold with the U.S. Olympic Committee's surprise announcement Tuesday that there will not be an American bid for the 2022 Winter Games. Members of Utah's Olympic Exploratory Committee, who just hours earlier were...
Survey: Salt Lake City ranks first for happy marriages
MR says: It can't be proved, but I'm guessing some of this has to do with the high LDS population. Salt Lake City has been ranked as the nation’s No. 1 city for happy marriages by the RealAge Test. The test was created in 1998 to measure "real age" versus traditional calendar age, with positive factors...
LDS tabernacles represent center of religious, community life
One summer Ron Smith, the main researcher on the oral histories of Mormon tabernacles, and his family were on their way to Fish Lake when his father had them stop at an old church building. “We were all anxious to get to the lake, it was our summer vacation, and it wasn’t even Sunday,” said...
Historic photos of Temple Square
MR says: Great old photos of Temple Square! The Salt Lake Tribune occasionally presents images from its archives in a special series called A Look Back. Today we feature historic photos of Temple Square. (Click link below to see all...
Project focuses on impact of tabernacles in south central Utah
MR says: An interesting look into culture of Mormons in Utah, especially for those who have never been a part of it. "The LDS tabernacle was and sometimes remains the center of community life, both secular and religious." The impact of tabernacle buildings built by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
300-plus LDS Church members march in Pride parade
The Iverson family spends most Sunday afternoons at an LDS Church meetinghouse in Highland, singing hymns, reading scriptures and discussing the teachings of Jesus Christ. This week, Greg Iverson said he felt it was important for his family to be in downtown Salt Lake City to "live those...
Two thousand 'stripling warriors' to march in Utah parade
MR says: The costumes are pretty awesome. Danny Brock remembers when his friend Cory Hanks dressed in a tunic and breastplate, took up his sword and shield, and marched into the middle of a camp of young men, where he told the group of goggling boys about a battle waging on the other side of the hill. "I...
LDS Church gives $4 million for new University of Utah law school building
A new building for the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law received a $4 million gift from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the university announced Friday. "The church's involvement with the university goes back to its founding. The new, state-of-the-art law school...
Former presiding bishop H. David Burton appointed to UTA board
Gov. Gary Herbert on Thursday appointed H. David Burton to serve on the board of directors of the Utah Transit Authority. Burton was recently released as the presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a position he held for 16...
Utah Democrats to Mormon voters: Give us a chance
Utah Democrats have been looking to expand their voter share in the state by offering moderate Mormons a political home. And party leaders and pollsters say the strategy appears to be working. Utah Democratic Party chairman Jim Dabakis said two full-time organizers have been hired to reach out...
BYU, University of Utah business schools on News and World Report's 'most popular' list
Two business schools in Utah, Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business and the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, have joined the ranks of Harvard and Stanford on U.S. News & World Report’s Most Popular Business Schools list. The rankings were based on the...
Utah tops nation in traditional family categories
An analysis released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that as Americans move more to a "Modern Family" model, Utah is sticking closer to the traditional "Ozzie and Harriet" lifestyle. Utah has the nation’s highest percentage of households headed by married couples and the highest...
BYU Cougars in Congress seek to preserve Y on mountain
A handful of BYU alumni in Congress want to make sure the large block Y on the mountainside east of their alma mater and the trails that access it are preserved and protected for years to come. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, on Tuesday introduced the Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act, which would...
Provo vacates street for Mormon Temple
The street south of the burned out Provo Tabernacle is no longer a public street. The Municipal Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to vacate a one-block stretch of 100 South between University Avenue and 100 West. The vacation is the first step toward selling the street to The Church of Jesus...
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