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Why does the Salt Lake Temple completion date keep getting pushed back?
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April 20, 2023 07:25 AM MDT
The directors of the staggering seismic upgrade and renovation of the iconic Salt Lake Temple fully expected the unexpected when they started to excavate the pioneer landmark’s foundation.
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The Salt Lake Temple renovation project just hit its halfway mark
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April 14, 2023 12:00 PM MDT
The 12-hour pour includes more than 150 ready-mix concrete trucks providing the new footings for the historic temple’s west tower.
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What Oliver Cowdery said about the Salem witch trials
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October 12, 2022 12:59 PM MDT
Joseph Smith and others once visited Salem, Massachusetts, and took interest in the Salem witch trials. Here’s what they had to say about it.
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Church leaders join in signing letter calling for LGBTQ protection in Florida
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September 14, 2022 10:58 AM MDT
Church leaders have joined with others to call for legal protection of the rights of LGBTQ individuals in Florida.
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‘Reject racism’—BYU athletic director responds to BYU vs. Duke volleyball match
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September 02, 2022 02:56 PM MDT
“Let me be clear where BYU stands on this issue: racism is disgusting and unacceptable.”
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The delicious, cheesy history of funeral potatoes and Latter-day Saints
By  Deseret News
August 31, 2022 07:00 AM MDT
Cheese. Potatoes. Cornflakes. Or potato chips? It depends. Either way, when Latter-day Saints think about cheesy potato goodness, they are thinking about funeral potatoes.
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What’s next for the supposed Joseph Smith photograph?
By  Deseret News
July 28, 2022 12:40 PM MDT
Lachlan Mackay was anticipating a variety of responses when he and his uncle, Daniel Larsen, released a new daguerreotype last week that they believe is Joseph Smith after keeping it a secret for two years.
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Why Elder Renlund’s pitch at the Orioles game was important to his whole family
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July 27, 2022 01:44 PM MDT
“I don’t think there’s a day that goes by that we don’t think about our experience in Baltimore.”
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Joseph Smith’s descendant believes he’s found the first photograph of the Prophet
By  Deseret News
July 22, 2022 01:47 PM MDT
Joseph Smith’s great-great grandson recently found a daguerreotype inside an old family locket—and he believes it’s a photo the Prophet himself.
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4 Black pioneers honored in new Salt Lake monument
By  Deseret News
July 22, 2022 06:00 AM MDT
A new monument honoring early Black pioneers will be dedicated on Friday, July 22, corresponding with the 175th anniversary of the first wagon company’s 1847 arrival in the Salt Lake Valley.
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Elder Uchtdorf surprises youth at FSY
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July 18, 2022 10:01 AM MDT
Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf visited with young women and men, listening to their experiences and sharing some words of encouragement.
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Latter-day Saint of ‘Rudy’ film talks about faith, angels, and miracles
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July 12, 2022 11:20 AM MDT
“Rudy” Ruettiger, the Notre Dame football walk-on whose story became a feature film, spoke to an online audience about his story and faith.
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Meet the Latter-day Saint running for president in Mali
By  Deseret News
July 11, 2022 12:15 PM MDT
Yeah Samaké—the father of three, BYU grad, and convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—announced his candidacy last month.
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Disney fandom and religious faith: Why this scholar keeps finding parallels
By  Deseret News
June 16, 2022 01:12 PM MDT
The internet is debating religion’s role in Disney fandom after a Reddit post from a “Disney adult” went viral.
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She escaped misogyny by joining the Church. One woman’s sharp refute to ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’
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June 08, 2022 03:47 PM MDT
“The idea that the Church, of all places, should be lectured to by our larger culture—by Hollywood—about its violence and misogyny defies everything in my life’s experience and that of many other women I know.”
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We’re not the only ones sharing faith online: #NunTok videos are going viral
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May 19, 2022 12:18 PM MDT
#ConventLife is hitting the mainstream with nuns’ innovative online videos.
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Why this college pitcher is glad he changed his mind about serving a mission
By  Deseret News
May 19, 2022 11:51 AM MDT
“Once I read ‘Dominican Republic,’ there was a strong feeling that this is where Heavenly Father wants me to be.”
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Details on the vast good Latter-day Saint Charities accomplished in 2021
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May 16, 2022 11:58 AM MDT
In 2021 the Church broadened the scope of its global humanitarian aid.
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Read what President Nelson asked young adults to focus on in Sunday’s packed devotional
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May 16, 2022 11:58 AM MDT
“I believe that if the Lord were speaking to you directly tonight, the first thing he would make sure you understand is your true identity.”
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New, ethnically diverse temple artwork reflects global Church membership
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May 03, 2022 11:17 AM MDT
The Church is seeking to reflect the Church’s diverse global membership in the artwork that hangs inside temples.
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How FamilySearch saved ‘Saints,’ vol. 3
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April 21, 2022 11:07 AM MDT
FamilySearch records have helped piece together incredible stories of early Latter-day Saint pioneers internationally.
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10 major achievements in Relief Society’s history you might not know about
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March 01, 2022 07:00 AM MST
This month marks the 180th anniversary of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here are 10 fun facts about the Relief Society and all it has accomplished.
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President Nelson Facilitates Donation to China to Aid with Coronavirus Outbreak
By  Deseret News
January 29, 2020 02:10 PM MST
President Russell M. Nelson’s 40-year professional relationships in China are facilitating a donation of supplies from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that will help Chinese health workers in their effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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Clayton Christensen (1952–2020), Latter-day Saint Innovator, Remembered for Bridging Spiritual and Secular Dialogues
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January 24, 2020 04:43 PM MST
Clayton Christensen, whose theory of disruptive innovation made him a key influence on Silicon Valley powerhouses like Netflix and Intel and twice earned him the title of the world’s most influential living management thinker, passed away Jan. 23 at age 67, as reported by Deseret News.
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