God picks Mormon leaders, and he never gets it wrong, Eyring says
God chooses the men he wants to lead the LDS Church — and it’s never a mistake.The Almighty speaks to Mormon men “called as prophets through revelation,” Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the...
View ArticleWeber State downs Montana State 25-17
Bozeman, Mont. • Trey Tuttle connected on all four of his field goal attempts to push Weber State to a 25-17 win over Montana State.While Tuttle was perfect, Montana State kicker Gabe Peppenger missed...
View ArticleKyle Beckerman’s late goal gives RSL dramatic tie at L.A., keeps team in...
Carson, Calif. • With one swing of Kyle Beckerman’s left foot, Real Salt Lake’s fate was changed.Real Salt Lake pulled off a last-minute miracle thanks to its captain to take home a point in a 1-1 draw...
View ArticleGeorge F. Will: Will the Supreme Court fall into a political thicket?
Washington • On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments tempting it to plunge into an impenetrable political thicket. It will consider a lower court’s ruling that, if allowed to stand, will...
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Commentary: Encouraging the American dream with tax reform
Thirty years ago, I was fortunate enough to fulfill my dream of coming to the United States and, after settling here in Utah, another dream took root – to start my own business.I began by selling...
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Commentary: Let’s not be afraid to talk about climate change
The horrifying images we have viewed on our screens over the past several weeks illuminate the unprecedented series of extreme weather that has cost lives, hundreds of billions of dollars in...
View ArticleDefending champion Warriors lose preseason opener to Nuggets
Oakland, Calif. • Kevin Durant drove through the paint for a quick one-handed slam. Stephen Curry dazzled with his dribbling and pulled up for quick 3-pointers that weren’t quite as accurate as...
View ArticleState colleges: Balanced BYU tops San Diego in volleyball
San Diego • The BYU women’s volleyball team, ranked ninth in the nation, used balanced play to secure a four-set win (25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 25-18) over conference rival No. 17 San Diego on Saturday at...
View ArticleI have a new job in my Mormon ward — it’s the perfect place to bank a little...
My meeting with the Rose Summit Ward bishopric two weeks ago went well, I thought. Being new to this Mormon congregation, I wasn’t sure how I would fare.Would the three members of the bishopric be...
View ArticleSo many Halloween stories for children to choose from this fall. Here are...
There weren’t a lot of Halloween books for kids when I was growing up.Or if there were, I never found them. Instead, my friends and I relied on telling each other scary stories at slumber parties about...
View ArticlePlan to allow a few more 'mother-in-law' apartments sparks outsized...
Leave it to the in-laws to stir things up.A proposed citywide allowance of mother-in-law apartments — or accessory dwelling units, in planner-speak — has sparked what passes for heated debate as it...
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Leonard Pitts: 'Battle of the Sexes' reminds us that we were such idiots then
We were such idiots then.That realization is, if you are a guy, an unavoidable hazard of seeing the new movie, “Battle of the Sexes.” The film, in which Emma Stone and Steve Carell recreate the 1973...
View ArticleLetter: Our Pledge, considered
Francis Bellamy, a socialist Baptist minister, wrote the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892. At the time, Bellamy was hired to work at the Youth’s Companion magazine for the purpose of writing a pledge to...
View ArticleLetter: Trump and Zinke don't value protection of monuments
The Trump/Zinke team is quite a pair to be making decisions about reducing the size of national monuments. Trump’s background is business, TV celebrity and playing golf. He does not appear to be...
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Why is Utah Opera going back to ‘Bohème’?
Kathleen Clawson admits there are some operas she wouldn’t go out of her way to see again, but “La bohème” certainly isn’t one of them.“It’s the first opera I had a record of when I was in seventh...
View ArticleUtes face big test with Bryce Love and Stanford coming to town
Sure, the Utes took advantage of the bye to rest weary bodies and tend to injuries, but the past week also served as part one of Stanford preparation.Utah (4-0, 1-0) went into this past week needing to...
View ArticleO.J. Simpson out of prison after 9 years for armed robbery
Las Vegas • Former football legend O.J. Simpson became a free man Sunday after serving nine years for a botched hotel room heist that brought the conviction and prison time he avoided after his 1995...
View ArticleLetter: There is no right to discriminate
The current discussion of whether bakers can refuse to make cakes for gay couples because their religious beliefs regard homosexuality as a sin reminds me of the 1960s civil rights debates.In those...
View ArticleLetter: Fire the cop. Promote the nurse.
Paul L. Hart implores Alex Wubbels to sue for every cent. Don’t settle in their favor, teach them a lesson! Good advice.Hart would like her to hold them accountable and publicly admit they were...
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Apostle urges Mormons to stand against racism, sexism and nationalism while...
After describing the heroic life of black Mormon pioneer Jane Manning James, LDS apostle M. Russell Ballard told a worldwide audience of Mormons on Sunday that bigotry in any form is un-Christian.“We...
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