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The Daily Universe Tulips are shown blooming around a sign at Brigham Young University on April 29. Church leaders encouraged sisters to cultivate connections with others and use faith to navigate hardship in the opening session of the 2021 BYU Women’s Conference. (Addie Blacker) Church leaders encouraged sisters to cultivate connections with others and use faith to navigate hardships in the opening session of the 2021 BYU Women’s Conference. Invite others to belong Relief Society Presi...

Are you looking for work, an internship, or a volunteer opportunity? The Free Virtual Job and Internship Fair organized by the Vermont State Colleges System offers a great way to connect with businesses throughout Vermont and beyond. The Virtual Fair runs through May 31. See the Virtual Job and Internship Fair web page at for direct access to over 300 businesses, organizations, and schools announcing opportunities through the Fair.  Northern Vermont University Career Services staff are avail...

Almanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.

Oaks’ change of venue Dallin H. Oaks may have given up his shot at sitting on the nation’s highest bench in 1984, when he left as a Utah Supreme Court justice to become an apostle. “If he had wanted it, he could have been appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, a position seen as a steppingstone to becoming a member of the U.S. Supreme Court,” biographer Richard Turley, told interviewer Kurt Manwaring. “His name ended up on lists of potential Supreme Court...

The Daily Universe Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed several societal issues and provided encouraging words of faith, hope, peace and other gospel principles during the faith’s 191st Annual General Conference held on Easter weekend. This was the third consecutive General Conference held remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many spoke from the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, some general authorities outside the U.S. pre-recorded their me...

International inclusion, Easter messages, 20 new temples mark historic conference Tad Walch © Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Visitors walk near the Salt Lake Temple, which is under renovation, during the 191st Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday, April 4, 2021. President Russell M. Nelson announced plans Sunday for a record-setting 20 locations for new temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai...

LDS General Conference Easter sessions focus on Christ with an international flavor The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints / Intellectual Reserve, Inc. President Russell M. Nelson speaks during the afternoon session of general conference on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. By: The Salt Lake Tribune , FOX 13 News Posted at 12:12 AM, Apr 05, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-05 03:15:46-04 Though most Latter-day Saints identify as Republicans, ...

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News President Russell M. Nelson announced plans Sunday for a record-setting 20 locations for new temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 11 of them outside the United States — crowning an unforgettably international end to the faith’s 191st Annual General Conference. A day after leaders called for the church to become the inclusive inn of Jesus Christ, a unique Easter morning session featured another first — nine speakers from nine differ...

| Updated: 1:02 a.m. Though most Latter-day Saints identify as Republicans, no political party, platform or individual candidate represents all the church’s positions, Dallin H. Oaks said on the final day of the 191st Annual General Conference. “We should never assert that a faithful Latter-day Saint cannot belong to a particular party or vote for a particular candidate,” said Oaks, first counselor in the governing First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “T...

LDS Church names new Primary presidency and general authorities Salt Lake City lawyer takes over the children’s organization. Former BYU football star, BYUtv executive and ex-Deseret News CEO join G.A. ranks. (Photo courtesy of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The New Primary general presidency: from left, Susan Porter, first counselor; Camille Johnson, president; and Amy Wright, second counselor.   | April 3, 2021, 11:46 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai...