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United We Stream Is Bringing The Party To Your Bedroom United We Stream Is Bringing The Party To Your Bedroom This piece appears as part of “BERLIN, BERLIN” — a weekend-long virtual celebration of the city. Head here to see the full series. After "all this" is over, we’re going to remember, as one of our era-defining moments, dancing in our bedrooms in front of a live-streamed DJ set playing from a laptop. As a tribute to the epochal Zoom rave, Highsnobiety and United We Stream are teaming up for a night of music, featuring DJ sets from Berlin’s Ellen Allien, Dr. Rubenstein, and P...

on January 17, 2021 at 5:28 pm Brandon Flowers might be the most famous Mormon in the world — or tied only with Senator Mitt Romney. As the lead singer of the famous rock band The Killers, he had a lot to focus on, but there was never a time where faith wasn’t on the schedule. On Tuesday, Dr. Patrick Mason, a professor of religious studies at Utah State University, hosted Brandon Flowers on his monthly podcast, “The Foyer.” While most 19-year-olds went on missions, Flowers became a rock star. Inspired by the music and culture of U2, Depeche Mode, Bruce Springsteen, and David Bowie, F...

Editor’s note: Content of the songs referenced in this article may not be appropriate for all audiences. Brandon Flowers, the front man of the American rock band The Killers, was interviewed on January 12 by Utah State University’s Religious Studies professor Dr. Patrick Mason on the podcast LDS Living has previously published articles about Flowers, an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But this event featuring Flowers on a faith-based podcast promised to be rarer than most, as it could prove to give unique insights about the singer’s beliefs. It did no...

2020′s ups and downs (File photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Latter-day Saints in the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrate their temple in the capital of Kinshasa. The plus side includes: • The announcement of 14 new Latter-day Saint temples, including the first such edifices in the United Arab Emirates (also the first in the Middle East), mainland China, Kiribati and Vanuatu. Utah, meanwhile, will be gaining a 24th and 25th temple, in Syracuse and Lindon. Church President Russell M. Nelson has announced 49 temples since taking the faith’s helm in Janu...

| Updated: 3:08 p.m. Editor’s note • This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting important local journalism. For nearly 174 years, Salt Lake County has served as the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and home for most of its presidents and apostles. Early pioneers created it as a remote refuge from persecution. For a third consecutive year, the raw number of church members in the county has dropped significantly — by 5,734 members, according to 2020 data provided to The Salt Lake Tribune by Utah’s predominant ...