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  • Faith conquers 'impossible trek'

    It was this month 130 years ago, in October 1879, when early Mormon settlers in southern Utah left their base camp in Dance Hall Rock to embark on one of the most arduous treks in Church history. They had been called by President John Taylor to leave their comfortable settings in the Parowan, Utah, area to colonize the opposite corner of the state in southeastern Utah.
    Published: Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009

  • Archival treasures in new home

    In a sense, the Church's historical documents and artifacts might be considered its crown jewels, since so much of the doctrine and theology of the Restoration is intertwined with its history.
    Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009

  • Preparing for life

    A father recently sat down with a young son who would soon become a deacon. The boy's fast-approaching 12th birthday and subsequent Aaronic Priesthood ordination offered an apt moment for the two to talk about goals, about preparing for life's important matters.
    Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009

  • 'Lest we forget' — He preserved past

    During his life, Wilford C. Wood's stationery carried the inscription "Lest We Forget."
    Published: Saturday, June 6, 2009

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LDS Scouts help combat hunger in U.S.

Published: Saturday, Nov. 25, 1989

Nearly 300,000 LDS Scouts were among the 4 million Scouts nationwide who gathered an estimated 100 million food items Nov. 18 in the annual Scouting for Food drive. In Utah, 27,500 Scouts -...