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Church of Jesus Christ announces financial, site and volunteer support for 2034 Winter Olympics
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Feb. 3 - 4:01 a.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced its support Tuesday for the 2034 Winter Games, including "a significant financial donation" and other contributions.
Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel
Associated Press | Updated Feb. 2 - 10:00 p.m. | Save Story
Michelangelo's "The Last Judgment" is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades. The imposing fresco of heaven and hell dominates the Sistine Chapel.
Salt Lake City wants to close these streets for 2027 temple open house
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated Feb. 2 - 4:47 p.m. | Save Story
Salt Lake City is planning ahead as it prepares for the reopening of the historic Salt Lake Temple, which is projected to attract millions of visitors next year.
Utah could soon add another state holiday: Good Friday
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 1 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
There are a number of states in the U.S. that recognize Good Friday as a legal holiday, but Utah is not one of them. That could soon change.
World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Vanessa Gera, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 27 - 9:20 a.m. | Save Story
Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across Europe to reflect on Nazi Germany's murder of millions of people.
Pope Leo invited to join Trump's 'Board of Peace', cardinal says
Reuters | Posted Jan. 21 - 5:55 p.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo is among world leaders invited to join President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's top diplomatic official, said on Wednesday.
After 70 years of marriage, this couple finally had their dream wedding!
Joi Fultz, CNN | Posted Jan. 19 - 6:31 p.m. | Save Story
It's a love story that began in the 1950s. Now, having made it to their 70th wedding anniversary, friends and family felt it was only fitting they renew their vows with the wedding they never had.
From tragedy to legacy: How a 19‑year‑old's love and forgiveness lives on
Wendy Leonard and Jodi Reynosa, KSL | Posted Jan. 17 - 10:28 p.m. | Save Story
Friends and family gathered Saturday to honor and remember Sha Reh, who survived the unthinkable but died in his sleep at the age of 19.
Scaffolding to come down as Salt Lake Temple renovation enters last full year
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 16 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
The scaffolding outside of the Salt Lake Temple is set to slowly come down in the coming months, as a multiyear effort to renovate the historic temple enters its final full year.
'We weren't alone': Family shares miraculous story of survival in Michigan church attack
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted Jan. 13 - 11:31 a.m. | Save Story
A family who escaped the horrific attack on a Latter-day Saint congregation in Grand Blanc, Michigan, says they believe divine intervention saved their lives.
March RootsTech conference to feature Steve Young, Elder Ronald A. Rasband
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Jan. 13 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced keynote speakers for this year's RootsTech family history conference in Salt Lake City. Speakers include Elder Ronald A. Rasband, along with an astronaut, actress, explorer and others.
Idahoans invited to complete 250,000 acts of service to celebrate America's 250th anniversary
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Jan. 13 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
Idahoans are invited to complete 250,000 acts of service through July 4 as America celebrates its 250th anniversary this year.
Church of Jesus Christ announces location, details for Spanish Fork temple
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Jan. 12 - 3:13 p.m. | Save Story
The Spanish Fork Temple will be built across from Maple Mountain High School, according to an announcement on Monday from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
President Oaks dedicates first temple as church president in Burley, Idaho
Payton Davis, KSL | Posted Jan. 11 - 3:17 p.m. | Save Story
President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated the church's new Burley Idaho Temple on Sunday.
How BYU phenom AJ Dybantsa fits into the church's long love affair with basketball
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 10 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
His story is well known even among people who don't watch "SportsCenter." Because it isn't every day the top recruit in the country chooses BYU over basketball elites like North Carolina and Kansas.
Man killed outside church had embraced faith and nonviolence, community leader says
Emma Pitts and Tad Walch, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 9 - 8:22 a.m. | Save Story
One of the men who was killed during an exchange of gunfire in a church parking lot of was a husband, father and poet who had chosen to reject violence, a local Tongan leader said.
President Uchtdorf now acting president of Quorum of the 12 Apostles, church announces
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Jan. 8 - 2:35 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday that President Dieter F. Uchtdorf is now the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Heartbreak for Utah County family after missionary son dies suddenly in New Mexico
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted Jan. 7 - 9:46 a.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints confirmed Elder Caleb Martin passed away in his sleep over the weekend while serving in the New Mexico Farmington Mission.
