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LDS, others discuss bridging gap (4-30-6)
Latter-day Saints and evangelical Christians tried to trade in traditional Bible-bashing for understanding Friday night, discussing how to bridge the gap between the two religious beliefs.

Shun debt, Y. graduates urged (4-28)
A top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encouraged this year's graduates of Brigham Young University to avoid going into debt.

Protesters defend Mormons (4-28)
Members of the LDS Church did the Christian thing by turning the other cheek and refusing to let a San Diego protest turn ugly, according to Utah filmmaker Richard Dutcher.

Funding of LDS post starts (4-28)
After a meeting scheduled today in Southern California, fund raising will officially begin for the Howard W. Hunter Chair in Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University.

Some say LDS culture is a factor in suicides (4-28)
The bishop's office might be the first stop for a depressed or suicidal teenager in the LDS Church.

Musical milestone (4-28)
Gov. Jon Huntsman, seated, signs a proclamation Thursday in the governor's office to make Friday Mormon Tabernacle Choir Day. The day commemorates the choir's 4,000th consecutive broadcast, which will air Sunday. Longtime CBS newsman Charles Osgood will narrate an additional segment.

Man charged with theft of books from museum (4-28)
A man who stole various items from the Daughters of Utah Pioneers museum earlier this month was charged in 3rd District Court Wednesday.

LDS choir broadcast approaching milestone (4-27)
"Music and the Spoken Word"--already the world's longest-running continuous network radio broadcast--will reach yet another milestone at 9:30 a.m. Sunday when it airs its 4,000th consecutive program with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Hinckley Center on BYU fast track (4-27)
The Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center is on a fast track, thanks to 40,000 donors.

Mentors honor 5 BYU grads (4-27)
Four teachers from an inner-city Washington, D.C., elementary school will be among the thousands who attend Brigham Young University's commencement ceremonies today.

E-mail poll is legitimate, church says (4-27)
Latter-day Saints who receive e-mails from Harris Interactive asking about their charitable contributions don't have to wonder if the survey is a yet another Internet "phishing" expedition.

United Way honors bishop, others for efforts (4-27)
In a luncheon set to rival the Academy Awards, the United Way of Salt Lake on Wednesday honored businesses and individuals that helped support the organization during the past year.

Historians aim to put 1857-58 Utah War in spotlight (4-27)
Texans will always remember the Alamo. Massachusetts residents will forever revere the battle of Lexington and Concord. But a group of historians fear that Utahns, and the rest of the world, have largely forgotten the "Utah War."

Take My Wives... Please! (4-26)
Mitt Romney's Clumsey Mormon Shtick.

LDS Church signs letter on traditional marriage (4-25)
An LDS official and 49 religious leaders from around the country have signed a letter that calls for a U.S. constitutional amendment to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

Prosecutors hope to test new law on hate crimes (4-25)
A man beaten with a baseball bat in Pleasant Grove while his assailant allegedly taunted him about his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints might be a test case for hate-crime prosecution under Utah's revised law.

Mormon handcart going to Nebraska gathering (4-23)
One of only three known intact Mormon handcarts from the 1856-60 exodus, owned by an Idaho family, will be taken to Fort Kearney State Historical Park in Nebraska in June for a gathering known as the 150th Anniversary of the Handcart Pioneers.

Rector tries to heal religious wounds (4-22)
If the story seems common enough, the wrenching emotions are always unique to those who share a sphere of deep religious belief but then find themselves leaving it behind for something different.

Cougarettes win championship (4-20)
The Brigham Young University's Cougarettes outshone other college dance teams to win--for the sixth time--the Chick-Fil-A National Cheer and Dance Team Championships.

Big breaks helped crack cases (4-19)
Investigators got two unexpected big breaks in separate cases involving stolen rare copies of the Book of Mormon.

Remembering Garrett (4-17)
U.S. senator from Oregon hopes his memoir will help other families with children suffering from depression

BYU panelists question value of Gospel of Judas (4-16)
The newly translated "Gospel of Judas" doesn't contain the actual sayings of either Jesus or Judas, according to a panel of religious scholars who spoke at Brigham Young University on Saturday.

Rare LDS texts, medals recovered (4-15)
Police have arrested a man in connection with the heist of rare books and medals from the Daughters of Utah Pioneers museum in a caper that targeted early Mormon history. Investigators said Friday they believe they're close to rounding up all the suspects in the theft of artifacts with estimated worth in excess of $1 million.

Death is part of life, ex-surgeon says (4-15)
When interviewing patients whose bodies died for a time while he worked feverishly to bring them back to life, Elder Russell M. Nelson gained an uncommon perspective on what it means to die.

Martin's Cove suit nears end (4-15)
Attorneys on both sides say they're nearing an agreement on the management of Martin's Cove, a stretch of federal land where more than 100 Mormon handcart settlers died in a blizzard 150 years ago.

Hatch talks of God, support for military (4-13)
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, disarmed a crowd of about 350 mostly military types Thursday in Salt Lake City by leading with a joke about Mormons and a quip about running for public office.

Y. prepared for marchers (4-13)
Orange-and-white sawhorse barriers, each painted with a block-Y logo in the center, blockaded the entrance to the LDS Church's Missionary Training Center for a few minutes Tuesday morning.

Rare LDS texts stolen from museum (4-13)
A dozen rare books, including two first-edition copies of the Book of Mormon, have been stolen from the museum operated by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, police said Wednesday.

24 arrested at BYU (4-12)
Brigham Young University police arrested 24 people, among them five current students, who participated Tuesday in a march and demonstration by a national gay-awareness group.

Salt Lake plan remains on track (4-12)
Despite escalating costs and deferred deadlines, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirmed its commitment Tuesday to redevelop a major chunk of the downtown malls that is to draw on schools, offices, stores and housing to rejuvenate the area around Temple Square.

Salt Lake's big picture changing (4-12)
With a $1 billion-plus investment in downtown being made by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--and at least another $300 million from Wasatch Real Estate Partners for several skyscrapers--the time is right to update downtown's big picture, the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce told the Salt Lake City Council on Tuesday.

BYU Honor Code statement on sexual orientation (4-12)
At Brigham Young University, the LDS Church-owned school's code of conduct directly addresses sexual orientation:

Gathering protests Y. gay policy (4-11)
In many ways, Matt Kulisch is a typical Brigham Young University student. He's been active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all of his 23 years, two of which were spent preaching church principles as a missionary in England. His hair is neatly trimmed above his ears and he's clean-shaven. He's also gay.

LDS official to update Salt Lake on downtown (4-9)
Where there used to be an American Eagle Outfitters, a Speedo store, Mervyn's, Victoria's Secret and a nail salon in Crossroads Plaza, dark storefronts and white-paneled walls sit amid cheery signs promising change.

Palmyra study program (4-9)
College students can spend their autumn 2006 semester in New England through the Semester at Palmyra Travel Study Program. Fall registration is now open for the 13-week program that includes regular university class work and 30 days of field trips to LDS Church and U.S. historical sites.

Ralph G. Laycock, musician, dies at 86 (4-9)
Former BYU music professor Ralph George Laycock, whom Maestro Maurice Abravanel called his "utility in-fielder" died Tuesday in Provo at the age of 86.

Y. pulls plug on forum (4-7)
Some Brigham Young University students were surprised Thursday night when they came to attend a free-speech forum that was canceled because the meeting was not authorized.

Elder Nelson marries BYU professor (4-7)
Elder Russell M. Nelson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was married in the Salt Lake Temple on Thursday to Wendy Watson, a professor of marriage and family therapy at Brigham Young University.

Students' chat site worrisome (4-6)
Typical college students wouldn't staple a drunken photo of themselves to a resume or tell a faculty adviser their role in the latest collegiate prank.

Activists to urge gay tolerance at Y. (4-6)
Jane's punk look, black shoes, ripped jeans and boy-cut hair were enough to make her stand out when she entered Brigham Young University as a freshman in 1994.

Miller explains 'Brokeback' call (4-6)
After months of silence, Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller has explained his decision to pull "Brokeback Mountain" from one of his movie theaters.

Dutcher, volunteers clean burned office (4-5)
Twenty to 30 Mapleton residents turned out this weekend to help clean out the fire-damaged office of Mormon filmmaker Richard Dutcher.

LDS leader reminisces (4-3)
The life of a prophet belongs to the entire church, President Gordon B. Hinckley said Sunday in a reflection on his near-lifetime of service to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His personal recollections highlighted the Sunday morning session of the church's 176th Annual General Conference.

Faithful exhorted to follow Savior (4-3)
Building a personal relationship with the Savior, living Christ-like lives and recognizing the infinite value of his atoning sacrifice were recurring themes in talks presented in Sunday's sessions of the 176th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Were Smith's Mormons Ahead of Their Times? (4-3)
This column is not about the HBO series "Big Love". Only flatterers or irritables ascribe culture-changing force to cultural artifacts like TV shows.

Pres. Hinckley calls racism 'ugly and unacceptable' (4-2)
With a smile and signature wave of his cane, President Gordon B. Hinckley opened the first session of the LDS Church's 176th Annual General Conference on Saturday--reserving strong words about racism for an evening gathering of men and boys.

The newly called are sustained (4-2)
Ten men were sustained to the Quorums of the Seventy during Saturday's afternoon session of the 176th Annual Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and another was moved from the Second to the First Quorum.

A focus on families (4-1)
Missionary lessons, feel-good television ads and thousands of family history centers are among the most visible signs to the world at large that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints puts families at the center of its faith and theology.

Students protest Y. adviser's dismissal (4-1)
With duct tape over their mouths and carrying large signs, students at Brigham Young University protested Friday a decision to terminate a student adviser for writing a letter to the editor that called for student-election reform at the school.

Maxwell's words still buoyant (4-1)
The other day, out of the blue a friend turned to me and said, "I miss Neal A. Maxwell." He said it because because general conference was at hand and because Elder Maxwell was always a highlight. And he said it because he knew I felt the same way.

Cougars of yore like what they see (4-1)
Bronco Mendenhall hit a home run with this one. They lined the practice sidelines like a fleshy kind of wall. They came from as far as Pittsburgh and Hawaii and there were almost twice as many as a year ago.

BYU-Idaho chief stresses ethics ed (4-1)
Companies need to eliminate conflicts of interest--or perceptions of such conflicts--the former dean of the Harvard Business School said Friday morning during a speech at Utah Valley State College.

Deseret Book plans new store in Nauvoo (4-1)
Deseret Book Co. announced Friday it plans to open a new combination retail store in Nauvoo, Ill., later this year--the company's first store in the Eastern half of the United States.