Saudi Arabian delegates visit BYU to understand interfaith relations
The Utah Valley Interfaith Association hosted a group of Saudi Arabian delegates at the Hinckley Center for the first time at this month’s meeting on Sept. 12, according to Interfaith Director and...
View ArticleAnnual Day of Prayer event emphasizes importance of home
After countless years of working, praying and serving in the community, Lucy Sanabria and her family earned a place they can call home. Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is constructing their home in...
View ArticleLDS missionaries share faith through graffiti
Passersby in St. Louis last month witnessed Mormon missionaries sharing the gospel in an unconventional yet creative way: spraying graffiti on a flood wall. Elder Jacob Burgoyne and Elder Scott...
View ArticleInternational law and religion symposium delegates speak at BYU
Ninety-four invited delegates representing 46 different countries participated in the 24th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium held in the J. Reuben Clark Law School Oct. 1-Oct. 3. The...
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Respect for #prayersforvegas
As soon as the massacre in Las Vegas on Oct. 1 became public knowledge, people took to social media to show support for the victims and denounce the perpetrator. One of the ways people showed support...
View ArticleGeneral Conference Sessions consolidated
Mormon Newsroom released a statement concerning changes to the LDS Church General Conference schedule, beginning in April of 2018: In a message sent to church leadership and to be read in worship...
View ArticleJustServe app makes service ‘crazy easy’
BYU alumni William and Sidney Price turned in their papers to serve yet another LDS mission together in San Jose, California in 2011. This time, their missionary service would last much longer than...
View ArticleElder Ballard answers questions about LGBT rights, pornography and more
Elder M. Russell Ballard answered a variety of students’ questions on church topics in his devotional address entitled “Questions and Answers.” Elder Ballard said Joseph Smith answered 20 questions...
View ArticleNo reason to fear adoption, couples say
Editor’s note: This story pairs with “Couples seek support, understanding when struggling with infertility” Couples who have struggled with infertility say there’s no reason to be afraid of looking to...
View ArticleExchange students share experiences with Islam, dispel myths
It’s 6 a.m. in Greece and BYU Arabic and middle eastern studies major Melena Warden wakes up to her daily alarm — a recording of a man reading the Quran in Arabic. Warden spent about a month and a half...
View ArticleSenate passes tax bill, Johnson Amendment repeal uncertain
The Senate voted to pass the largest tax overhaul in more than three decades in a 51-47 vote on Dec. 5. However, the Senate bill differed from the version of the bill passed in the House of...
View ArticleTop stories of 2017: News
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View Article2017: A year in review
The year 2017 has been eventful for the world and the BYU community, from natural disasters to caffeine being sold on campus. Check out a roundup of top stories from The Daily Universe below: Top...
View ArticleGonzaga discourages missionary costumes at BYU game
The Cougars will notice a slight change in the crowd when they travel to Spokane this weekend, with the Gonzaga administration discouraging fans from dressing in Mormon missionary costumes. Since BYU...
View ArticleLDS Presiding Bishop speaks at Chapman University symposium
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View ArticlePresident, Sister Oaks speak to thousands on the blessings of family history
SALT LAKE CITY — President Dallin H. Oaks and his wife, Sister Kristen M. Oaks, spoke of the blessings of connecting with ancestors in a live broadcast as part of the annual RootsTech family history...
View ArticleSacred Music Evening brings different faiths together
SALT LAKE CITY – People of many faiths flooded the Salt Lake Tabernacle Sunday to attend the Sacred Music Evening. The seating was unassigned and the different religions became somewhat...
View ArticleCommunity of Christ, LDS dialogue ‘enriches’ BYU
If Andrew Bolton could meet with Muslims and Sikhs and have a positive dialogue, why couldn’t he meet with Mormons, too? Bolton is a former apostle for the Community of Christ, a teacher of world...
View ArticleFaith, politics, personal growth: 3 BYU students share impact of Arabic study...
Five times a day voices raised in prayer echo across the city on loudspeakers. The rhythmic chants of worship bounce across stone walls and streets of bustling passersby and guards. The busy city stops...
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