By J. Stuart.  Today, June 27, marks the 168th anniversary of the martyrdom of Joseph Smith the Mormon prophet. Discussing the legacy and meaning of the martyrdom–which has been eloquently and fiercely debated since 1844–isn’t my aim today, although you can read D&C 135 for the canonized account of the martyrdom (that the account of […]

Ice packs and taquitos. These are a few of my favorite things. No, totally kidding. Except I’m not kidding about the taquitos. El Monterey taquitos from Costco are freaking delicious. But I’ve always been a taquito-lover, so I’m probably biased. But enough about me. Let’s talk ice. Ice packs specifically. They are my worst enemy. […]

Yesterday after days of rumors, BYU’s Maxwell Institute was rocked when it was announced director Gerald Bradford had fired BYU professor Daniel C. Peterson as the editor of the Mormon Studies Review, previously named the FARMS Review, which Peterson had founded twenty-three years ago. Peterson’s associate editors were also fired, some reportedly without notice. The publication has since […]

After rumors circulated earlier in the week, BYU’s Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship confirmed today that Daniel C. Peterson and his associate editors would be removed from the staff of the Mormon Studies Review, previously the FARMS Review.  The periodical, which publishes articles and reviews on LDS-related topics and books, was founded by Peterson 23 years ago. Along […]

A new poll from Utah Data Points suggests that Senator Orrin Hatch will cruise easily through Tuesday’s (June 26) GOP primary, showing the 5-term Republican senator carries a sizable margin over his opponent, former state senator Dan Liljenquist.  The polling group, which is an extension of Brigham Young University, polled three different scenarios, but Hatch […]

About 11 days ago, I jumped online with the hopes of finding something sweet to waste my time on instead of doing my homework. I hit up the regulars (Grantland.com, Facebook, Twitter, Drudge Report (jk), etc.) and found some good stuff. The Jerry Sandusky trial had just started so I read over a bunch of […]

[Tyson breaks down the video that explains how to use the multiple intersections around University Parkway and I-15.] 0:01 - Elevator music. I feel like I just called my bank and got put on hold. Now I’m pissed. 0:02 - “Driving the Continuous Flow Intersection”. Most people using this intersection will be UVU students (like me) so […]

1. A grizzly cub and a wolf cub wrestle in the kitchen. Dangerous combination of cute and bad-ass. 2. A polite Kodiak waves hello to a little girl. 3. Little bear gets the sneezes and his head almost pops off. 4. Polar bears play with snow dogs. And I’m strongly resisting using the phrase “bear […]

The arguments for picking Rubio as a running-mate were always very obvious: he’s young, fiery, and an energetic speaker. He’s extremely popular with Republicans and the Tea Party. He’s Latino and he’s from an important swing state. On paper he seemed to be the perfect add-on for a Republican ticket, and especially a Republican ticket […]

After getting a new campaign bus, several of the press who follow Romney as he campaigns made sure to tweet this morning about a joke the former governor made. A lot of them seemed pretty surprised that the former Massachussetts governor could be semi-funny. Source: dgjackson Source: Juana Summers