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Entertainment

10 Questions with Jeff Teravainen

Jeff Teravainen is a talented singer and actor thus far best known for his performances on “Dark Matter” and “12 Monkeys.” He can be seen this Thanksgiving in the new Netflix production, “The Christmas Chronicles.”

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Devotional

Easter Sunday was a ‘defining moment’ in my life

I remember listening to hear what guidance President Russell M. Nelson might give in the Sunday morning session of the 2018 April general conference. It didn’t take long before he provided his first piece of prophetic counsel that morning. It was quickly followed by another and another — and another.

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Business

10 questions with Dorie Clark

Dorie Clark is a marketing and strategy consultant and frequent contributor to the HarvardBusiness Review, Entrepreneur and Forbes. She is the author of  “Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future,” and “Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive.”

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Intellectualism

New Book out of BYU Celebrates Legacy of ‘Disciple-Scholar’ Richard Bushman

Spencer Fluhman will never forget the summer of 1999. The 26-year-old college student was a participant in one of the first summer seminars ever conducted by Richard Bushman, the noted Columbia University historian and biographer of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

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Civil War

Think Congress is bad now? New book charts their fist fights, duels — even biting — in pre-Civil War years

SALT LAKE CITY — Every so often, a talented writer will discover a story lost to history with tremendous application for today. Such is the case with Yale University historian Joanne Freeman and her latest book.

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Devotional Entertainment

10 Questions with Kurt Bestor

I recently had the privilege to interview Kurt Bestor. He is an Emmy-winning composer especially known for his Christmas music and non-denominational song, “Prayer of the Children.” He is also a composer for the 1993 movie, “Rigoletto.”

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Brigham Young

Brigham Young and the Salt Lake School of the Prophets with Devery Anderson

Devery Anderson is the marketing manager for Signature Books and the author/editor of several books, including “Salt Lake School of the Prophets: 1867-1883” (Signature Books, 2018). He explains that Brigham Young reinstituted the School of the Prophets started by Joseph Smith.

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Entertainment

10 years after the first ‘Mistborn’ trilogy, Utah author Brandon Sanderson reflects on the question that started it

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah author Brandon Sanderson wanted to know what would happen if the bad guy won. “What if Frodo (from ‘Lord of the Rings’) had gotten to the end of the long journey through Mordor and the Dark Lord Sauron said, ‘Hey, that’s my ring. Thanks for bringing it back,” Sanderson said in an email interview.

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Entertainment

10 questions with Adam Sharp

Adam Sharp has a storied career in politics and media. He currently serves as the interim CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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When Calls the Heart

Andrea Brooks shares Top 5 episodes of ‘When Calls the Heart’

As we slowly ramp up towards Season 6 of “When Calls the Heart,” actress Andrea Brooks shares her five favorite episodes.