Quantcast
Last Updated Apr 2, 2016 10:30PM

LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson spoke briefly on the “precious gift of priesthood power” and its “solemn responsibilities” at the conclusion of Saturday evening’s all-male session of the faith’s …

Read This Article             Share
EDITOR'S PICKS



MORE TOP STORIES, BLOGS & PHOTO GALLERIES
  • Colorado Rapids forward Luis Solignac, left, celebrates after scoring a goal with midfielder Dillon Powers against Toronto FC in the first half of an MLS soccer game Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) MLS: Rapids hold off 10-man Toronto FC
    Commerce City, Colo. • Luis Solignac scored in the 18th minute and the Colorado Rapids held off 10-man Toronto FC for a 1-0 win on Saturday night. Sol...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 11:07 pm   |     |   Share
  • San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge, left, looks for a rebound against Toronto Raptors center Bismark Biyombo, center, and Spurs guard Danny Green, right, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, April 2, 2016, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas) NBA: Spurs beat Raptors for franchise-record 64th win
    San Antonio • Kawhi Leonard had a career-high 33 points, LaMarcus Aldrige had 31 points and 15 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Toronto Rap...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 10:00 pm   |     |   Share
  • ATV rider dies after crashing in southern Utah
    A Washington City man died Saturday after he went down a steep embankment on his all-terrain vehicle. Washington City police are waiting to notify the...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 10:46 pm   |     |   Share
  • SPONSORED ARTICLE
    Love UT, Give UT: Celebrate a Day of Giving on March 31
    Are you looking for a way to give back to a cause you’re passionate about? Your opportunity is quickly approaching. On Thursday, March 31, Utah will c...
    Updated Mar 02 2016 08:36 am   |     |   Share

  • PHOTO GALLERY
    Rolly: Goodbye to Tribune’s Tom Wharton, who took us to high school gyms, Utah’s outback and more
    Granite High sophomore Tom Wharton had just made the staff of the Granitian, the school’s student newspaper. That allowed him to attend a daylong high …
    Updated Mar 31 2016 10:36 pm   |     |   Share
  • North Carolina’s Nate Britt (0) and the rest of the team run to the locker room after the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game against Syracuse, Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Houston. North Carolina won 83-66. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) NCAA Tournament: North Carolina looks for 6th NCAA title against Villanova
    Houston • North Carolina will look for its sixth NCAA championship when the Tar Heels meet the Villanova Wildcats, trying for their second, on Monday ...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 10:02 pm   |     |   Share
  • Dallas Stars left wing Antoine Roussel, center, attempts to score while Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, right, protects the net and defenseman Luke Schenn, left, also defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Los Angeles. The puck went into the net but it was ruled no goal due to goaltender interference. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) NHL: Dallas rallies past Kings
    Los Angeles • Jordie Benn scored the tie-breaking goal with 4:58 to play, and the Dallas Stars rallied from a third-period deficit to assert their Wes...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 09:39 pm   |     |   Share
  • (Lennie Mahler  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)    Justin Bieber performs in his ’Purpose World Tour’ at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Saturday, April 2, 2016. Photos: Justin Bieber plays sold-out show in Salt Lake City
    Pop superstar Justin Bieber brought his Purpose World Tour to the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday for a sold-out show. Click he...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 10:19 pm   |     |   Share
  • PHOTO GALLERY
    Utah Jazz crush Lakers, 123-75, in Kobe’s last game in Salt Lake City
    Kobe Bryant’s last stand in Salt Lake City was in vain. In a game that had long been decided, the Los Angeles Lakers legend made …
    Updated Mar 31 2016 03:42 pm   |     |   Share
  • North Carolina forward Justin Jackson (44) dunks the ball on Syracuse during the second half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) NCAA Tournament: Inside-outside job lifts Tar Heels to 83-66 win over Orange
    Houston • North Carolina’s latest step on the way to a title was shaping up as strictly an inside job. Out of nowhere, Marcus Paige figured out how to...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 10:05 pm   |     |   Share
  • State colleges: Utah baseball team stuns Arizona with rally in ninth
    The Utah baseball team rallied from a four-run deficit in the ninth inning to defeat visiting Arizona 7-6 on Saturday and win its third straight Pac-1...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 08:57 pm   |     |   Share
  • Tampa Bay Lightning’s Steven Stamkos, left, defends New York Islanders’ John Tavares during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 25, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson) NHL: Lightning’s Stamkos out 1-to-3 months with blood clot in arm
    Lightning’s Stamkos out 1-to-3 months with blood clot in arm Tampa, Fla. • Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos will miss 1-to-3 months with a b...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 08:45 pm   |     |   Share
  • PHOTO GALLERY
    Girls’ basketball: Layton’s Hailey Bassett is The Salt Lake Tribune’s 2016 Player of the Year
    Layton • Call Layton’s Hailey Bassett “The Natural.” The reason the 6-foot-2 Lancer senior is The Salt Lake Tribune’s 2016 girls’ Player of the Year …
    Updated Mar 28 2016 11:04 pm   |     |   Share
  • In this Tuesday, March 15, 2016 photo, a Syrian refugee woman holds her child as she begs for money on a sidewalk, in Beirut. Lebanon is home to more than 1 million registered Syrian refugees, or nearly a quarter of the country’s 4.5 million people, the highest refugee population in the world per capita. It is one of the most visible signs of the refugee crisis that has put an immense strain on neighboring countries and destabilized Europe. On Lebanon shopping streets beggars are seen stretching their hands out for money. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Syria cease-fire unraveling
    Beirut • Syria’s partial cease-fire appeared to be unraveling Saturday as fierce fighting between government forces and opposition fighters, including...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 09:48 pm   |     |   Share
  • (Rick Egan  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)    Utah head coach Megan Marsden congratulates Samantha Partyka after her balance beam routine, in the NCAA Regional Championships, at the Huntsman Center, Saturday, April 2, 2016. College gymnastics: Surprises abound in NCAA regionals
    Saturday’s six NCAA gymnastics regional championships weren’t without their share of upsets as No. 7 Michigan and No. 11 Denver failed to qualify for ...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 10:29 pm   |     |   Share
  • Lexi Thompson watches her tee shot on the third hole during the third round of the LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club, Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Golf: Lexi Thompson eagles 18th hole to take lead in LPGA event
    Rancho Mirage, Calif. • Lexi Thompson made a 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the ...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 07:42 pm   |     |   Share
  • PHOTO GALLERY
    Budget too tight for fine dining? Make lunch the new dinner
    As Utah restaurants continue to make it onto more and more “Best Of” and “Hottest in America” dining lists, demand (and often prices) is rising …
    Updated Mar 31 2016 10:31 am   |     |   Share
  • Gibby Gilbert III hits out of the bunker on the first hole during the opening round of the the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak, in Saucier, Miss., Saturday, April, 2, 2016. (Tim Isbell/The Sun Herald via AP) Golf: Scott Dunlap takes two-shot lead at PGA Tour Champions event in Mississippi
    Saucier, Miss. • Scott Dunlap shot a 3-under 69 in the second round to take a two-shot lead at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic on Saturday. It was...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 07:38 pm   |     |   Share
  • FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, and Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spar during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by MSNBC at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. Thirty-six-plus hours of televised debates in the 2016 presidential campaign have brought us Marco Rubio’s robotic moment, Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping sexual innuendo, Sanders’ dismissal of Clinton’s “damn emails” and Clinton’s denunciation of Sanders for an “artful smear.” Oh, and we’ve heard about issues, too. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) Sanders finally getting under Clinton’s skin
    Syracuse, N.Y. • Hillary Clinton snapped at a Greenpeace protester. She linked Bernie Sanders to tea party Republicans. And she bristled with anger wh...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 08:37 pm   |     |   Share
  • NBA: Bulls’ Derrick Rose out against Pistons due to elbow injury
    Chicago • Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose will miss tonight’s game against the Detroit Pistons with an elbow injury. Rose is sidelined with a bruised...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 06:54 pm   |     |   Share
  • Father charged with killing son for being gay
    Los Angeles • A Los Angeles man charged with fatally shooting his 29-year-old son for being gay had repeatedly threatened to kill him over his sexual ...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 07:26 pm   |     |   Share
  • NFL: Browns release veteran safety Donte Whitner
    Cleveland • The Browns have released veteran safety Donte Whitner. The 30-year-old Whitner is the latest starter to be discarded by Cleveland’s new fr...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 06:54 pm   |     |   Share
  • In this photo taken March 15, 2016, Georgia’s new head football coach Kirby Smart watches during the first day of spring NCAA college football practice in Atlanta. The highlight of Georgia’s G-Day spring game will be fans’ first chance to see freshman quarterback Jacob Eason, who enrolled early. (Brant Sanderlin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)  MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT College football: Georgia QBs get Smart’s attention in 1st scrimmage
    Athens, Ga. • New coach Kirby Smart liked what he saw from his quarterbacks in Georgia’s first full scrimmage. That doesn’t mean, however, five-star r...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 06:36 pm   |     |   Share
  • Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer winds up to deliver to the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a spring training baseball game as rain begins to fall, Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Port Charlotte, Fla. The game was cancelled due to heavy rain in the region. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) MLB: Rays ace Chris Archer rapidly becoming a face of baseball
    St. Petersburg, Fla. • Chris Archer relishes his emerging status as one of the new faces of baseball. Evan Longoria still may be the most accomplished...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 06:33 pm   |     |   Share
  • The Villanova bench reacts to play against Oklahoma during the second half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) NCAA Tournament: Villanova shoots its way to national championship game
    Houston • Villanova advanced to the national championship game Saturday night with the biggest margin of victory in Final Four history, overwhelming B...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 10:06 pm   |     |   Share
  • Jamie Lovemark tees of on the ninth hole during the third round of the Houston Open golf tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Humble, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) Golf: Jim Herman, Jamie Lovemark tied after 54 holes at Houston Open
    Houston • Jim Herman and Jamie Lovemark, two players who have never won a PGA Tour event or played in the Masters, shared the lead going into the fina...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 06:56 pm   |     |   Share
  • Syracuse’s Alexis Peterson (1) holds a basketball during college basketball practice for the women’s Final Four in the NCAA Tournament Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Women’s college basketball: Huskies, Orange try to keep changes under wraps for rematch
    Indianapolis • Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman and Washington coach Mike Neighbors will put their budding friendship on hold Sunday night. After four ...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 05:15 pm   |     |   Share
  • Olympics: Russia’s best male gymnast fails drug test, meldonium found
    Moscow • Russia’s best male gymnast could miss the Olympics after he became the latest to test positive for the banned substance meldonium. Nikolai Ku...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 05:09 pm   |     |   Share
  • Destroyed building are seen after clashes between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State group in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 2, 2016. The United Nations mission to Iraq said in a statement Friday that violence killed at least 1,119 Iraqis in March, a sharp increase from the previous month, as the Islamic State group stepped up attacks on civilians despite suffering battlefield setbacks. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) U.S.: Islamic State squeezed for cash
    The Islamic State is facing an unprecedented cash crunch in its home territory, U.S. counterterrorism officials say, as months of strikes on oil facil...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 07:01 pm   |     |   Share
  • Mom faces charges for making kids walk to school
    Whitwell, Tenn. • A Tennessee woman is facing child neglect charges after deputies found her driving ahead of her young daughters while making them wa...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 07:22 pm   |     |   Share
  • Semi-truck driver’s door stops bullet in drive-by shooting
    Utah Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a drive-by shooting in Salt Lake County. On Saturday morning, a man was driving a semi-truck hauling ca...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 04:41 pm   |     |   Share
  • Nationwide, 16 police officers have been shot and killed in 2016
    On Thursday, Virginia State Police trooper Chad P. Dermyer was participating in a training exercise at a Richmond bus station when he approached a man...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 04:37 pm   |     |   Share
  • Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell, right, shoots as Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 102-100 in overtime. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Tony Jones: Let’s all learn from D’Angelo Russell’s video leak
    Kids … teenage basketball players … those who play the game for a living: let D’Angelo Russell be a lesson. Don’t video your teammate making all kind...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 06:42 pm   |     |   Share
  • In this image from TV, a car destroyed with blood showing in the aftermath after heavy fighting erupted in Terter, Azerbaijan, Saturday April 2, 2016, between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.  Russia expressed grave concern on Saturday over the recent military conflict along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border, calling on all parties involved to stop fighting and exercise restraint. Officials from each of the former Soviet republics blamed the other on Saturday for the fighting which began overnight. (Kanal S TV  via AP) TV OUT Azerbaijan says 12 of its soldiers killed in heaviest fighting with Armenian forces in 20 years
    BAKU, Azerbaijan • At least 30 soldiers and a boy were reported killed as heavy fighting erupted Saturday between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 01:45 pm   |     |   Share
  • Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with President Barack Obama during the afternoon plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit, Friday, April 1, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Obama, world leaders urge action on nuclear security, terror
    WASHINGTON • World leaders declared progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obam...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 09:39 am   |     |   Share
  • FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, file photo, comedian Jon Stewart performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event, in New York. A bull that escaped from a holding area and darted through the streets of New York City has been captured and taken to greener pastures by Stewart. Officials say that the black and white Angus was spotted Friday, April 1, 2016 in Queens. The bull was soon corralled at York College, where students snapped pictures and took videos. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File) Runaway bull caught at NYC college, then saved by Jon Stewart
    NEW YORK • A bull that escaped from a holding area and darted through the streets of New York City has been captured and taken to greener pastures by ...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 04:10 pm   |     |   Share
  • In this Wednesday, March 30, 2016 photo, parrots interact at SoCal Parrot, a parrot-rescue center, in Jamul, Calif. U.S. researchers are launching studies on Mexico’s red crowned parrot  - a species that has been adapting so well to living in cities in California and Texas after escaping from the pet trade that the population may now rival that in its native country. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Endangered in native Mexico, transplant parrots are thriving in Southwest U.S.
    SAN DIEGO • U.S. researchers are launching studies on Mexico’s red-crowned parrot — a species that has been adapting so well to living in cities in Ca...
    Updated Apr 02 2016 09:33 am   |     |   Share