Reading Time: < 1 minute Despite the potentially misleading name, you won’t find an abundance of silverware at this year’s Fork Fest. But you might find yourself in the midst talented local musicians and artists. Thanks to Garbett Homes and other sponsors, you have the opportunity to hear from popular local bands such as Joshua James, Allred, Isaac Russell, Seve […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes 5 frightening films from the last 5 years Going through the month of October without seeing at least one horror flick is sacrilege. Variety has been a prolific spice during the last few years, so no matter one’s taste, there is bound to be something for everyone. With a cast ranging from snakes to serial […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Musings on Utah’s unlikely love of all things bloody There is no sex allowed in Zion, unless it be between a man and his wife. Drugs are a big no-no too, and anyone loosely keeping the dream alive that some day weed will be legal in this teetotaling hellhole would be more realistic hoping for […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute “I agree with what Packer said. … It’s just strange how people twisted it.” —Brennan Hallows, 20, Biology major “I loved it. … My favorite talk was Uchtdorf’s about taking time to ‘be still and know that I am God.’ ” —Elle Padgett, 19, Nursing major “I felt it was more calm, more about loving. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute “I’ve never seen it that way. I celebrate Samhain, a festival for the dead and the ancestors whose guidance I seek. While others associate death with violence, to me it is simply an aspect of the life cycle to be celebrated like any other, rather than reviled, condemned or feared.” —Loraine Gholdston, features writer “Halloween […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Compiled by Reed Noble Saturday morning session Ezra Taft Benson’s: 14 Fundamentals in Following the Prophet (from a talk given at a Devotional at BYU) 1.    The Prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything. 2.    The living prophet is more vital to us than the Standard Works. 3.    The living […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Every year it happens: Halloween rolls around and everyone goes out hunting for costumes. Guys don bananas, doctors, creepy clowns and all sorts of similar costumes. Some women, however, have different tastes in costumes; they seem to go for things with less fabric. You can see it for yourself, just take a trip down the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hello my darlings, Halloween is so awkward. While I’m all for dressing my cat as my daughter and my daughter as my cat for a day, the social and moral implications behind this holiday are worth concern. For some, Halloween is to real violence as “heck” is to “hell.” Instead of doing something forbidden by […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute In a world where many people focus on everything they don’t have and blame all their problems on others, on Oct. 2-3 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints declared through multiple leaders that everyone has a choice. At the church’s semi-annual General Conference, a singular message about agency was given across two days and five […]