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• Latest from LDS General Conference: Lord’s prophet prepared church for the pandemic, apostle says

  04-10-2020 23:05
  
  A day after addressing timely topics ranging from racism to the recession and politics to the pandemic, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will return Sunday for the final two sessions of the faith’s 190th Semiannual General Conference.The all-virtual gathering, taking place under the direction of church President Russell M. Nelson, is being broadcast around the world from a theater in downtown Salt Lake City’s Conference Center.3 p.m.: Lord’s prophet pr
  
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• Coronavirus in Utah: 1,393 new cases — the second-highest daily count of the pandemic

  04-10-2020 22:55
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber.In Sunday’s coronavirus update, the Utah Department of Health reported 1,393 new cases statewide — the second-highest daily total of the pandemic, behind only Sept. 25′s report.The new report also added 24 new hospitali
  
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• Doctors: Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped twice recently

  04-10-2020 22:40
  
  Bethesda, Md. • President Donald Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped suddenly twice in recent days, his doctors revealed Sunday as they continued to evade basic questions about his health during treatment for COVID-19. Still, they said he “continued to improve” and suggested he could be discharged as early as Monday.Speaking on the steps of the military hospital where Trump spent a third day, his doctors again sidestepped questions, including the timing of his second dip in
  
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• Coronavirus in Utah: Report features the second-highest daily case count of the pandemic

  04-10-2020 21:04
  
  Editor’s note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our Top Stories newsletter, sent to your inbox every weekday morning. To support journalism like this, please donate or become a subscriber.In Sunday’s coronavirus update, the Utah Department of Health reported 1,393 new cases — the second-highest daily state total of the pandemic, behind only Sept. 25′s report.The new report also added 24 new hospitalizati
  
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• Maureen Dowd: Reality bursts the Trumpworld bubble

  04-10-2020 21:00
  
  Washington • Fate leads the willing, Seneca said, while the unwilling get dragged.For his entire life, Donald Trump has stayed one step ahead of disaster, plying his gift for holding reality at bay.He conjured his own threadbare reality, about success, about virility, about imbroglios with women, even about the height of Trump Tower.As president, he has created a bubble within his bubble, keeping out science and anything that made him look bad. He has played a dangerous game of alchemizing
  
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• BYU jumps up seven spots to No. 15 on AP Top 25 ranking, highest since 2009

  04-10-2020 20:33
  
  As BYU keeps winning, the Cougars keep moving up the rankings.Following the most recent dominating 45-14 victory over La. Tech, BYU (3-0) moved seven spots up on the Associated Press Top 25 to a No. 15 ranking — the highest ranking by the Cougars since 2009.While BYU has won all three of its games handily, the large jump was made even more possible due to a large amount of upsets over the weekend. Auburn, Texas, UCF, Texas A&M, Miss St., Oklahoma, Pitt and Memphis — all previousl
  
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• Latest from LDS General Conference: President Russell Nelson urges members to abandon racism, saying God plays no favorites

  04-10-2020 20:08
  
  A day after addressing timely topics ranging from racism to the recession and politics to the pandemic, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will return Sunday for the final two sessions of the faith’s 190th Semiannual General Conference.The all-virtual gathering, taking place under the direction of church President Russell M. Nelson, is being broadcast around the world from a theater in downtown Salt Lake City’s Conference Center.11:50 a.m.: Nelson laments the
  
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• Record-breaking California wildfires surpass 4 million acres — an area larger than Connecticut

  04-10-2020 19:56
  
  San Francisco • Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) this year — more than double the previous record for the most land burned in a single year in the state. California fire officials said the state hit the astonishing milestone Sunday with about two months remaining in the fire season. The previous record was set two years ago when wildfires destroyed 1.67 million acres (2,609 square miles).“The 4 million mark is unfathomable
  
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• Latest from LDS General Conference: Speak of Christ and use church’s full name, apostle says

  04-10-2020 19:44
  
  A day after addressing timely topics ranging from racism to the recession and politics to the pandemic, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will return Sunday for the final two sessions of the faith’s 190th Semiannual General Conference.The all-virtual gathering, taking place under the direction of church President Russell M. Nelson, is being broadcast around the world from a theater in downtown Salt Lake City’s Conference Center.11:30 a.m.: Speak more of Chris
  
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• Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped twice recently, doctors say

  04-10-2020 19:07
  
  Bethesda, Md. • President Donald Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped suddenly twice in recent days, but he “has continued to improve” since then, the White House physician said Sunday, adding a new layer of confusion to the president’s fight with COVID-19 even while suggesting he could be discharged from the hospital as early as Monday.Trump’s medical team, speaking on the steps of the military hospital where he was being treated for a third consecutive day, ref
  
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• Latest from LDS General Conference: Prayer can help scientists find a COVID-19 vaccine, apostle says

  04-10-2020 18:49
  
  A day after addressing timely topics ranging from racism to the recession and politics to the pandemic, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will return Sunday for the final two sessions of the faith’s 190th Semiannual General Conference.The all-virtual gathering, taking place under the direction of church President Russell M. Nelson, is being broadcast around the world from a theater in downtown Salt Lake City’s Conference Center.10:40 a.m.: Trials can build fa
  
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• Liz Mair: Will LDS women sink Trump in Arizona?

  04-10-2020 18:45
  
  President Trump may have a problem in the American Southwest. And contrary to popular belief, it is not just liberal Californian exiles fleeing to states like Nevada and Arizona or a high number of Democratic-leaning Latino voters in those states.No, the problem is different: Mormons. And most specifically, Mormon women.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is most strongly associated with Utah, but large numbers of Mormons also live in surrounding states, including the swing states Ar
  
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• Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped suddenly, but he could be discharged from the hospital on Monday, doctors say

  04-10-2020 18:32
  
  Bethesda, Md. • President Donald Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped suddenly on Saturday, but he “has continued to improve,” the White House physician said Sunday, adding a new layer of confusion to the president’s health status even as he sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before.Trump’s medical team, speaking on the steps of the military hospital where he was being treated for a third consecutive day, suggested that he could be discharged
  
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• Trump could be discharged from the hospital on Monday, doctors say

  04-10-2020 18:14
  
  Washington • The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):NoonPresident Donald Trump’s physician says he was trying to “reflect the upbeat attitude” of the president and his medical team when he declined to share Saturday that Trump was placed on oxygen the day before.Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley was pressed Sunday on why his rosy picture of the president’s health was contradicted moments later by White Ho
  
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• Latest from LDS General Conference: Sunday sessions to begin after a day of talks ripped from today’s headlines

  04-10-2020 16:57
  
  A day after addressing timely topics ranging from racism to the recession and politics to the pandemic, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will return Sunday for the final two sessions of the faith’s 190th Semiannual General Conference.The all-virtual gathering, taking place under the direction of church President Russell M. Nelson, is being broadcast around the world from a theater in downtown Salt Lake City’s Conference Center.Check back here throughout the
  
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• Nicholas Kristof: Americans should learn from Trump’s infection

  04-10-2020 16:44
  
  The first thing to say is simple: Best wishes to President Donald Trump and the first lady for a speedy recovery from COVID-19.After the announcement that they had tested positive for the coronavirus, I tweeted that I hope we can all remain civil, avoid snark, seek lessons and wish the Trumps a swift recovery. The result was an outpouring of gloating and snark — one person responded that “my thoughts and prayers go out to the virus.”Let’s think about that. One of my objec
  
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• Robert Kirby: With Moroni out, could Bullwinkle move in?

  04-10-2020 15:00
  
  Shortly after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the Manifesto, marking the beginning of the end to its practice of polygamy, I served a mission in South America.Missionaries at the time wore items of identification in the lapels of their suits. The two most common were a buffalo skull, denoting the church’s Boy Scout Duty to God award, and the golden replica of the trumpeting Angel Moroni, as seen atop the faith’s temples.Not having completed the requirements for
  
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• Can gravel mining and world-class cherry orchards coexist in Utah?

  04-10-2020 15:00
  
  Payson • Ryan Rowley’s orchards occupy a special piece of Utah where elevation, soils and topography collude to create an ideal environment for growing fruit, especially the tart cherries that have long been associated with the family name.But trouble lurks over this high-desert Eden, which also supplies Utah builders with a mineral bounty needed for construction.“You think you would be on a nice country road, but there are trucks and nonstop traffic,” Rowley says over the
  
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• What new Utah coronavirus data says about schools and how the virus is spreading

  04-10-2020 14:00
  
  Way back in June, I guaranteed you that when we got more data about the coronavirus in Utah, I’d tell you about it.Well, Utah’s Department of Health updated its dashboard at coronavirus.utah.gov again. There’s a bunch of new graphs, with information on how the virus is spreading, which demographics are impacted most, and new detail about schools. Let’s explore the highlights and what it says about Utah’s recent spike in cases.School dataIn my last article about coro
  
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• Scott D. Pierce: ‘Black-ish’ lays out the facts on efforts to keep Black people from voting

  04-10-2020 14:00
  
  Never a stranger to controversy, the ABC sitcom “Black-ish” is certain to stir up some more on Sunday.In back-to-back episodes — “Election Special Part 1” and “Election Special Part 2” (9 and 9:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4) — the show takes direct aim at the state of politics and race relations in America right now. It’s fact-based comedy, and it’s tough on America.In “Part 1,” Junior (Marcus Scribner) is excited about voting in his f
  
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• Molly Jong-Fast: Call me the Joan of Arc of coronavirus vaccine trials

  04-10-2020 14:00
  
  I am Patient 1133.I’ve never been in a medical trial before and I never wanted to be. As someone who suffers from pretty significant anxiety about my health, I am, in theory, the last person who should ever do any medical trial at all, and, on the way, up to the hospital, this thought occurred to me numerous times. But on Tuesday, Sept. 8, I did it anyway. I drove up to Yale New Haven Hospital to get my first of two doses of the experimental Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.On the way up there,
  
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• Leonard Pitts: We expect better of Joe Biden

  04-10-2020 14:00
  
  Asked about race at last week’s presidential debate, one candidate gave a very disappointing answer.The other was Donald Trump.Which is not to suggest Trump had satisfactory answers. To the contrary, asked by moderator Chris Wallace why America should trust him to heal its racial wounds, he was, as is his norm, nonsensical and miles wide of any discernible point.He leaned into the asinine claim that he has done more for African Americans than any president since Lincoln. For good measure,
  
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• For Utah Opera’s return, engineers study how air can flow safely through Capitol Theatre

  04-10-2020 14:00
  
  James Sutherland and Tony Saad have gotten to know the stages of Capitol Theatre and Abravanel Hall quite well — but they haven’t performed at those venues.The two chemical engineers, researchers at the University of Utah and experts in “computational fluid dynamics,” are helping musicians of the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera perform with less risk of spreading COVID-19 to each other or their audiences.“The basic question is: How do you reduce risk?” said Suthe
  
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• Letter: The importance of professional women’s sports

  04-10-2020 13:30
  
  The arrival of women’s soccer to Utah brought with it a whole new perspective and outlook for me on the importance of women’s professional sports.The passion behind bringing the club to Utah and the commitment of the organization to be a leader in women’s professional sports was impressive and earned my support immediately. Now in its third year here in Utah, my family can reflect on the tremendous impact the Royals has had on our life.For many years as a complete novice I coac
  
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• Letter: Thanks for cleaning our streets

  04-10-2020 13:00
  
  I would very much like to thank the crews working to clean up Salt Lake’s streets after the Wasatch Front windstorm. Not just the city’s crews, but all the crews that have been working tirelessly to clean up one gigantic mess. Salt Lake’s street crews have been working just about around the clock with the crews putting in 10 hours days working six- to seven-day for the past weeks. Thanks, guys and gals of Salt Lake’s Streets Division. You are the face of our city and you
  
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• Utah Royals battle to 1-1 draw with Portland Thorns in final home game of 2020

  04-10-2020 06:10
  
  From hard tackles to the energetic challenges to the goal-line saves to the goals themselves, Utah Royals FC’s collective mentality Saturday never said die.The Royals wanted to make the most out of their last home game of 2020. They wanted to put on a show for the fans at Rio Tinto Stadium after getting to play in front of them only twice all season.The Royals did just that. They brought the energy and effort against the Portland Thorns that resulted in a 1-1 draw in front of 1,905 fans.Ut
  
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• Trump said to be improving, but doctor says president is ‘not yet out of the woods’

  04-10-2020 05:24
  
  Bethesda, Md. • President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday — in contrast to a rosier assessment moments earlier by Trump doctors, who took pains not to reveal the president had received supplemental oxygen at the White House before his hospital admission.Trump offered his own assessment Saturday evening in a vide
  
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• Latter-day Saint women can bring unity to a divided world, speakers say

  04-10-2020 04:46
  
  Latter-day Saint women can help build a Zion society, change the world, and prepare for personal and global turmoil — even the Second Coming — speakers said during Saturday evening’s women’s session of the faith’s General Conference.Three women’s leaders — though none of the top female auxiliary presidents — and the three men in the governing First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints delivered addresses during the day&rsqu
  
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• Life with God brings peace despite today’s turmoil, President Russell Nelson tells Latter-day Saint women

  04-10-2020 03:40
  
  Highlights from Saturday evening’s women’s session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:7:30 p.m.: Life with God brings peace, Nelson saysIn the final speech of the evening’s women’s session, President Russell M. Nelson discussed being prepared for trials — physically, emotionally and spiritually.First, he urged members to create “places of security,” including making their home a “personal sanctuary of faith
  
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• Letter: What negative political ads say

  04-10-2020 03:30
  
  Regarding the political ads against Burgess Owens and his bankruptcies, everyone should replace his name with President Donald Trump’s, but increase the amount left unpaid in the hundreds of millions from his multiple bankruptcies.As to the ad against Rep. Ben McAdams that says he plays “follow the leader” with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, it seems the Republicans have been in lockstep with Trump. Some independent thinking for the Democrats, none for the Republicans.Connie Ball,
  
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• Winning filly: Swiss Skydiver beats Authentic in Preakness

  04-10-2020 03:22
  
  Baltimore • Those hanging around the heavily restricted stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course this week joked around that Authentic would stare down filly Swiss Skydiver whenever she walked past.“He got a good look at her today,” jockey Robby Albarado said.Swiss Skydiver added one final memorable moment to cap off a topsy-turvy Triple Crown season, beating favored Authentic by a neck after a stretch duel in the Preakness Stakes run without fans Saturday. She became the sixth filly
  
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• Latter-day Saint women can ‘remove prejudice’ and improve the world, Eubank says

  04-10-2020 03:04
  
  Highlights from Saturday evening’s women’s session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:6:30 p.m.: Jesus heals our brokenness, says Primary leader
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  Cristina B. Franco, second counselor in the general presidency of the children’s Primary, speaks during the women's meeting Oct. 3, 2020.Cristina B. Franco, second counselor in the general presidency of the children’s Pri
  
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• Latest of LDS conference women’s session

  04-10-2020 02:39
  
  Highlights from Saturday evening’s women’s session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:6:20 p.m.: Change for the better, says Young Women leaderRebecca M. Craven, second counselor in the general presidency of the Young Women organization for girls starting at age 11, addressed the possibility of individual change.“Jesus Christ has given us a continuous pattern for change,” Craven said. “He invites us to exercise faith in him
  
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• Trump said to be improving but next 48 hours ‘critical’; new video of president speaking from Walter Reed posted

  04-10-2020 02:26
  
  Bethesda, Md. • President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday — in contrast to a rosier assessment moments earlier by Trump doctors, who took pains not to reveal the president had received supplemental oxygen at the White House before his hospital admission.Trump offered his own assessment Saturday evening in a vide
  
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• UHSAA shifting site of football championship games with Rice-Eccles Stadium unavailable

  04-10-2020 02:07
  
  The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected sports on every level inUtah, and it high school football programs have been significantlyimpacted this fall. Now as the regular season draws near, teams acrossthe state will have to settle for holding championship games at adifferent venue.The final round of the high schoolfootball state tournament in 2020 will be held at Dixie State University for the 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A classifications. The site of the 6Atournament is yet to be determined.Championshipg
  
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• Latter-day Saint leaders tackle big issues: elections, racism, protests and pandemic

  04-10-2020 01:34
  
  Breaking with the more general approaches of the past, top leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday confronted pointedly and powerfully such contemporary issues as racism, a recession, protests and contentious elections — and, of course, a global pandemic — acknowledging hard times and hard lessons.They also spoke of optimism and reliance on the comforting power of Jesus Christ.“Unusual times can bring unusual rewards,” 96-year-old church Pre
  
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• Letter: Millennials have voting power

  04-10-2020 01:30
  
  Millennials! You, for the first time in electoral history, outnumber my baby boomer generation. Take charge and change history. Vote!Melvin C. Johnson, St. GeorgeSubmit a letter to the editor
  
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• Several senators are in quarantine after being near Utah’s Mike Lee

  04-10-2020 00:43
  
  Sen. Mike Lee’s coronavirus diagnosis has resulted in at last three of his colleagues going into quarantine.So far, Republicans Sens. Ted Cruz, James Lankford and Ben Sasse have announced they are going to self-isolate because they interacted recently with the Utah senator.Lee announced Friday that he’d been diagnosed with COVID-19. On Saturday, his spokesman Conn Carroll said, “Sen. Lee is doing fine and is in isolation in D.C.”Last Saturday, Lee attended the Rose Garden
  
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• Utah State’s Gary Andersen bullish on Aggies after first week of camp; coach walks back opt-out comments

  04-10-2020 00:33
  
  The Utah State football team has to go through Boise State to get to the Mountain West Conference championship at some point. So, why not Week 1?That was Aggie coach Gary Andersen’s attitude Saturday when asked about having to play the defending conference champion on the road in both teams' season opener on Oct. 24. Like the rest of the MW, the Aggies have been scrambling to fit six months of preseason preparation into just 29 days after the league — which had said it wouldn’t
  
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• Latest from LDS General Conference: Things 'might get worse before they get better,’ Uchtdorf warns, but God will help us

  04-10-2020 00:24
  
  The all-virtual 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints got underway Saturday, with 96-year-old President Russell M. Nelson declaring that the “work of the Lord is steadily moving forward” despite a global pandemic that has halted Sunday services, disrupted missionary work and temporarily closed temples.“Amid social distancing, face masks, and Zoom meetings, we have learned to do some things differently, and some even more effectiv
  
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• Gary Andersen bullish on Aggies after first week of camp; coach walks back opt-out comments

  04-10-2020 00:24
  
  The Utah State football team has to go through Boise State to get to the Mountain West Conference championship at some point. So, why not Week 1?That was Aggie coach Gary Andersen’s attitude Saturday when asked about having to play the defending conference champion on the road in both teams' season opener on Oct. 24. Like the rest of the MW, the Aggies have been scrambling to fit six months of preseason preparation into just 29 days after the league — which had said it wouldn’t
  
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• LDS Church reorganizes Presiding Bishopric, releases senior president of the Seventy

  04-10-2020 00:10
  
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday reorganized its Presiding Bishopric, which oversees its buildings, finances, welfare and other temporal work, and also released the senior president of its Quorum of Seventies.L. Whitney Clayton, the 70-year-old senior president, was released and given emeritus status. He has served as a general authority Seventy since 2001. He had been a member of the Presidency of the Seventy since 2008 and was named senior president in October 2015.M
  
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