I had the opportunity this week to be in Philadelphia exactly 250 years after the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, which occurred on July 8, 1776. As I walked past the structure we call Independence Hall (originally called the Pennsylvania State House) and the Liberty ...

"The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of society..." -- James Madison, The Federalist No. 57 When I was asked to serve in several ecclesiastical positions that ...

A 28-year-old man died after being stabbed Saturday morning inside a Springville residence. A suspect, who police said was a recent acquaintance of the victim, is in custody.  Officers responded to a report of a stabbing at 3:15 a.m. and arrived to find the man in critical condition, ...

A media cluster swarmed the front entrance of Provo's 4th District Courthouse Friday afternoon, with local and national journalists hoping to catch a glimpse of parties involved in the Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing. The news media was outnumbered perhaps only by the security fortifying ...

Sometimes when our kids aren’t acting the way we want, it’s easy to ask ourselves questions like, “Why isn’t he or she trying harder?” or “What do I need to do to motivate them to stop playing video games, or do chores, or quit squabbling with their siblings?” There’s ...

When most people think of homelessness, they picture someone holding a sign on a street corner or sleeping on a park bench. While those situations certainly exist, they represent only a small part of a much larger and more complex reality. Much of homelessness is hidden. Many people ...