Personal lives and personal stories
Mormon Media Observer
I tell my journalism students that everyone has a story, you just have to find it. It's been nice that journalists have stumbled on some great "real people" stories relating to Latter-day Saints and the LDS Church. Here are some selections from the past few weeks:
A story in the small-town Carroll County Times in Westminster, Md. caught my attention. When Matthew Boles was killed in a car crash in October he hadn't complete all of the requirements for the Young Men Duty To God Award. Fellow members, friends and family of Boles helped him fulfill one of those requirements by participating in a 6-mile run.
Read the full column on MormonTimes.com
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