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Sarah Petersen

Sarah Sanders Petersen writes for the Faith and Family sections on DeseretNews.com. She completed internships with the Mormon Times section of Deseret News as well as the New Era magazine. Sarah received a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism and a minor in editing from Brigham Young University. During her time at BYU, Sarah worked as a reporter for BYU’s Daily Universe, and an editor for Stowaway magazine. Sarah currently resides in Utah County with her husband.

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Modest swimsuit designer speaks out on bikinis

Published: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:49 am MDT

Jessica Rey is an actress/designer with an MBA who has addressed a very sensitive and timeless topic: the bikini. In a recent video published on qideas.org, Rey presents the evolution of the two-piece suit, alo...

7-year-old girl who met Justin Bieber passes away, leaves family with sweet memories

Published: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 4:43 pm MDT

Millie Flamm, a 7-year-old from Cottonwood Heights, passed away from leukemia Tuesday morning.

Miss Utah USA gets second chance at question on 'The Today Show'

Published: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:47 am MDT

Miss Utah USA, Marissa Powell, quickly garnered national attention where attention is never wanted. But on Tuesday morning, Powell was given a second chance to answer the question that caught her off guard in t...

Father of toddler basketball star 'Trick Shot Titus' shares importance of being a dad

Published: Saturday, June 15, 2013 1:39 pm MDT

Joseph Ashby is living the "dream" that many dads have. Yet although Ashby has enjoyed their latest adventures, the best part of his "real-life-dream" has been spending time with his son, Titus.

Sebastian de la Cruz performs national anthem again at NBA Finals, receives positive response

Published: Friday, June 14, 2013 1:51 pm MDT

Sebastian de la Cruz, the 11-year-old from San Antonio, has had quite the week. Not only was he asked on the spur of the moment to perform the national anthem before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but he was asked t...

What a tree frog feels like, how to soothe a sick child, I may be a zombie and other lessons from fatherhood

Published: Friday, June 14, 2013 11:31 am MDT

This Father's Day, several dads have shared what being a dad means to them, and what their children so often teach them.

NBA fans attack 11-year-old's national anthem with racist tweets

Published: Thursday, June 13, 2013 1:12 pm MDT

Although many San Antonio Spurs fans had much to celebrate after Tuesday night's solid win over the Miami Heat, one 11-year-old fan, born and raised in San Antonio, hardly had anything to celebrate as many nega...

LDS First Presidency members launch Google+ pages, Facebook in the future

Published: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 9:37 pm MDT

First Presidency members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently launched their own Google+ pages. President Thomas S. Monson, President Henry B. Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf will...

'Pregnant' teen boys featured in Chicago's ad campaign

Published: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 1:34 pm MDT

Several unnatural images have been produced by the Chicago Department of Health as a part of their campaign against teen pregnancy. The purpose of the photos is to highlight that teen pregnancy is not just a gi...

10 tips for dad from 'Kid Therapist' (+video)

Published: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 11:11 am MDT

Parenting advice is something that is often thrown around, especially online. But as this Father's Day quickly approaches, a new video released by Family Share describes 10 tips for dads from kids themselves.

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