Utah Lore

Dust to Dust: Reflecting on the Scofield Mining Disaster of 1900

May 1, 1990 This day, 124 years ago, was a day of horror in Scofield, Utah. On this day, 200 men and boys perished in a dark hole under the mountain. At the...

The Utah State Capitol “Sends Martha to Washington”

Every state has mottos and symbols to represent that state’s whole, general vibe. Consider Florida, for instance. Florida’s state reptile is the American Alligator, and, as the state with the fifth highest...

The Deseret Alphabet: Brigham Young’s Linguistic Experiment

No project was too large, no task too small, for Brigham to believe he was destined to take it on and make it better. Including the alphabet.

Prominent Utahns Who Have Shaped National Politics Throughout History

On the grand stage of national politics, Utah is a bit player. We are one of the least densely populated, most reliably conservative states with middling voter participation rates and are currently...

Prominent Utahns Who Have Shaped National Politics Throughout History

On the grand stage of national politics, Utah is a bit player. We are one of the least densely populated, most reliably conservative states with middling voter participation rates and are currently...

The Murder of Dorothy Moormeister— Utah’s ‘Black Dahlia’

The victim is the young wife of a prominent and wealthy physician. There are suitors, insinuated affairs, missing jewels and even a Persian prince. It sounds like an Agatha Christie novel, but...

Field Guide: Essential MLMs in Utah

Joining a multi-level marketing (MLM)company is not a requirement for living in Utah. It only feels that way. MLMs or “direct-sales” ventures are big business here and prominent features of the state’s...

The History of Utah’s Tabernacle Choir

The LDS Conference Center was built in 2000, primarily to host the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ semiannual congregations of the faithful (called simply General Conferences). But it also sets...