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MORMONS-AFTERLIFE PLANETS
SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon Church is clarifying its belief in afterlife exaltation, pushing back against the erroneous belief that members of the faith are taught they'll get their own planet. The newly-posted article affirms Mormons' belief that humans can reach exaltation and godliness, but explains that the "cartoonish image of people receiving their own planets" is not how the religion envisions it. "While few Latter-day Saints would identify with caricatures of having their own planet, most would agree that the awe inspired by creation hints at our creative potential in the eternities," the article says. The notion that Mormons believe that they'll receive their own planets is perpetuated in popular culture. In the hit song from the Broadway show, "The Book of Mormon" a fictional Mormon missionary sings, "I believe that God has a plan for all of us. I believe that plan involved me getting my own planet." By Brady McCombs. UPCOMING: 650 words by 2 p.m.
ONLINE EDUCATION-AUDIT
SALT LAKE CITY — In Utah, schools hiring private businesses to lure students to their online programs have little to do with those students' education once parents sign them up, finds a new audit from the state office of education. Instead, the schools often pass off oversight of the students' online education to those recruiting companies, paying little attention to their progress, performance and attendance, finds the 52-page Utah State Office of Education audit of online and distance learning in public schools. UPCOMING: 400 words by 1 p.m.
IN BRIEF:
— MARIJUANA IGLOO-UTAH UNIVERSITY — Four University of Utah students could face disciplinary measures after a campus security guard says they were smoking marijuana in an igloo.AP Photos RPMR101, RPMR102.
— ANCIENT ROCK TOPPLED — A committee of Utah lawmakers has rejected a proposal that would make it a felony to damage Utah's geologic features.
— COLD CASE-MISSING PREGNANT WOMAN — Salt Lake City police are breathing new life into the cold case of a pregnant woman who vanished in 2002.
— SKIPPING SCHOOL — A Utah lawmaker wants to let perpetually truant students and their parents avoid legal action if the child maintains a high grade-point average.
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