Plus, Jimmer Fredette is in fine form ahead of his Olympic debut
| Lego replicas of Salt Lake Temple, other Temple Square buildings draw big crowds at BYU |
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Tad Walch writes: The BYU library is the home of a summer blockbuster, and you’d better hurry if you want to catch it before it’s gone. More than 45,000 people have visited “Brick Upon Brick,” an interactive exhibit of huge Lego recreations of the Salt Lake Temple, Tabernacle, Assembly Hall and Joseph Smith Memorial Building. It is the same number of people who attended the sold-out Stadium of Fire concert and fireworks show at LaVell Edwards Stadium on the Fourth of July. And, to borrow a phrase from a Christmas song, visitors to the Lego exhibit are kids from 1 to 92. At one point on Friday, about 65 people filled the 900-square-foot room in BYU’s Harold B. Lee Library. Read more about the exhibit. |
| Samuel Benson reports: President Joe Biden wasted little time before addressing the near-existential threat facing his campaign. Within two minutes of beginning his speech at a Friday rally, he cracked a joke about his age. (“I’m 40,” he quipped.) Two minutes later, he took a shot at former President Donald Trump, sarcastically labeling him a “stable genius” for his infamous Washington-took-the-airports gaffe. And two minutes beyond that, he did his best to shutter any doubts about whether he’d be ending his campaign. “Let me say this as clear as I can: I’m staying in this race,” he said, to raucous applause from a friendly audience. Biden acknowledged the calls for his exit. He noted that last week’s debate, where he often appeared lost or incognizant, was “not my best performance.” But throughout his speech, which he delivered with the help of teleprompters, he was emphatic that he would not relinquish his place atop the Democratic ticket. “I’m not letting one 90-minute debate wipe out 3½ years of work,” he said. Read more about Biden's Friday speech in Wisconsin. More in Politics President Biden said it would take divine intervention for him to stand aside (Deseret News) Valerie Hudson: Biden’s Title IX gamble is losing. It’s time to face reality (Deseret News) Utah public defenders are anxious about the Supreme Court’s camping ban decision (KUER) |
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