Volunteers from several Utah stakes are uniting to build floats for the Days of ’47 parade, celebrating Pioneer Day in Salt Lake City. Through faith and cooperation, they say they have witnessed small miracles along the way, adding depth to an already significant state holiday.

Seventy years have passed since Marv Melville journeyed from Salt Lake City to compete in the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy. As the Games return to Italy in 2026, he reflects on what it meant to be an Olympian and how those memories have stuck with him through the decades.