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Music-loving 19-year-old Latter-day Saint missionary from Utah dies

By Salt Lake Tribune · October 23, 2026 · 1 min read
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A 19-year-old missionary from Utah for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died, the global faith announced Thursday. Braxton Blake Mecham died unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 17, at his home in Morgan, according to the family's obituary.

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