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Peruvian Park Elementary School student Lillian Perkins plays with confetti after the school was announced as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Mustangs fight in the Onaqui Wild Horse Management area in Skull Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hugs children after a devotional in Asuncion, Paraguay on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Horse riders corral bisons during the 32nd annual bison roundup at Antelope Island State Park in Antelope Island on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. About 700 bison were corralled from the island's southern end to handling facilities at the north end, for health assessments and sale to reduce the size of the herd and maintain the island's ecosystem. Qiling Wang, Deseret News
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East faces Pleasant Grove in 6A high school football in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Students use pressurized mechanical arms to lift up blocks at US Synthetic's pressure playground during the Utah STEM Action Center's 4th annual STEM Fest at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Thousands of students from schools statewide attended the STEM Fest which is a hands-on showcase of applied science and technology projects that spark childrenÕs interests in STEM career opportunities available in Utah. Steve Griffin, Deseret News
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The current control tour can be seen from inside Concourse A at the redevelopment project for the new Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Steve Griffin, Deseret News
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Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) cant believe a an out of bounds call during the Toronto Raptors versus Utah Jazz preseason NBA basketball game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Steve Griffin, Deseret News
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A track team member reacts during the vigil as student athletes and fellow students gather at the Park Building at the University of Utah for a vigil for Lauren McCluskey on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. McCluskey was killed Monday October 22, 2018. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Oscar Rodriguez, of Tijuana, Mexico, and his girlfriend, Jenny Pereira, of Valencia, Calif., both students at Brigham Young University - Idaho, share a moment after the Saturday morning session of the 188th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Morgan celebrates winning the 3A state championship volleyball game against San Juan at the UCCU Center in Orem on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Morgan won 3-0. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Ella Baker-Smith rests her head on the shoulder of Rylee Usher as they attend a vigil and prayer service for all those impacted by the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, outside of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Lauren Fields

By Lauren Fields

October brought crisp autumn air, homecoming games and a historic general conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Deseret News photographers traveled the state and across the globe to capture some of the month's most memorable moments.

From cowboys herding bison on Antelope Island to President Russell M. Nelson greeting children in Paraguay to Utahns mourning the tragic losses of a slain University of Utah student and the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting — here's a look back at October in our favorite 12 images.

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