Betty Brewer, left, and Gladys Tucker hold teddy bears before presenting them to Salt Lake City Detective Robert Ungricht at The Ridge Foothill in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Police officers often give the teddy bears to children who are coping with trauma following accidents. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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The Utah Utes bench celebrate a three pointer near the end of the game with the Stanford Cardinal in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the St. George East Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. At left is the St. George Temple. Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Lee Hampton takes his board off for a lunch break during Semper Fi's Park City Big Mountain Camp for veterans by the National Ability Center office at Park City Mountain Resort in Park City on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Lead Transportation Security Officer Leland Goff puts his face close to boxes of pizza, paid for by Salt Lake City, to feel their warmth as Supervisory Transportation Security Officer Marcus Smauldon, left, and Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, right, look on at the Salt Lake International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Salt Lake City paid for two deliveries of pizza on Tuesday to help out furloughed TSA employees at the airport. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Congressman Ben McAdams holds a town hall meeting to familiarize constituents with district office staff as well as to provide an opportunity for McAdams to listen to Utahans on issues that are important to them at the Redwood Recreation Center in West Valley City on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Silas Walker, Deseret News
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Sade Kelleher, 7, watches as Unified Fire work on a two alarm fire at Silverwood Estate condominiums in Millcreek on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Kelleher was forced with her mother to flee their apartment. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Ripley pulls "buried victim" Monica Welcker out of a snow cave during Wasatch Backcountry Rescue International Dog School at Alta on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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The Rome Italy Temple is reflected in the window of the Rome Temple Visitor's Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Inversion covers the during sunrise in the Salt Lake valley on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Logan Shinners, center, stands next to his mother, Kyalyn Shinners, as he looks at the the flag-draped casket of his father, Provo police officer Joseph Shinners, during funeral service at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Steve Griffin, Deseret News
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A motorist brakes for a rafter of wild turkeys as they cross the road in Huntsville on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019.
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Liver transplant recipient James Dillard receives a hug from his wife, Connie, after speaking about his second chance at life at the University Hospital in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Dillard received a new liver in in December 2018. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) sprays guard Kyle Korver (26) with water after Korver became the league's fourth most proficient three-point shooter during the Jazz's win over the Chicago Bulls at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Utahns rung in the new year by celebrating basketball victories, helping those in need and hitting the slopes.
The first month of 2019 was a busy one, with new lawmakers taking office, a long government shutdown, the dedication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Rome Italy Temple and several tragic fires.
Here's a look back at the month of January in our favorite 14 photos from Deseret News photographers.
The Utah Utes bench celebrates a three pointer near the end of the game with the Stanford Cardinal in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
Lead Transportation Security officer Leland Goff puts his face close to boxes of pizza, paid for by Salt Lake City, to feel their warmth as supervisory Transportation Security officer Marcus Smauldon, left, and Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, right, look on at the Salt Lake City International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. The city paid for two deliveries of pizza on Tuesday to help out furloughed TSA employees at the airport. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Lee Hampton takes his board off for a lunch break during Semper Fi's Park City Big Mountain Camp for veterans by the National Ability Center office at Park City Mountain Resort in Park City on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Congressman Ben McAdams holds a town hall meeting to familiarize constituents with district office staff as well as to provide an opportunity for McAdams to listen to Utahns on issues that are important to them at the Redwood Recreation Center in West Valley City on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. | Silas Walker, Deseret News
The Rome Italy Temple is reflected in the window of the Rome Temple Visitors Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. | Ravell Call, Deseret News
Sade Kelleher, 7, watches as Unified firefighters battle a blaze at Silverwood Estate condominiums in Millcreek on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Kelleher and her mother were forced to flee their apartment. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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