Layton's. Sadee Watkins dives for the ball and misses it during the 6A softball championships against Herriman at Salt Lake Community College in Taylorsville, on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Herriman won 9-3. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Music Specialist Abbie Trevino, center, cheers as Andre Madrid makes a sounds from a trombone with Assistant Principal Jason Finch at Washington Elementary School in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Washington Elementary School received an instrument donation of trumpets, trombones, flutes and clarinets to introduce a music program when school starts back up after summer. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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The great grandfather, by marriage, of missing Elizabeth Shelley, 5, makes a phone call while police search for Shelley in the backyards of nearby homes in Logan, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Shelley was last seen on Saturday morning, May 25, 2019. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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WeberÕs Joshua Maughan screams in pain as Pleasant GroveÕs James Tran-Khanh-Bichon steps on his arm during the high school 6A semifinal soccer match at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.
Steve Griffin, Deseret News
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Quinten Salt, Rural field supervisor for the Salt Lake City works to check larvae levels in the wetlands north of the Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday, May 20, 2019. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
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Worshippers pray at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.
Ravell Call, Deseret News
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Case Condie, of American Fork, is lifted by a coach after he and teammate Ben Roper won the 6A 1st doubles match of the boys tennis state championships at the George S. Eccles Tennis Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Condie and Roper beat out Josh Peterson and Cody White of Bingham. Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson drives a ceremonial golden spike during the Golden Spike Sesquicentennial Celebration and Festival at Promontory Summit on Friday, May 10, 2019.
Steve Griffin, Deseret News
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Katrina Brown and her daughter Hennessy react as they hold Python snakes and a Tarantula at the Wasatch Reptile Expo in Salt Lake City on Sunday, May 5, 2019. Thousands of reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, insects and other animals were on display and for sale. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Graduates make their way to the Utah Valley University Commencement Ceremony at the UCCU Center in Orem on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Silas Walker, Deseret News
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BYU pitching coach Michael Bradshaw, BYU baseball coach Mike Littlewood, and assistant coach Brent Haring signal from the dugout during a baseball game against San Francisco at Miller Park in Provo, on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meets Linwood Mosque victim Ahmed Jahangir in Auckland, New Zealand on May 21, 2019. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
The month also included somber moments and unspeakable tragedy, with memorials to victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings during President Russell M. Nelson's Pacific tour and the five-day search for slain 5-year-old Elizabeth Shelley.
Here's a look back at May through our favorite 12 photos from Deseret News photographers.
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Quinten Salt, rural field supervisor for the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District, checks larvae levels in the wetlands north of the Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday, May 20, 2019. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
BYU pitching coach Michael Bradshaw, head coach Mike Littlewood, and assistant coach Brent Haring signal from the dugout during a baseball game against San Francisco at Miller Park in Provo, Utah, on Thursday, May 9, 2019. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Graduates make their way to the Utah Valley University Commencement ceremony at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, on Thursday, May 2, 2019. | Silas Walker, Deseret News
President Russell M. Nelson drives a ceremonial golden spike during the Golden Spike Sesquicentennial Celebration and Festival at Promontory Summit, Utah, on Friday, May 10, 2019. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News
Worshippers pray at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. | Ravell Call, Deseret News
The great-grandfather, by marriage, of missing Elizabeth Shelley makes a phone call while police search for the 5-year-old girl in the backyards of nearby homes in Logan, Utah, on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. "Lizzy" was abducted from her Logan home and found dead five days later in the backyard of a nearby residence. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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