Cultural Snapshot at Ty's Birth

Cultural Snapshot of the Era of Ty’s Birth

December 27, 2012

Current Prices of Goods and Services

Gallon of gas:                                                  $3.00

Gallon of milk:                                                 $2.35 on sale; $2.75 regular price

Honda Accord Sedan LX (Manual Trans.)       $21,680

Brighton Ski Resort Adult All-day Pass            $64

BYU Season Tickets (End Zone)                     $130 Lower End Zone; $110 Upper End Zone

Dow Jones Industrial Average                         13,971

Political Leaders

President of USA:                   Barack Hussein Obama

Governor of Utah:                   Gary Herbert

Mayor of Salt Lake City:         Ralph Becker

US Senators from Utah:          Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee

US House Reps from Utah:     Dist. 1: Rob Bishop     Dist. 2: Chris Stewart     Dist. 3: Jason Chaffetz   

                                              Dist. 4: Jim Matheson

Church Leaders

President:                                             Thomas S. Monson

1^st Counselor:                                       Henry B. Eyring

2^nd Counselor:                                      Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Apostles:                                              Boyd K. Packer (President)

                                                            L. Tom Perry

                                                            Russell M. Nelson

                                                            Dallin H. Oaks

                                                            M. Russell Ballard

                                                            Richard G. Scott

                                                            Robert D. Hales

                                                            Jeffrey R. Holland

                                                            David A. Bednar

                                                            Quentin L. Cook                     

                                                            D. Todd Christofferson

                                                            Neil L. Anderson        

Bishop of West Jordan 28^th Ward:         Wade Bowles

Reigning Champions in the Sporting World:

NBA:                           Miami Heat  (Lebron James voted Finals MVP)

NFL:                            Baltimore Ravens

M.L. Baseball:              San Francisco Giants

College Football:           Alabama Crimson Tide

College Basketball:       Kentucky Wildcats

BYU Sports

BYU Football Head Coach:                  Bronco Mendenhall                 

2012 Average Home Attendance:         61,161

BYU Basketball Head Coach:              Dave Rose                               

2011-12 Average Home Attendance:    15,424

Hot Ongoing News Topics

Gun Control debate – Newtown, Connecticut school shooting sparks debate over tightening gun control laws

Immigration debate – discussions in Washington about reforming immigration laws

Recent News Events

Pope Benedict resigns as Pope

Mountain View Corridor and I-15 CORE expansion in Utah County are opened in late 2012

Barack Obama wins 2012 election over Mitt Romney

In October general conference, Pres. Monson announces that the missionary age was lowered to 18 for men and 19 for women

Brigham City temple dedicated in September 2012.  Payson and Provo City Center temples under construction

City Creek Center opened in Downtown SLC in March 2012