Former BYU football star now a Latter-day Saint official; African American joins general authority ranks

(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jim McMahon, Adam Haysbert and Vai Sikahema attend the public service for LaVell Edwards at Utah County Convention Center in Provo Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.

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