(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sasha Pachev, left, who was born in Ukraine when it was part of the Soviet Union, is joined by his wife, Sarah, and some of their 11 children outside their home in Orem on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. They are part of a Russian-speaking Latter-day Saint branch in Salt Lake City, where Russians, Ukrainians and former East block immigrants.
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