Provo • Her voice shook as she tried to sing, and she barely made it to the chorus of hymn No. 165 before breaking down and crying.
The crowd around her quietly picked up where she left off, finishing the song together. Some wiped away tears with mittens. A few held candles that dripped white wax onto the sidewalk, mingling for a moment with the falling snow. Many had little yellow pins on their coats and backpacks that said, “You are loved.” They wore them as much for themselves as to remind each other.
The nearly 200 people — mostly all students of color — standing outside at Brigham Young University came here Friday evening to remember their friend and classmate who died this week after she attempted suicide on campus.