Utah in 2018: Medical marijuana passes, McAdams prevails, Romney rolls, a rookie rises, a patriot falls, Nelson is in, and ‘Mormon’ is out

Medical marijuana and Medicaid expansion became law. Mitt Romney and Ben McAdams will become lawmakers.

A new Mormon prophet emerged, embracing the prophet part while eschewing the “Mormon” moniker.

A student athlete was slain on a university campus, and a Utah mayor was gunned down at an Afghan base.

A small Utah county saw a big change, a sizzling housing market froze out would-be buyers, spreading flames set Utah’s forests ablaze, rising gun violence fired up Utah students, and a red-hot rookie fired up Jazz fans.