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President Giovanni Pangan...
Simone Seikaly

Giovanni Pangan, Philippines mission president, dies of heart attack

Mission President Giovanni Pangan died Tuesday in the Philippines. A heart attack is the suspected cause of the 48-year-old's death.
5 years ago
Boyd Matheson, opinion editor for the Deseret News, President Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society gener...
Kelli Pierce

Church leaders join Utah politicians urging at-home Thanksgiving

Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have joined politicians asking Utahns to stay home this Thanksgiving. 
6 years ago
Temple Square Christmas...
Saige Miller

Temple Square Christmas festivities to be held virtually this year

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Christmas festivities on Temple Square will still be happening, just a little differently than one might be used to.
6 years ago
Elder Jeffrey Holland...
Simone Seikaly

UPDATE: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland released from hospital

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was hospitalized last week, according to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
6 years ago
utah houses of worship reopen slowly...
Kelli Pierce

Utah houses of worship reopen, slowly

Some Utah houses of worship are starting to slowly reopen, and many have changed the way they offer services.
6 years ago
COVID-19 and SLC...
Simone Seikaly

Change in General Conference doesn’t worry Downtown Alliance

Officials from Salt Lake City's Downtown Alliance say the change in General Conference attendance won't be a financial hit to downtown businesses.
6 years ago
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Colby Walker

LDS Church: April General Conference will be “technology only”

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced their 2020 April General Conference will be a "technology only" meeting.
6 years ago
Suffrage hikers who took part in the suffrage hike from New York City to Washington, D.C., joining ...
Kelli Pierce

How polygamy helped and hurt Utah women get the vote

Polygamy was a factor in Utah women getting-and losing-the right to vote. But scholars are split on how big a role it played.
7 years ago
mask mandate...
Simone Seikaly

Utah GOP Rep. pitches LGBTQ rights bill with religious exemptions

A new bill from Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart seeks to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination while also carving out protections for religious organizations.
7 years ago
bolivia mission...
Simone Seikaly

Missionaries in Bolivia transferred to other missions

Continuing political strife prompted the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to transfer 63 missionaries from the Bolivia Cochabamba Mission.
7 years ago
tax reform candidates...
Simone Seikaly

Governor concedes Church worries on ‘conversion therapy’ ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that concerns from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about a perceived lack of safeguards for religious beliefs in a proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy raise legitimate questions, but he thinks they can be resolved. The Republican governor said at his […]
7 years ago
Connell O'Donovan talks with Preston Hilburn before a press conference to announce a new bill calle...
Simone Seikaly

Utah regulators won’t release reaction to ‘conversion therapy’ rule

The Utah regulatory agency considering a ban on "conversion therapy" is refusing to release a final tally of how many public comments supported the rule.
7 years ago
Kaysville bishop child pornography...
Simone Seikaly

Kaysville bishop arrested on suspicion of child pornography

Timothy Hallows, 61, from Kaysville, faces eight charges of enticement of a minor by internet or text. Investigators say they found thousands of images. He has been released from his position as bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
7 years ago
President Russell M. Nelson on Oct. 5, 2019. September 9, 2024 marks his 100th birthday. (Spenser H...
Simone Seikaly

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints president to visit Asia on next trip

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will make his next foreign ministry trip to four Asian countries. The church announced Tuesday that Russell M. Nelson will visit Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Indonesia in November. He plans to meet with government and religious leaders in the […]
7 years ago
Latter-day Saint youth attended a special devotional Saturday prior to the dedication of the new te...
Dan Bammes

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicates new temple in Africa

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated its new temple yesterday in Kinshasha, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
7 years ago
Salt Lake City most future-focused city...
Matthew Brooks

Church volunteers in Russia will be deported, church spokesman confirms

Two church volunteers serving in Russia will be deported, a spokesperson with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints confirmed on Thursday.
7 years ago
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Emerson Oligschlaeger

Church missionaries robbed at gunpoint in West Jordan

A man has been charged with robbery and kidnapping after forcing four missionaries to withdraw money from a gas station in West Jordan.
8 years ago
barranquilla...
Emerson Oligschlaeger

Church of Jesus Christ dedicates Barranquilla, Colombia temple

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated their 161st temple worldwide on Sunday, December 9. The Barranquilla Colombia Temple was formally dedicated by President Dallin H. Oaks
8 years ago
brazil...
Emerson Oligschlaeger

Four stabbed at Church of Latter-day Saints services in Brazil

The Brazil Area Presidency for the Church of Latter-day Saints confirmed reports of multiple injuries after a man entered a Goiânia chapel with knives.
8 years ago
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Emerson Oligschlaeger

Text: “you won’t be excommunicated for voting McAdams”

Several Utahns reported receiving "offensive" texts on Sunday from a number claiming to represent the Independent Republicans of Utah.
8 years ago
unsanctioned pageants...
Emerson Oligschlaeger

Church of Jesus Christ “discourages” unsanctioned pageants

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made a statement Saturday formally discouraging unsanctioned religious performing arts productions.
8 years ago
President Nelson was cheered by crowds at a devotional Saturday in Peru...
Dan Bammes

Russell M. Nelson launches South American tour

President Nelson and other church leaders met with Peru's president, Martín Vizcarra. Saturday, he spoke to about six thousand members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
8 years ago
President Russell M. Nelson explains more about why the name of the Church is The Church of Jesus C...
Emerson Oligschlaeger

President Nelson: “What’s in a name?”

President Russell M. Nelson expounded on the importance of using the church's full name, rather than using nicknames like "Mormon church" or "LDS church."
8 years ago
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Colby Walker

Shorter, two hour meetings announced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Calling it a new balance and connection between gospel instruction in the home and at church, President Russel M. Nelson announced a change to the Sunday worship services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Sunday block, currently a three-hour set of meetings, will now be shorter, two hour meetings.
8 years ago