SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Polygamists have lived in Utah since before it became a state, and 85 years after the practice was declared a felony they still number in the thousands. It’s even been featured in the long-running reality TV show, “Sister Wives.” Now, a state lawmaker says it’s […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mothers in Utah are challenging a ban on children and breastfeeding at BYU’s annual Women’s Conference, and they are asking The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to change the rule. School officials say kids and babies are not allowed at the event at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced it will transfer or release all of its missionaries out of two Chinese cities amid concerns over a new virus that originated in the country. There are 125 missionaries combined in Hong Kong and Macau, The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Sunday it is reducing the number of its missionaries in Liberia because of concerns about having adequate supplies for them due to the country’s economic problems. In the next few days, 23 young missionaries who were […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it. Supporters navigated a winding path to passage and some dissent remains, but barring it in Utah could […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who accused The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of covering for a former missionary leader who she says raped her in the 1980s said Tuesday she may be ready to drop her lawsuit against the faith. McKenna Denson said during a court […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Membership growth in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has slowed to its lowest level in decades. The church added just 4,900 members in Utah in between October 2018 and September 2019, according to statistics it provided to The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah’s total population […]
SALEM, Ore. (AP)-An Oregon woman is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for $9.54 million after her husband’s confession to church leaders led to his arrest, conviction and imprisonment on child sexual abuse charges per a report from the Statesman Journal. The lawsuit, filed in Marion County (Ore.) Circuit […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is defending how it uses and invests member donations after a former church employee alleged in a complaint to the Internal Revenue Service that the faith had improperly built a $100 billion investment portfolio using member donations that are […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reaffirming its support for refugees and encouraging members to create welcoming communities for the newcomers. The Salt Lake City-based faith said in a statement posted online Monday night that it has “great concern and compassion” for […]
