SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is renaming websites, social media handles and email addresses as the faith pushes to be known by the religion’s full name and not shorthand names that have been used for generations by church members and others. The Church of Jesus Christ of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is donating $2 million to the International African American Museum for the creation of a family history center. Church Elder David A. Bednar presented the donation Wednesday in Salt Lake City to Michael Boulware Moore, the president […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University says it’ll appeal a state agency’s decision to decertify the police department of the university owned by the Mormon church because of how allegations of alleged misconduct were handled. The state Department of Public Safety told BYU in a letter Monday that it […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church won’t stand in the way of a proposal to ban gay conversion therapy for minors in its home base of Utah, leaders said Wednesday, a position that advocates heralded as a milestone in the conservative state. The announcement is key in part […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Parents of Mormon missionaries will be able to hear their children’s voices a lot more often under new rules announced Friday. The proselytizing youngsters can call home every week instead of only twice a year. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church has come out against a proposal to allow more alcohol in Utah beer, a position that could hurt the state’s chances of joining most of the country in shedding low alcohol limits. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opposes the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormons will account for nearly 90 percent of the state Legislature this session, giving members of the faith outsized influenced in a state that is becoming slightly more religiously diverse. When the new session begins Monday, Mormon legislators will account for 91 of the 104 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says it won’t oppose strengthening hate-crimes legislation in Utah to include protections for LGBT people. The announcement Thursday could break a long-running legislative logjam on the issue. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ lobbyist Marty Stephens said that the church […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Another member of the Navajo Nation is suing the Mormon church, saying he was abused in a now-defunct program that sent children into foster care for the school year. Unlike similar lawsuits, the complaint filed Tuesday in tribal court doesn’t seek changes to the policies of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawmakers in conservative Utah passed sweeping changes Monday to a new voter-approved medical-marijuana ballot measure under a planned compromise that secured the support of the influential Mormon church but sparked a backlash from advocates. Supporters of the compromise cheered the vote, saying it would help […]
