SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Navajo Nation judge is refusing to dismiss lawsuits claiming Native American children were sexually abused while enrolled in a Mormon church foster program. Judge Carol Perry said in the ruling released Thursday the cases should be heard in Navajo court. The allegations were said […]
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has rededicated a temple south of Salt Lake City after completing extensive renovations. The Daily Herald reports the temple in South Jordan was rededicated Sunday after being closed for two years to update its furniture, carpet, decorative paint motifs, […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Top leaders from the NAACP and Mormon church are calling for greater racial harmony and mutual respect following the first official meeting between national leaders of the civil rights organization and Utah-based religion. NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the alliance should be an example for […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing leaders of brushing aside rape allegations against a former missionary training center director dating from 1984. Many people who could have testified about what happened in the 1980s have died or have only […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church is doubling down its opposition to Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement and a seven-page legal memorandum Friday outlining the “serious adverse consequences” that could follow if the measure were approved. The […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (LDS Church)-Per an official statement released by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, early Saturday morning, the St. George LDS Temple was vandalized. This incident occurred around 5:00 am MDT Saturday morning, resulting in the temple being temporarily closed before resuming its operations later in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church said Tuesday it will sever all ties with the Boy Scouts of America at the end of next year and place its remaining 425,000 boys into a gospel-focused youth program it is developing. The move ends a nearly century-old relationship that was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Political unrest in Turkey has led the Mormon church to pull 29 church members serving missions there and reassign them to other countries. Mormon church spokesman Daniel Woodruff said Sunday in a statement that the men and women will be reassigned to other parts of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says a man supervising young missionaries in Puerto Rico was removed from the post and kicked out of the religion after female missionaries reported behavior that was “immoral and sinful.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ spokesman Eric Hawkins said […]
PRESTON, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed and four Mormon missionaries were injured after their cars collided in southern Idaho. Idaho State Police say 83-year-old L. Max Richards and 80-year-old Phyllis Richards died at the scene following the crash Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 91 near the […]
