BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — Missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have long knocked on doors, shaken hands or walked up to strangers to spread their gospel. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has forced them to do their outreach online, in Facebook groups and through video calls. […]
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. The Deseret News reported Tuesday that there are 125 missionaries […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reducing the number of its missionaries in Liberia because of supply concerns due to the country’s economic problems. The church announced Sunday that 23 young missionaries who were close to ending their assignments in the West […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says a 66-year-old man who was serving a mission was killed in a Christmas day car crash in Iowa. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff said in a statement.Friday that Craig L. Meyocks died Thursday. The crash occurred in a rural part of the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Serving a mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be more expensive for many members of the faith. Church leadership sent a letter last week announcing that members will have to pay $500 a month starting in July 2020 for missions […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says a 19-year-old Texas man serving a religious mission in Mexico City died Saturday morning. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff said Sunday that Andrew Carr of Fort Worth, Texas, died of asphyxiation from what seemed to be a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says two of its missionaries have returned home to the U.S. after they were detained in Russia for more than two weeks for alleged visa term violations. Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said Wednesday in a statement that […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ordered the deportation of two American Mormons for violating the terms of their visas. Officials said the men were working as English teachers without proper credentials and had given religious affairs as their reason for being in Russia. They were detained Friday in […]
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 […]
