(Clearfield, UT) — A missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died after a fall in Davis County. Elder Isaac Heninger was hurt on Sunday after talking to a group of youngsters riding electric scooters in Clearfield. The 19-year-old from Canada reportedly decided to jump over […]
(Washington, DC) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined five other faith organizations in filing a friend-of-the-court brief in a workplace religious accommodation case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of a former U.S. Postal Service employee, an […]
(Atlanta, GA) — Morehouse College in Atlanta honored LDS President Russell M. Nelson last night. The historically Black school awarded Nelson a new peace prize named for nonviolence luminaries Mohandas Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela. The inaugural Morehouse College Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize honors a person who promotes […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The American Red Cross is getting nearly nine-million dollars from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The president and CEO of the Red Cross thanked the Church for the donation yesterday, saying it was making a difference for people in need every day. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Renovation of the Salt Lake Temple is half-way to completion. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on Tuesday that concrete poured for part of a new seismic foundation marks 50-percent of the six-year renovation. The project is expected to be completed in […]
(Saratoga Springs, UT) — A new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Utah County will open to the public this weekend. Officials announced yesterday the new edifice in Saratoga Springs will start public tours on Saturday. This follows private tours starting today and lasting through Friday for […]
(Cedar City, UT) — Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland is pulling back from all church assignments because of a health issue and won’t speak at Southern Utah University’s commencement ceremony later this month. The church said yesterday that the 82-year-old Holland recently began receiving […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to build 15 new temples in cities around the world. The Church concluded its spring General Conference yesterday by announcing the location of the new temples. Among the nine international locations are temples in Guatemala, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says the ongoing renovation work on Temple Square will take an additional year to complete. Church leaders announced yesterday that the renovations won’t be finished until 2026. Construction began in 2019, with crews working carefully around the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent more than a billion dollars in charitable giving worldwide last year. The church laid out its 2022 giving in an extended report released Wednesday. The money included help for people within and outside the church. The […]
