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LDS Church Launches Humanitarian Efforts For Ukrainian Refugees

LDS Church Launches Humanitarian Efforts For Ukrainian Refugees

(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints started humanitarian efforts in Eastern Europe as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. Church officials gave sleeping bags, cots, tents and other essential supplies to government agencies and other organizations helping refugees as they flee the country. […]

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Rendering of Ephraim Temple Released

Rendering of Ephraim Temple Released

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has released a rendering for the Ephraim Utah temple. The church announced the location that the temple would be built back in October, and added a rendering of what it will look like to that post on Mar. 4. The temple […]

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Provo MTC Drops COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing Requirements

Provo MTC Drops COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing Requirements

(Provo, UT) — Incoming LDS missionaries will no longer need to show proof they are vaccinated against COVID-19, or have a negative COVID-19 test. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed its health and safety policies for the Missionary Training Center in Provo. Masks are also optional as […]

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LDS Church To Leave Meetinghouse Mask Policy Up To Local Leaders

LDS Church To Leave Meetinghouse Mask Policy Up To Local Leaders

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will leave masking policies in meetinghouses to be determined by local church leaders. In a letter from the First Presidency, area presidencies are told to consult with stake presidents to determine whether masks should be worn during […]

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Dozens of hard seltzers could get the boot under Utah law

Dozens of hard seltzers could get the boot under Utah law

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The latest update to Utah’s famously restrictive liquor laws could remove up to half of increasingly popular hard seltzers from grocery store shelves in the state where most lawmakers are members of the alcohol-eschewing Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At issue are flavorings […]

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LDS Church Earned $8B Last Year

LDS Church Earned $8B Last Year

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made an eight-billion-dollar profit in 2021. The church reports in SEC filings that its investment accounts ended the year at over 52-billion-dollars. That’s an increase of more than 22-billion-dollars since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The […]

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LDS Leader Issues Another Apology For Remarks On Race

LDS Leader Issues Another Apology For Remarks On Race

(Edmonton) — A leader for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is issuing another apology for remarks he made related to race. Last week, Brad Wilcox of the Young Men general presidency spoke at a youth conference in Alpine and suggested LDS members should reframe questions related to […]

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LDS General Conference To Feature Some In-Person Attendance

LDS General Conference To Feature Some In-Person Attendance

(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will bring back members for in-person attendance at General Conference for April 2nd and 3rd. The Church’s First Presidency announced today they will allow for limited attendance at the Conference Center due to the construction taking place […]

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LDS Leader Apologizes For Comments About Race

LDS Leader Apologizes For Comments About Race

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A leader for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issues an apology after comments he made about race went viral on social media. The comments captured on a Zoom recording during a youth fireside showed Young Men General Presidency second counselor Brad Wilcox. […]

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Lawsuit appealed over Mormon church use of donations

Lawsuit appealed over Mormon church use of donations

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — James Huntsman is persisting in his argument that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints used donations the church solicited for charity for commercial purposes. Huntsman, a member of one of Utah’s most prominent families, is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of […]

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