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Utah State police chief resigns after sex-assault comments

Utah State police chief resigns after sex-assault comments

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah State University police chief has resigned after a recording the institution called reprehensible came to light showing telling football players that some religious women may claim sex was not consensual because they regret it. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Chief Earl Morris […]

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Renovation Of Salt Lake Temple To Take A Year Longer Than Expected

Renovation Of Salt Lake Temple To Take A Year Longer Than Expected

(Salt Lake City, UT) – It’s going to take a bit longer than expected to renovate a Salt Lake City landmark. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced yesterday that work on the historic Salt Lake Temple will take an additional year to complete. The building is being […]

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Mormon women’s influence expands despite priesthood ban

Mormon women’s influence expands despite priesthood ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not filling leadership positions traditionally held by men. But one expert on the faith widely known as Mormon says women’s roles in the church are expanding. They are filling more speaking time during the […]

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Temple Square Lights Return

Temple Square Lights Return

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The lights at Salt Lake City’s Temple Square have returned to visitors for the first time in two years as of Friday night. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints closed the square down to pedestrians last year due to concerns with the COVID-19 […]

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Private Collection Of LDS Artifacts Valued At $3.2M To Be Auctioned

Private Collection Of LDS Artifacts Valued At $3.2M To Be Auctioned

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A private collection of rare artifacts related to the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is up for sale. The G. Ralph Bailey collection contains more than four-thousand items, including letters, books, documents and artwork, valued at three-point-two-million-dollars. Letters in the […]

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Site Location Announced for Ephraim Temple

Site Location Announced for Ephraim Temple

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has announced the location for the new temple to be built in Ephraim. The temple will be built on a 9.16 acre site located at the intersection of 200 North and 400 East. In the announcement it was shared that plans […]

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LDS Church Donates $2M To Native American Museum In Oklahoma City

LDS Church Donates $2M To Native American Museum In Oklahoma City

(Oklahoma City, OK) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is making a big donation to an Oklahoma museum dedicated to the history of Native Americans. The Church announced yesterday that it is giving two-million-dollars to the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City. The donation will go toward […]

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Teen Arrested For Setting Fire To LDS Meetinghouse In Syracuse

Teen Arrested For Setting Fire To LDS Meetinghouse In Syracuse

(Syracuse, UT) — A 16-year-old is facing charges after a fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Davis County. Firefighters were called to the meetinghouse in Syracuse early Saturday morning. Investigators said the interior of the building suffered extensive damage due to the fire and […]

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LDS Church Announces 13 New Temples During General Conference

LDS Church Announces 13 New Temples During General Conference

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is planning to build 13 new temples worldwide. President Russell M. Nelson announced the new temples yesterday at the close of the Church’s General Conference in Salt Lake City. Four of the new temples will be built […]

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LDS president: Church leaders speak ‘pure truth’

LDS president: Church leaders speak ‘pure truth’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints urged members Saturday at a church conference to listen to the faith’s leaders when they seek “pure truth.” Church President Russell M. Nelson thanked members who have followed church guidance, which has been to […]

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