(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is finished with a massive endeavor to digitize billions-of-family history records. The Church History Department digitally saved two-point-four-million rolls of microfilm, full of genealogical research. Those records are available to anyone with an internet connection, looking to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that masks will be required inside temples to limit the spread of COVID-19. Church leaders said Wednesday that masks will be required temporarily in an effort to keep temples open. The message was the latest […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will pay 250-million dollars into a fund set aside for victims sexually abused while they were in Boy Scouts. The LDS Church was the largest single sponsor of the Boy Scouts of America before ending its partnership […]
(Provo, UT) — A Brigham Young University student seen on video washing out chalk art messages supporting LGBTQ students is no longer enrolled. Officials for BYU won’t say whether he dropped out or was expelled. In the video recorded last month, the man is seen pouring out a water bottle […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by a member of one of Utah’s most prominent families and brother of a former governor against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. James Huntsman had accused the Utah-based faith known widely as the Mormon […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Members of the faith widely known as the Mormon church remain deeply divided on vaccines and mask-wearing despite consistent guidance from church leaders. Members who support the stance say they fear that some Latter-day Saints who refuse to get vaccinated are allowing their political views […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A conservative member of Utah’s board of education who criticized the use of a gay pride flag in a social media post is under investigation. The Utah State Board of Education said Tuesday that Natalie Cline’s post does not represent the school board and that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has renewed its prior calls to members to get a COVID-19 vaccine and to wear face masks in public gatherings. Church leaders said Thursday that available vaccines have proven to be both safe and effective and urged […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah governor and U.S. Health and Human Services secretary has been named as the new president of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. Mike Leavitt’s new role leading the world-famous choir was announced Friday. The choir, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, […]
In an email sent to members on June 16, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints announced that the Manti Temple has been moved into phase three of the reopening process. Phase three includes everything allowed in phases one and two with the addition of temple work on […]
