PHOENIX (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been hit with several lawsuits for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state’s end-of-year deadline for adult victims to sue. Attorneys for seven victims across […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has added new language to the faith’s handbook imploring members to root out prejudice and racism. The update Friday adds significance and permanence to recent comments by top leaders on one of the most sensitive topics in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Colorado woman has agreed to drop a lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints alleging she was sexually assaulted by a former missionary leader in the 1980s. Court documents filed Thursday show the mutually agreed ending was not a settlement and […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is calling on members to flood social media over Thanksgiving week with messages of gratitude in what he hopes will serve as a healing tool as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, racism […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has tested positive for the coronavirus. Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said Tuesday in a statement that Gerrit W. Gong and his wife were tested after they learned they might have been exposed to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Top leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints urged members Saturday to root out racism and make the faith an “oasis of unity” while also decrying violence at recent racial injustice protests they said amounted to “anarchy.” Dallin H. Oaks, the second-highest-ranking […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ president called on members to help end racism, saying Sunday at the faith’s signature conference that God loves people of all races equally and that it pains him to see Black people suffer prejudice. Russell M. Nelson’s […]
In a statement sent out to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Sept. 11, the First Presidency of the church shared newly approved guidelines to “help church leaders and members safely increase engagement in worship and other activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.” The letter […]
Throughout the world, temples belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints continue to reopen through the churches four phase reopening plan. The reopening of each temple is based on local circumstances and governmental restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are also restrictions in place at […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high-ranking leader from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints vowed support this week for “peaceful efforts to overcome racism” while lamenting that some people in the movements are attacking religious freedom. Quentin L. Cook also defended early church leader Brigham Young. Young […]
