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New virus prompts Mormons to cancel key leadership event

New virus prompts Mormons to cancel key leadership event

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is postponing a key April meeting of its top global leaders because of the spread of the new virus that originated in China. The faith announced Thursday it is also discouraging many church members who live outside […]

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Latter-day Saints fraud lawsuit moved to settlement hearing

Latter-day Saints fraud lawsuit moved to settlement hearing

Allegations of fraud against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been referred to a settlement conference by a Utah court. KUTV-TV reports McKenna Denson’s fraud allegations against Provo Missionary Training Center President Joseph L. Bishop and the church were dismissed more than a year ago because the […]

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Mormon-owned BYU eases rules on ‘homosexual behavior’

Mormon-owned BYU eases rules on ‘homosexual behavior’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University in Utah has revised its strict code of conduct to strip a rule that banned any behavior that reflected “homosexual feelings,” which LGBTQ students and their allies felt created an unfair double standard not imposed on heterosexual couples. The university is owned […]

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Black Mormon missionary attacked in possible hate crime

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities are investigating an attack on a black missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a possible hate crime. Two men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of assault, and charging documents show hate crime is under consideration. The documents show […]

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Church to remove missionaries from China amid virus outbreak

Church to remove missionaries from China amid virus outbreak

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced it will transfer or release all of its missionaries out of two Chinese cities amid concerns over a new virus that originated in the country. The Deseret News reported Tuesday that there are 125 missionaries […]

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Mormon missionaries being cut in Liberia over supply worries

Mormon missionaries being cut in Liberia over supply worries

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reducing the number of its missionaries in Liberia because of supply concerns due to the country’s economic problems. The church announced Sunday that 23 young missionaries who were close to ending their assignments in the West […]

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BYU to allow same-sex partners in ballroom dance competition

BYU to allow same-sex partners in ballroom dance competition

Brigham Young University has announced it will allow same-sex couples to compete in an annual ballroom dance competition hosted by the Utah school. The Salt Lake Tribune reports BYU was required to lift its ban on same-sex couples competing in the U.S. National Amateur DanceSport Championships. The Provo university owned […]

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Person fined after shouting at Latter-day Saint conference

Person fined after shouting at Latter-day Saint conference

A person who stood up and shouted during a general conference session of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to draw attention to allegations of sexual abuse has been fined and ordered to stay away from the faith’s main temple. The Deseret News reports a judge levied the penalty […]

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Sexual abuse lawsuit against Mormon church may be dropped

Sexual abuse lawsuit against Mormon church may be dropped

A woman who accused The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of covering for a former missionary leader who she says raped her in the 1980s says she may be ready to drop her lawsuit against the faith. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that McKenna Denson said Tuesday during a […]

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Utah man accused of temple burglary to take competency test

Utah man accused of temple burglary to take competency test

A defense attorney has confirmed a Utah man who authorities say vandalized a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple will receive a competency evaluation before his case moves forward. The Herald Journal reported Monday that a defense attorney said he and his 34-year-old client of Smithfield, Utah, were […]

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