NEW YORK (AP) — A high-ranking leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday the church severed its century-long tie with the Boy Scouts of America because the organization made changes that pushed it away from the church. “The reality there is we didn’t really leave […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two groups in the scientific community have removed job postings at Brigham Young University from their websites because of the school’s LGBTQ policies. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that the Washington, D.C.-based American Geophysical Union and the Colorado-based Geological Society of America took down […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says he is “disgusted” by an Arizona elected official and church member accused of running an adoption scheme. Ronald Rasband, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, told The Arizona Republic the church leadership […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The slaying in Mexico of nine people who belonged to a Mormon offshoot community where some people practice polygamy spotlights the mainstream church’s struggle to distance itself from plural marriage, which has a history in the faith but has long been denounced. The victims’ connection to Mormonism […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the location of a new Utah temple. Church officials say Wednesday they acquired land located near 3000 E. 1580 South in St. George. Church President Russell Nelson announced plans in October 2018 calling for a […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Utah man who served as a local leader for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has pleaded guilty to illegally taking photos of a woman inside a dressing room at a popular Tennessee mall. News outlets report 55-year-old Steven Murdock was convicted of […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has officially closed its temple in St. George for renovations that will take at least a few years to complete. KUTV in Salt Lake City reported Monday that the temple has officially shuttered for the project. It is expected […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says concerns from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about a perceived lack of safeguards for religious beliefs in a proposed Utah ban on so-called conversion therapy raise legitimate questions. But the Republican governor said Thursday at his monthly […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died in the central African county of Congo. The Utah-based church said in a news release Tuesday that 21-year-old Hermann Keredjim Mwanken died Monday after a brief illness. Church officials didn’t provide any […]
KAYSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is under arrest on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Police say 61-year-old Timothy James Hallows of Kaysville is being held on suspicion of eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He is being held […]
