LDS missionaries
The top 10 Mormon news stories of 2023
By Jana Riess — December 30, 2023
(RNS) — There's a mix of good news (more missionaries!) and bad news (more sexual and financial scandals).
COVID outbreak reported at Mormon missionary training center
By Associated Press — December 31, 2021
PROVO, Utah (AP) — All 588 missionaries at the Provo, Utah missionary training center were tested and a total of 91 tested positive.
Does serving a Mormon mission make people want to help developing countries?
By Jana Riess — September 21, 2020
(RNS) — Does serving a Mormon mission to a place like Africa make someone more supportive of global development? Yes ... and no.
Top 5 Mormon rumors about this weekend’s General Conference
By Jana Riess — October 4, 2018
Two-hour church? Just maybe! And four other possibly almost kind of credible rumors about General Conference.
Retired Mormon mission president admits he molested a female missionary
By Jana Riess — March 20, 2018
(RNS) A former president of the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, is accused of sexual misconduct, which he appears to admit in a leaked interview. Meanwhile, his family points to the accuser's own checkered history of alleged fraud and run-ins with the police.
Mormonism’s Russia dilemma: How to grow a fledgling faith without preaching or proselytizing
By Yonat Shimron — July 17, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY — A year ago this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a stringent anti-terrorism law that severely limited outreach of youthful Mormons serving across the country.
Why I like the new Mormon #LighttheWorld campaign
By Jana Riess — December 1, 2016
The LDS Church's new Christmas campaign emphasizes simple acts of service and downplays the Mormon missionary impulse. It's about bringing Christ's light into people's lives, not about bringing those people into the Mormon faith.
4 Mormon missionaries injured in Brussels attacks
By Jana Riess — March 22, 2016
The hospitalization of three Mormon missionaries in Brussels prods me to remember: *Every* victim of terrorism could be my child, my sister, or my parent.
Early-returning Mormon missionaries often face stigma
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — December 9, 2013
(RNS) Mormon missions are often described as "the best two years." Many who serve talk about spiritual highs, miracles and mind-expanding experiences. Few detail how tough the work can be, how rigorous, how stressful.
Mormons and Baptists compete for converts
By Bob Smietana — July 20, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Every year, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spend tens of millions of dollars to spread their takes on Christianity. They rely heavily on thousands of faithful volunteers willing to spread out across the country to share their faith. By Bob Smietana.
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