Mormon temple
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).
Mormons behaving badly
By Jana Riess — August 7, 2023
(RNS) — While the church has handled the controversy politely, some individual members have not.
Renovations complete, Washington’s LDS temple provides rare public glimpse inside
By Adelle M. Banks — April 18, 2022
KENSINGTON, Maryland (RNS) — ‘It’s a conduit for heaven for a lot of us,' said a church member, 'where we believe that’s where we can commune with God here on earth.'
Why so many new Mormon temples when LDS growth is flat?
By Jana Riess — May 20, 2021
(RNS) — If yesterday’s temple was a prize bestowed on area members when they had achieved certain milestones related to growth, today’s temple is a jumper cable, a tool to re-energize the sputtering engine of the LDS Church.
Mormons’ petitions help to save historic artwork in Manti Utah Temple
By Jana Riess — May 1, 2021
(RNS) — Many are breathing a sigh of relief that Teichert's murals, as well as other irreplaceable pieces of art and history, will be saved from destruction.
No more live endowment sessions in Mormon temples
By Jana Riess — March 16, 2021
Something important is lost when we erase history in the name of efficiency and a franchised, on-brand temple experience.
A real Mormon’s guide to the temple
By Jana Riess — January 27, 2021
Card takes a sensible and open approach to those elements of the temple experience Latter-day Saints are permitted to discuss—which, as she points out, is actually most of it.
LDS Church to make changes to temple clothing
By Jana Riess — January 18, 2020
The LDS Church plans to simplify the ritual clothing Mormons wear inside the temple, starting March 31.
3 ‘glass-half-full’ news items about Mormon growth
By Jana Riess — January 16, 2020
(RNS) — The LDS church's growth may be slowing, but research shows that 2019 saw more missionaries, more temples and more reactivating of lapsed members around the world.
Clear as mud, part 1: the new Mormon temple recommend interview
By Jana Riess — October 22, 2019
(RNS) — Does the new Mormon temple recommend interview make things better or worse for members who struggle with chastity or who support teachings the church opposes?
20 changes the new Mormon president has made to appeal to Millennials and Generation Z
By Jana Riess — June 18, 2019
Mormon leaders have been hard at work to change missionary expectations, temple rituals, and curriculum to improve the Latter-day Saint experience for Millennials and Generation Z. Will it be enough?
New Latter-day Saint marriage policy is already impacting couples’ wedding plans
By Kathy Stephenson — May 8, 2019
A change in policy by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may lead to a civil wedding boom for Mormons. Previously, church members in the U.S. had to wait a year between a civil ceremony and a temple sealing, which non-Mormon family members can't attend. Now there is no wait.
Mormon leaders change policy on temple weddings: No more one-year waiting period after civil ceremony
By Jana Riess — May 6, 2019
(RNS) — Mormons who marry in a civil ceremony will no longer have to wait a full year before being 'sealed' for eternity in an LDS temple.
Mormon temple changes are a step forward for women
By Jana Riess — February 15, 2019
"I honestly never thought change would come in my lifetime," says guest blogger Kristin Lowe. But the Mormon temple ceremony did indeed change to be more inclusive of women, which filled her with hope.
Beyond Mormon judgment in the temple
By Jana Riess — January 25, 2019
My temple experience this week was mostly lovely, but also included a disappointing experience of women judging other women.
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