Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Long-serving US Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah dies at age 88
By Lindsay Whitehurst — April 25, 2022
(AP) — After moving to Utah in the early 1970s, Hatch — a former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — ran for his first public office in 1976 and narrowly upset Democratic Sen. Frank Moss.
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.'
BYU speech therapy clinic’s cancellation of transgender services draws probe
By Alejandra Molina — April 7, 2022
(RNS) — Shane Reese, academic vice president at BYU, in a March 10 letter cited the church’s handbook in justifying the cancellation of the clinic’s gender-affirming speech therapy.
Methodists, Mormons back latest Scouting bankruptcy plan to fund survivor claims
By Adelle M. Banks — March 1, 2022
(RNS) — Other religious groups have not taken a position on the plan announced by the BSA on Feb. 10.
Indigenous Mormons struggle to balance pride in the faith with LDS history
By Diana Kruzman — January 11, 2022
(RNS) — Some are calling out historical injustices the church has carried out against Native Americans, even as others find their faith empowering.
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.
Idaho sheriff, charged with felonies, must surrender guns
By Associated Press — December 31, 2021
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho sheriff accused of threatening a church youth group with a gun can stay on the job but must surrender his firearms.
Harry Reid remembered as a fighter, skilled Senate dealmaker
By Ken Ritter and Laurie Kellman — December 29, 2021
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Reid died Tuesday at 82 after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
United Methodists join Boy Scouts in settlement proposal to aid sex abuse survivors
By Adelle M. Banks — December 22, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We are sorry for what occurred and are praying for all those who experienced harm through Scouting activities,’ said Bishop John Schol, a leader in the mediation process.
LDS medical students revolutionize studying in the name of their faith
By Kathryn Post — September 16, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We want to help others ... because we feel that that’s what our savior would do if he was in our position,’ said one of the founders.
Committee wants to file own plan in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
By Randall Chase — September 16, 2021
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A committee charged with representing tens of thousands of alleged victims of child sex abuse in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy asked the judge on Wednesday to terminate the BSA’s exclusive rights to file a reorganization plan, so that it can file its own. The committee’s court filing came hours […]
1st Afghan refugee since Taliban takeover arrives in Utah
By Lindsay Whitehurst — September 3, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — About 200 Afghan refugees are expected to eventually be resettled in Utah, said Aden Batar, director of migration and refugee services for Catholic Community Services in Utah.
Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith’s members
By Sophia Eppolito — August 31, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After more than a year of attending church virtually, Monique Allen has struggled to explain to her asthmatic daughter why people from their congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints don’t wear masks. Allen said she has taught her daughter that wearing a mask is Christlike, but […]
Elder Holland’s BYU speech is for a university of yesteryear
By Jana Riess — August 25, 2021
(RNS) — As BYU looks forward to the second half of its second century, erasing difference and implicitly upholding one particular social location as normative for everyone won’t equip students to succeed in a diverse world.
LDS church pushes leaders further, adds welcoming refugees to official handbook
By Tamarra Kemsley — August 11, 2021
(RNS) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has added a new section to its official handbook for lay leaders, calling on members to support refugees in their local communities.
