Younger Latter-day Saints Are More Open To Ordaining Women Than Past Generations
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, like many Christian churches , does not ordain women. Women can hold leadership positions, but the top roles are reserved for men.
View ArticleA Church That Doesn't Take Any Chances With Youth Safety
On a typical Wednesday night at South Mountain Community Church in Draper, about 60 teenagers are gathered for youth group. There’s loud music playing over the speakers, lots of chatter and a very...
View ArticleLDS Temple Ceremony Updates Aim To Put Women On Equal Footing With Men
As a single woman and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sara Vranes says she was led to believe she needed a man as an intermediary in her relationship with God. And that...
View ArticleGo East, Young Man: Nate Carlisle Tells The Story Of Why A Mormon Polygamous...
In a story for The Salt Lake Tribune and The Guardian , reporter Nate Carlisle takes a deep dive into a polygamist community of about 400 people in Missouri. He traveled to what locals refer to as “the...
View ArticleLDS Church Missionaries Can Now Phone, Email, Text, and Video Chat Family Weekly
In a significant shift, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now allowing its 65,000 missionaries worldwide to communicate with their families once a week through text messages, online...
View Article'They Are Us, We Are Them' — Hundreds Gather At Utah Islamic Center To Mourn...
Reciting from the Quran, Imam Shuaib Din’s melodious voice rang out in Arabic, in a prayer to Allah. The translation of his words were: “I seek refuge in God, from Satan,” he said. “I begin in the name...
View ArticleMost Utah United Methodists Likely to Break Off From Church If 'Traditional...
Religions across America are reckoning with how they address nontraditional members of their faith. The latest is the Methodist Church, which has at least 12 million members in the U.S. and...
View ArticleWho Gets Credit For Change In The LDS Church?
There’s an understanding among Latter-day Saints: Change in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints happens from the top when God speaks through his prophet.
View ArticleLDS Church Rolls Back Controversial Policy Toward LGBT Members
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday the rollback of a 2015 policy which restricted baptism of children of gay couples and called them apostates.
View ArticleAfter Monumental LGBTQ Policy Reversal, General Conference Brings Just A...
The biggest news of the 189th General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may have been a policy change that happened before the event even began.
View ArticleOne Man's Story Of Redefining Family In Latter-day Saint Country
The recent news that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would now allow children of LGBTQ people to be blessed and baptised came right on time for the growing family of Kevin Kolditz.
View ArticleNew Zealand Terror Attacks Heighten Sense Of Insecurity For Muslims In The...
New Zealanders just held a national memorial for the victims of the recent terror attacks there. Muslim communities are still reeling from the tragedy – including here in the Mountain West.
View ArticleSocial Media Campaign Sheds Light On BYU's Shadowy Honor Code Office
Sidney Draughon’s first brush with Brigham Young University’s Honor Code Office came out of nowhere in 2015.
View ArticlePHOTOS: Hundreds Protest BYU Honor Code Office
Hundreds of people turned out to protest Friday on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo. The school is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
View ArticleCathedral Of The Madeleine Sends Support To Paris After Notre Dame Fire
The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City is raising funds to help rebuild the fire-damaged Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. The gesture of support comes as Christians observe holy week.
View ArticleBig Changes Ahead For Salt Lake Temple And Square During 4-year Renovation
Against the backdrop of Temple Square in full bloom, officials from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Friday unveiled an ambitious four-year plan to renovate the 126-year-old Salt Lake...
View ArticleOver Half Of Americans Say Religion Should Play A Larger Role In Society, Pew...
Most Americans believe that religion should play a bigger role in society than it does now, unlike their counterparts in Europe and Canada, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center .
View ArticleUtah Methodists Await Final Ruling on LGBTQ Clergy, Same-sex Marriage
On a recent morning before Sunday services, some of Salt Lake City’s poorest residents arrive at First United Methodist Church, where Jim Ecker helps serve them an early breakfast.
View ArticleUnited Methodist Church Leadership Upholds Parts Of Decision To Ban LGBTQ...
This post will be updated as more information becomes available. The judiciary body of the global United Methodist Church ruled Friday against LGBTQ clergy members and same-sex marriage in the church,...
View ArticleBYU Valedictorian Comes Out As Gay
During his graduation speech Friday, Brigham Young University valedictorian, Matt Easton, told his classmates “I have come to terms, not with who I thought I should be, but who the Lord has made me to...
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