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(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Changes to Sunday meetings mean members are having shorter lessons and shuffling between classes faster than ever.

How is the LDS Church’s new Sunday schedule going? We want to hear from you.

By Tamarra Kemsley | September 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lucy, a recent convert to Islam, at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. The former Latter-day Saint said she found the community she had long been in search of when she became a Muslim.

Becoming Muslim: How one convert found ‘a lot of connections’ between the LDS Church and Islam

By Tamarra Kemsley | September 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

LDS Church weighs in against Idaho’s abortion ballot measure

New ‘Ted Lasso’ episode takes a good-natured jab at LDS Church. Here’s what the cheerful coach said.

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(The Salt Lake Tribune; AP; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Clockwise from left: The Church Office Building in Salt Lake City; church-owned Deseret Ranches in central Florida; a church-led housing development next to the temple in Philadelphia; and a church-built residential and commercial project next to the temple in Mesa, Arizona.

Latest from Mormon Land: LDS Church is a big-time housing developer, and it pays in ‘all cash’

Also: President Oaks delivers a major address in D.C.; ‘Jeopardy!’ whiz speaks out; a notable death at BYU; should leaders denounce sports betting?

By David Noyce | September 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m.

(Christopher Willard | ABC) “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings says his Latter-day Saint faith has helped him stay grounded on his rise to fame.

Answer: Famous LDS game-show host who speaks out for trans rights. Question: Who is Ken Jennings?

“Jeopardy!” star also credits his faith with grounding him after his meteoric rise on television.

By Tamarra Kemsley | September 16, 2026, 4:50 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks speaks at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

The Constitution ‘compels’ compromise, LDS leader Dallin Oaks says in speech at Washington National Cathedral

Latter-day Saints, as a sometimes ridiculed minority, “have become peacemakers and advocates of freedom and unity by necessity.”

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 17, 2026, 1:34 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

‘Mormon Land’: Why so many men, including young LDS, don’t see sports betting as gambling

A lot of young Latter-day Saint men “don’t even think about it as a moral issue,” says Atlantic writer McKay Coppins, who spent months gambling — and, like most bettors, losing — on games.

By David Noyce | Dylan Eubank | September 17, 2026, 1:37 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) An artist's rendering of northern Utah's Smithfield Temple.

More Salt Lake Temple tickets are available today; another LDS temple will also greet guests

Pioneer-era temple and a brand-new temple brace for tours.

By Dylan Eubank | September 15, 2026, 5:03 p.m.

(AP) U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., left, and former Mesa Mayor John Giles. Both Latter-day Saints, Biggs is the Republican nominee for Arizona governor, while Giles is the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.

Their LDS faith drives their politics. One candidate emphasizes patriotism. The other stresses service.

Do they see their partisan contest dividing fellow believers? How do they view issues like immigration?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 15, 2026, 3:51 a.m.

(Cherish Families) A Cherish Families office in southern Utah helps individuals and families — primarily from polygamous backgrounds — with food assistance, housing and legal advocacy.

She fled polygamy and built a new life. Now her nonprofit helps others do the same.

“I might as well have been dropped off from the mother ship,” former polygamous mom says after she fled Warren Jeff’s FLDS rule.

By Dylan Eubank | September 14, 2026, 10:56 p.m.

(Larkin Mortuary) Stanley Benfell was a literature professor who also helped to administer study-abroad programs. He was killed while riding his bike.

BYU associate V.P. and head of a respected international center killed while riding bike

“He always had an open door,” the school’s Kennedy Center stated, “and loved to listen to and learn from students, colleagues and friends.”

By Tamarra Kemsley | September 15, 2026, 2:29 a.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) More than 200 protesters gather for an anti-ICE protest at Utah Valley University in February.

UVU gets an ‘F’ in free speech rankings in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk shooting

“After Charlie Kirk was killed,” one student told the report’s authors, “I personally felt that I could not express my opinion.”

By Tamarra Kemsley | September 11, 2026, 10:07 p.m.

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