Steve Griffin / The Salt Lake Tribune

Not since Dick Cheney came to town have Brigham Young University students been this riled up. The university's sudden announcement last month that it was closing its Women's Research Institute has been met with polite push back, much of it mobilized on Facebook, the Internet networking site.   Full Story

San Francisco » The Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America were named as defendants in lawsuits Monday claiming childhood sexual abuse by youth leaders decades ago.   Full Story

Salt Lake City » Reed Cowan's reasons for making a film about the Mormon church's activism against gay marriage in California are personal. He is gay and Mormon, and clashed with his family over his sexual orientation and the beliefs of their faith.   Full Story

In what has become Thomas S. Monson's most frequent theme, the LDS president admonished Mormon faithful at the church's 179th Semiannual General Conference on Sunday to give their lives in service to others.   Full Story