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(The Salt Lake Tribune; Amazon) W. Cleon Skousen and his book "The Naked Communist."

Moses was the ‘first capitalist’ and Cain the ‘first socialist.’ Thus saith this LDS influencer from the past

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | July 13, 2026, 1:46 p.m.

(Joyce DeToni-Hill) From left: Kathy Brown, the Rev. Joyce DeToni-Hill and the Rev. Celeste Lasich celebrate the end of the journey on the Camino Inglés in front of the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Methodist minister, Presbyterian pastor and LDS singer take hike together on famed Camino

By Mark Eddington | July 12, 2026, 6:49 p.m.

Jana Riess: BYU prof’s novel ‘A Short Stay in Hell’ describes a disturbing fate: endless monotony

Latter-day Saints aren’t the only ones unhappy with the Pentagon’s religious changes

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(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A statue of Joseph Smith's "First Vision" is seen at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The Latte-day Saint belief about the Godhead separates them from many Christians.

What Latter-day Saints would have to change for Pastor Doug Wilson to consider them fellow Christians

For Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s spiritual adviser, the problem lies in Mormonism’s very conception of God.

By Tamarra Kemsley | July 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rabbi Samuel Spector lets Deborah Rumi hold a Torah scroll in a final step of her conversion at Congregation Kol Ami in Salt Lake City.

Becoming Jewish: ‘I realized what I had unknowingly felt all my life,’ says former Latter-day Saint

It’s not easy to convert to Judaism, but it happens in Utah more than most places.

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | July 10, 2026, 4:18 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A meetinghouse in Salt Lake City before and after a shift to a water-wise landscaping.

Live your religion and conserve water, LDS Church leaders tell Utah members

“This is not a political issue but a stewardship issue,” Utah Area Presidency says in pleas to save the Great Salt Lake.

By Dylan Eubank | July 9, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Celestial Room of the San Diego Temple.

Latest from Mormon Land: Not everyone loves the San Diego LDS Temple

Also: How the church is faring in the Jell-O Belt; the search for the real Joseph Smith; and a key Christian nationalist isn’t keen on Latter-day Saints holding elected office.

By David Noyce | July 9, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Joshua Bishop) A new sculpture and painting of church founder Joseph Smith — based on an 1844 daguerreotype — by Latter-day Saint artist Joseph Brickey is unveiled at Utah Valley University on Saturday, June 27, 2026.

‘Mormon Land’: The daguerreotype debate centers on finding Brother Joseph — the man

“You have the Prophet Joseph, the icon. You have President Joseph, the leader,” an artist says. “Brother Joseph is the one you walk side by side with.”

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | July 13, 2026, 10:42 p.m.

(BYU) This rendering shows the new apartment buildings to be constructed on the Provo campus.

As LDS Church President Dallin Oaks pushes marriage, BYU is building new apartments for couples

Eleven new “energy-efficient” buildings will feature two- and three-bedroom units.

By Dylan Eubank | July 8, 2026, 1:45 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Church Administration and Office buildings in Salt Lake City. The global faith has a ways to go before its abuse response adheres to best practices.

What the LDS Church could do now to safeguard its most vulnerable members

“Any efforts draped in legal language that prioritize wolves over sheep,” says GRACE’s Robert Peters, “are inconsistent with the faith itself.”

By Tamarra Kemsley | July 7, 2026, 4:11 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid serves as guest narrator for the July 5, 2026, episode of “Music and the Spoken Word” at the Tabernacle on Temple Square on Sunday, July 5, 2026.

After Travis Kelce married Taylor Swift, here’s how his Latter-day Saint coach spent his weekend

Andy Reid appears with Tabernacle Choir in patriotic performance, urges Americans to build a “more perfect union.”

By David Noyce | July 6, 2026, 2:21 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Christine Giles wants to increase student participation in the Sunday school classes in her St. George Latter-day Saint congregation.

‘We have unique spiritual gifts’ — What women are saying as they take charge of LDS Sunday schools

“I haven’t had any resistance,” said a newly called president. “I have had women of every age coming up and saying, ‘I’m so excited.’”

By Sydney Jezik | July 6, 2026, 9:36 p.m.

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Moses was the ‘first capitalist’ and Cain the ‘first socialist.’ Thus saith this LDS influencer from the past

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Latter-day Saints aren’t the only ones unhappy with the Pentagon’s religious changes

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