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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) President D. Todd Christofferson speaks during a session of General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.

Gordon Monson: The price and perils of betting on sports are real, but is there such a thing as innocent, safe gambling?

By Gordon Monson | October 4, 2026, 6:05 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Primary General President Rosemary K. Chibota speaks during the Sunday morning session of General Conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Oct. 4, 2026.

Latest from Sunday’s LDS General Conference: God sees us, says first African to lead a churchwide organization

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Tamarra Kemsley | Dylan Eubank | David Noyce | October 4, 2026, 5:47 p.m.

LDS leader D. Todd Christofferson decries all forms of gambling, urges members to stop betting

Jana Riess: Shields up! Evasive maneuvers! How the LDS Church responds to perceived criticism.

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(Sisters of the Holy Cross) Catholics developed an extensive network of schools in Utah. Here a bus waits outside the College of St. Mary of the Wasatch near 1300 South and 3000 East, which stood on 400 acres of barren land.

Commentary: A Catholic saint graces a lovely little corner of Brigham Young’s town

St. Mary’s neighborhood has blessed lives for decades.

By Michael Patrick O'Brien | Special to The Tribune | October 3, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Dallin H. Oaks arrives for the morning session of General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.

Full summary of Saturday’s LDS General Conference: Never give up on those who have left the faith, says apostle

President D. Todd Christofferson says gambling goes against Christ’s gospel; Young Women leader Tamara Runia says her perspective changed after her son’s death.

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Tamarra Kemsley | Dylan Eubank | David Noyce | October 4, 2026, 12:03 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake Temple, shown in September, is preparing to welcome millions for public tours next year.

With ‘major events’ looming, LDS Church partners with Department of Homeland Security on safety

The federal agency said on social media that its “explosive blast modeling team” was lending support to church security.

By Tamarra Kemsley | Peggy Fletcher Stack | October 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Evan Vucci | AP) President Donald Trump, from left, watches as the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde arrives at the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral in 2025.

Prominent bishop who challenged President Trump on immigration is resigning

In this exclusive interview, Episcopal leader Mariann Budde reveals what’s next for her.

By Jack Jenkins | Religion News Service | October 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign greets a returning missionary at the Salt Lake City International Airport. A church program is designed to help these returnees adjust to life back home.

LDS Church program seeks to help missionaries with one of their toughest tasks: returning home

“My Plan” has met with mixed success as the former proselytizers navigate normal life and plan their futures.

By Dylan Eubank | October 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Missionaries from the Ghana Missionary Training Center gather to hear apostle Quentin L. Cook speak in early 2026.

Commentary: Are Latter-day Saints heeding their prophets’ call and leading out against racism?

Scholar argues more can and should be done on a churchwide and congregational level.

By Taylor G. Petrey | Special to The Tribune | October 1, 2026, 4:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Then-church President Russell M. Nelson gives a Book of Mormon to then-New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in 2019.

Latest from Mormon Land: Why a former prime minister left the LDS faith; church buys luxury apartments

Also: Apostle worries AI will ignore religion; why birthrates are falling; new twist in “Mormon Stories” lawsuit; and prepping for General Conference.

By David Noyce | October 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A General Conference session in April. Tribune columnist Gordon Monson has a list of topics he hopes church leaders will address.

Gordon Monson: Nine things that should be said at LDS General Conference — but likely won’t be

Topics topping his wish list: tithing, Trump, Sunday services, coffee, apologies and patriarchy.

By Gordon Monson | October 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

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

Commentary: Cold War may be over, but anti-communism is hot again — and Latter-day Saints are in the thick of it

Cleon Skousen’s book “The Naked Communist,” promoted from pulpit by church President David O. McKay, played a prominent role.

By Benjamin E. Park | Special to The Tribune | October 1, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

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