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(The Salt Lake Tribune) General authority Seventy Marion D. Hanks was a commanding presence at the pulpit.

‘Mormon Land’: ‘I’m always upset with Boyd Packer’ — This leader was a believer, but he was also a battler

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | June 17, 2026, 12:58 p.m.

(Sarah Blake Morgan | AP) A U.S. Army chaplain at Fort Bragg in 2020. Chaplains use the list of recognized religions to know how to minister to various service members in their units.

Why many evangelicals view the LDS Church as a ‘cult’ — and why it’s unlikely to change

By Tamarra Kemsley | David Noyce | June 15, 2026, 2:14 a.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Primary General President Susan H. Porter teaches Primary in the island country of Mauritius in 2025. Her counselor Tracy Browning says Primary songs can help children learn to use civil language.

Latest from Mormon Land: One way to help a child avoid a potty mouth; an ‘old maid’ at 30 in LDS culture?

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | June 12, 2026, 2:07 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Conferencegoers admire a statue of Jesus in the Conference Center during April's General Confeerence. Since its founding, the church has faced arguments that the religion isn't as Christian as its adherents claim.

‘Mormon Land’: Face it, says Latter-day Saint scholar, we are not like other Christians

By Tamarra Kemsley | David Noyce | June 10, 2026, 10:21 p.m.

(Courtesy images via Religion News Service) “Torn: Why People We Love Are Leaving the Church and What We Can Learn from Them" and author Jeff Strong, top right, and researcher Jeff Dotson.

Does LDS culture tolerate members with doubts and questions?

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | June 8, 2026, 12:32 p.m.

(Matt Rourke | AP) Blue Democratic donkey cookies and red elephant Republican cookies. Republicans outnumber Democrats not only among current Latter-day Saints but also former members.

Latest from Mormon Land: Are former LDS more likely to be Democrats or Republicans?

By David Noyce | June 10, 2026, 4:41 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saint poet Carol Lynn Pearson, shown in 2021, championed the Equal Rights Amendment and other women's issues.

‘Mormon Land’: Legendary poet Carol Lynn Pearson on how she loves ‘parts’ of the LDS Church — and ‘left’ others

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | June 3, 2026, 10:47 p.m.

(Charlie Neibergall | AP) Latter-day Saints move a lot out West, keeping elders quorums busy loading and unloading U-Hauls.

Latest from Mormon Land: Latter-day Saints like to move; songs that won’t be in the new hymnbook

By David Noyce | May 28, 2026, 2:25 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

‘Mormon Land’: The ‘crisis’ of members leaving the LDS Church

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 27, 2026, 3:32 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Facing friction in the church, these LDS feminists carved their own paths and stuck with the faith

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 25, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Aleki Langi, 18, a Latter-day Saint missionary, was struck by a car and killed in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 1, 2025.

Latest from Mormon Land: Driver sentenced in missionary’s death; LDS Dems speak out

By David Noyce | May 21, 2026, 1:34 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A display outside the chapel at the funeral for W. Mark Bassett in North Salt Lake on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Despite his death, beloved LDS leader ‘has not been released from the Missionary Department,’ son says

By David Noyce | May 20, 2026, 7:00 p.m.

(Ronell Hugh) Genesis Group President Ronell Hugh says he encountered a racist threat while hiking in Utah County.

‘Mormon Land’: It’s time for members to call out racism, says Black Latter-day Saint leader

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | May 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Former church Presidents David O, McKay, left, and his immediate successor, Joseph Fielding Smith. Fellow apostle Hugh B. Brown noticed health limitations in the two aging leaders.

‘He sleeps through meetings, repeats himself, forgets things’ — Why an apostle wanted to change how LDS presidents are picked

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 19, 2026, 9:12 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Latter-day Saints in Otavalo, Ecuador, react to the news Thursday, May 14, 2026, that a new temple will be built in their city.

How many LDS temples have been announced under President Dallin Oaks? Make it three.

By David Noyce | May 15, 2026, 4:54 a.m.

(Lynne Sladky | AP) The Miami skyline, seen in 2020. The church continues to buy apartment complexes in the greater Miami area, including a recent multimillion-dollar purchase of a multifamily complex in Boca Raton.

Latest from Mormon Land: Church makes another big buy in Florida; Texas temple tempest returns

By David Noyce | May 20, 2026, 7:52 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

‘Mormon Land’: Women who pursued careers when LDS leaders were counseling against it

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 13, 2026, 1:07 p.m.

(Sara Krulwich | The New York Times) Rema Webb, left, Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad in "The Book of Mormon" musical at the Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York in 2011. They are scheduled to return for 15th anniversary appearance next month, but a theater fire has closed the Broadway show temporarily.

Latest from Mormon Land: ‘The Book of Mormon’ gets burned; ‘dropout’ apostle finally gets his degree

By David Noyce | May 7, 2026, 12:10 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members stand to sustain President Dallin H. Oaks and the First Presidency during a solemn assembly on April 4, 2026.

‘Mormon Land’: Does a ‘sustaining vote’ mean a prophet is infallible?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | May 6, 2026, 8:14 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Missionaries teach a young man in Lyon, France.

Despite ‘remarkable’ growth, the big question remains: Will converts become LDS lifers?

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Elaine Thompson | AP) The Seattle skyline is shown in 2020. The church is selling six meetinghouses in and around Seattle.

Latest from Mormon Land: More LDS meetinghouses go up for sale

By David Noyce | April 30, 2026, 10:03 p.m.

(Photo illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

‘Mormon Land’: Is the war-filled Book of Mormon actually the ‘greatest peace book ever’?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | April 29, 2026, 4:49 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) New converts await baptism in the Kasumbalesa Stake on Dec. 27, 2025, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where church growth is soaring.

Latest from Mormon Land: Where is the ‘primary driver’ of LDS Church growth?

By David Noyce | April 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Congregants attend General Conference in early April.

‘Mormon Land’: Are members leaving in droves? No. But ‘deeply concerning’ trends exist amid those record conversions.

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 22, 2026, 1:13 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) General authority Seventy Hugo E. Martinez of the United States West Area Presidency reads an announcement from the First Presidency of a temple to be built in Marysville, Washington. He spoke at a devotional for Latter-day Saints in the Marysville Washington Stake on Sunday, April 19, 2026.

The second LDS temple of Dallin Oaks’ presidency has been announced

By David Noyce | April 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m.