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(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Tracy Y. Browning of the Primary General Presidency speaks at the “Onward, Ever Onward” United States Northeast Area Women’s Conference on May 30, 2026

Women were as central to Jesus’ ministry as men, says a top female LDS leader

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | June 3, 2026, 2:17 a.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Gerrit W. Gong speaks during the Athens Summit on A.I. Ethics in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Pope Leo issued his warning about A.I. Here’s what an LDS apostle said about the tech revolution.

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 27, 2026, 11:10 p.m.

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

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

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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.

(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.

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

Leader of Black LDS group says he fell victim to a racist threat while hiking in Utah

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 15, 2026, 2:16 p.m.

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‘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.

(Todd Korol | The New York Times) Fans hoist a giant Canadian flag during a 2022 hockey game. Thousands of Americans are exploring the prospect of getting Canadian citizenship.

Trying to get dual Canadian citizenship because of Trump? How the LDS Church can help.

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 12, 2026, 7:43 p.m.

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Should LDS husbands take a back seat to their wives’ careers?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 10, 2026, 3:58 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks tours the Celestial Room of the Salt Lake Temple on Friday, May 8, 2026.

At 93, how healthy is LDS President Dallin H. Oaks?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | May 9, 2026, 7:16 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.

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‘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.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman expresses her excitement as she discusses the new curriculum and age-group class names for the faith’s teen girls, Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

New Young Women class names aren’t ‘ornamental,’ says LDS leader. They have deep meaning.

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 24, 2026, 3:00 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) The Utah-based faith has announced new names for its Young Women age groups.

LDS Church announces new names for its Young Women groups

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 22, 2026, 6:40 p.m.

(Photo illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Photos from Salt Lake Tribune archives.

Some LDS have ‘pope envy,’ wonder why their leaders aren’t speaking out against these wars

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 19, 2026, 1:14 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Teenage girls in the church's Young Women program will have a new curriculum starting in September.

Can anything top Beehive? Young LDS women are still asking: ‘What is our identity?’

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Photo illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Photos from The New York Times and AP.

This powerful senator read LDS scriptures with his wife at night and went to bat for Dems during the day

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 18, 2026, 10:03 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the First Presidency sustain Dallin H. Oaks as the new president of the church at the latest General Conference.

‘Mormon Land’: How this apostle hoped to keep ‘old men’ from running the church

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 15, 2026, 2:31 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman, second from right, and apostle Dieter Uchtdorf, far right, lead reporters on a tour of a replica baptistry in the visitors’ center at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Monday, April 13, 2026.

New LDS Temple Square Visitors’ Center offers ‘an experience like you have never had before’

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 14, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The outgoing Primary General Presidency welcomes new members of the presidency at General Conference in April 2026. Women now can serve as Sunday school presidents in their congregations.

‘Woke,’ ‘feminist’ — Putting women over Sunday school drew flak from some Latter-day Saints

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | April 11, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saints sing a hymn during the Sunday afternoon session of General Conference.

‘Mormon Land’: Does the General Conference format need an overhaul?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | April 8, 2026, 8:31 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Dallin H. Oaks arrives during the morning session of General Conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Saturday, April 4, 2026.

Highlights from LDS General Conference: Oaks offers olive branch in first conference speech as president

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Tamarra Kemsley | Dylan Eubank | David Noyce | Mark Eddington | April 6, 2026, 2:01 p.m.