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Peggy Fletcher Stack

Senior religion reporter

Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A locket containing a daguerreotype reported to be from the 1840s. Some believe it may be an image of Joseph Smith.

These researchers are sure a 19th-century photograph shows the face of Joseph Smith. A new film contains their proof.

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | October 8, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

‘Mormon Land’: What are the odds that Latter-day Saints stop all gambling?

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | October 8, 2026, 1:23 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Issues about sex aren’t the same for older, single Latter-day Saints, so should the rules be different?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | October 6, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Dallin H. Oaks, center, with his counselors, Henry B. Eyring, left, and D. Todd Christofferson before a session of General Conference on Saturday.

Conference highlights: LDS President Dallin Oaks worries about members’ ‘diminishing faith’ in Christ

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Tamarra Kemsley | Dylan Eubank | David Noyce | October 5, 2026, 2:06 p.m.

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

Full summary of Sunday’s LDS General Conference: Don’t let secular learning stunt your spirituality, says President Oaks

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Tamarra Kemsley | Dylan Eubank | David Noyce | October 5, 2026, 12:06 a.m.

(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.

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

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | October 5, 2026, 4:31 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

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

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

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks speaks at the Washington National Cathedral and calls for parties to compromise and find common ground.

‘This is new to me’ — What a former federal judge says LDS President Dallin Oaks taught him about the Constitution

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | September 30, 2026, 2:43 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Two women embrace during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Latter-day Saint chapel in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.

LDS Church breaks ground for new chapel at site of deadly shooting and arson attack

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 29, 2026, 8:45 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rachel Rivers Wetzel and her husband, Izaac Wetzel, hope to have between four and six children once they start a family.

Will Latter-day Saint couples reverse the baby bust?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 26, 2026, 7:28 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks speaks at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

‘Mormon Land’: ‘I actually think the Constitution is hanging by a thread’ — ex-judge discusses Oaks’ speech

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | September 23, 2026, 1:36 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hollis Robbins will observe Yom Kippur virtually with fellow Jewish adherents in New York.

Alone on Yom Kippur: How this Jewish Utah professor will be observing her faith’s holiest day

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 21, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks speaks at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

The Constitution ‘compels’ compromise, LDS leader Dallin Oaks says in speech at Washington National Cathedral

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 17, 2026, 1:34 p.m.

(AP) U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., left, and former Mesa Mayor John Giles. Both Latter-day Saints, Biggs is the Republican nominee for Arizona governor, while Giles is the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.

Their LDS faith drives their politics. One candidate emphasizes patriotism. The other stresses service.

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 15, 2026, 3:51 a.m.

(Scott Howell) Linda and Scott Howell were inner-city service missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for more than a decade.

‘Mormon Land’: LDS service missionaries told they can help immigrants but not with their legal status

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | September 9, 2026, 9:05 p.m.

(AP) U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., left, and former Mesa, Arizona, Mayor John Giles. Both Latter-day Saints, Biggs is the Republican nominee for Arizona governor, while Giles is the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.

With two LDS candidates on the ticket, this governor’s race spurs a question: Which way will members lean?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 7, 2026, 7:02 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Dieter F. Uchtdorf, followed by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, greets members of a youth choir that performed at a media event Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, about the Salt Lake Temple reopening.

Latest from Mormon Land: ‘Are you President Uchtdorf’s bodyguard?’

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 3, 2026, 1:24 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington)

‘Mormon Land’: Sex and older singles — Should the law of chastity still apply?

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | September 3, 2026, 1:31 p.m.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dieter F. Uchtdorf, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, speaks during an event to release the theme "Rejoice in Christ" for the upcoming reopening of the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.

LDS Church rejoices with a global gift, will finally let visitors ‘go inside’ its most famous temple

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 2, 2026, 1:15 p.m.