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Young Latter-day Saint men administer the sacrament, or Communion. Church policy dictates that the "presiding leader" is to receive the sacrament first.

Latest from Mormon Land: Does it really matter who gets the sacrament first?

By David Noyce | August 7, 2026, 2:02 p.m.

(Universal Studios) A scene from Steven Spielberg's 1993 R-rated epic, "Schindler's List," shows Jews evacuating their homes.

Latest from Mormon Land: Are R-rated movies still a no-no? And Oaks makes a surprise appearance.

By David Noyce | July 30, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Primary children participate in service projects. Author Natalie Brown sees ways Latter-day Saints can strengthen their community through grassroots innovation and build happier lives for members.

‘Mormon Land’: Finance childcare? Put all kids in one ward? Return to 3-hour church? Let locals decide.

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | July 29, 2026, 1:33 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Marion D. Hanks, who died in 2011, was seen as a champion of Latter-day Saints on the church's margins.

The progressive LDS leader who spent decades ‘defending something he didn’t believe in’

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | July 27, 2026, 11:56 a.m.

(Rahav Segev | The New York Times) Sleeveless designs are on the rise.

Latest from Mormon Land: Those sleeveless garments came out just in time

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

(Church History Library) William Clayton was a confidant, clerk and scribe to church founder Joseph Smith.

‘Mormon Land’: His scribe’s diaries provide further evidence of Joseph Smith’s secret polygamy

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | July 22, 2026, 2:02 p.m.

(AP; The Salt Lake Tribune) From left: a can of Diet Coke; a Brigham Young statue at BYU; and the facade of the pipe organ at the Conference Center.

Latest from Mormon Land: What people get wrong about Latter-day Saints — from music to Coke to BYU

By David Noyce | July 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Audience members applaud The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square during a concert in São Paulo, Brazil, in February.

‘Mormon Land’: The state of the LDS Church in the country with more members than any other outside the U.S.

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | July 15, 2026, 1:30 p.m.

(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.

(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

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

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

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

(David Rogers; National Archives via AP) Joseph Smith saw himself as "the greatest advocate" of the U.S. Constitution.

Latest from Mormon Land: What Joseph Smith didn’t like about the Constitution

By David Noyce | July 2, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saint writer W. Cleon Skousen in 1987 penned bestsellers in Mormon circles and for national audiences.

‘Mormon Land’: Why this LDS anti-communist zealot from yesteryear is gaining new relevance today

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | July 1, 2026, 4:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir sings at the 50th anniversary of the Genesis Group in 2021. Kimberly Applewhite Teitter, assistant director of the choir, says the addition of gospel music to the Latter-day Saint hymnbook shows "our culture belongs here."

What’s the right way for Latter-day Saints to sing African American spirituals?

By Tamarra Kemsley | David Noyce | July 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carol Lynn Pearson speaks out for the Equal Rights Amendment at at the Utah Capitol in 2021.

‘I would rather be a poet than a prophet’ — LDS writer Carol Lynn Pearson reflects on battles and beauty in the faith

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | June 27, 2026, 3:49 p.m.

(Library of Congress) A lithograph by artist C.G. Crehen of the slayings at Carthage.

Latest from Mormon Land: ‘Joe Smith is dead’ — early accounts of Carthage; famous LDS athlete notches a first

By David Noyce | June 25, 2026, 5:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kimberly Applewhite Teitter directs the Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir in 2021.

‘Mormon Land’: Why African American spirituals, four-piece bands and saxophones belong in LDS worship

By Tamarra Kemsley | David Noyce | June 25, 2026, 1:59 a.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Dallin H. Oaks speaks Saturday, June 20, 2026, at a seminar for new mission leaders at the Provo Missionary Training Center.

President Dallin Oaks announces the LDS Church is poised to set a new record

By David Noyce | June 21, 2026, 12:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Church President Gordon B. Hinckley walks away from a Huntsman jet after arriving in Zimbabwe in 1998. At his left is apostle Jeffrey R. Holland.

Latest from Mormon Land: The gift that gave President Gordon Hinckley a few extra years

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | June 22, 2026, 11:27 p.m.