Religion

(Photo by Bill Barrett, courtesy of Dorothy Day archives at Marquette University.)
Dorothy Day, left, and Mother Teresa meet in New York in 1979.

50 years later, remembering visits to Utah by Mother Teresa and Dorothy Day

By Michael Patrick O’Brien | Special to The Tribune | October 2, 2022, 3:58 p.m.

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A seated President Russell M. Nelson delivers a major address at General Conference on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.

Latest from LDS General Conference: President Russell Nelson encourages Latter-day Saints to ‘overcome the world’

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Scott D. Pierce | David Noyce | Tamarra Kemsley | October 2, 2022, 6:48 p.m.

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Youngsters receive the new guide “For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices” after the morning session of General Conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Oct. 1, 2022.

A look at the new language in the LDS Church’s ‘For the Strength of Youth’ guide

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | October 2, 2022, 12:16 a.m.

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A seated President Russell M. Nelson speaks at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.

Why LDS Church President Russell Nelson delivered his talks while seated

By David Noyce | October 2, 2022, 6:36 p.m.

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President Russell M. Nelson, center, stands with his counselors, President Dallin H. Oaks, left, and President Henry B. Eyring, right, before the Saturday morning session of General Conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Oct. 1, 2022.

Latest from LDS General Conference: Leaders speak out against abuse, prejudice, speak for ‘care of the earth’

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Tamarra Kemsley | Mark Eddington | David Noyce | October 2, 2022, 2:21 a.m.

(AP; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, left, and LDS Church founder Joseph Smith.

J.K. Rowling tweeted about Joseph Smith. Latter-day Saints reacted with anger, laughter and some confusion.

By Courtney Tanner | October 1, 2022, 3:38 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City in October 2019. Salt Lake Tribune readers have selected their favorite "dream headline" for the fall 2022 gathering.

4,300 votes later, here is the winning ‘dream headline’ for LDS General Conference

By David Noyce | October 2, 2022, 4:14 p.m.

(Patrick Semansky | AP) The Angel Moroni is seen past trees atop a steeple at the Washington D.C. Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Kensington, Md.

Jana Riess: For many Latter-day Saints who question, Faith Matters is a spiritual lifeline

By Jana Riess | The Salt Lake Tribune | September 30, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saints walk to the Conference Center for the women's session of General Conference on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

Latest from Mormon Land: ‘Quiet quitting’ at church and picking the winning dream conference headline

By David Noyce | September 30, 2022, 12:30 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth |Tribune file photo) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints office building on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

Is James Huntsman a ‘religious dissident’ or a victim of fraud by the LDS Church?

By Tony Semerad | September 29, 2022, 12:05 p.m.

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President Russell M. Nelson smiles at his office in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on April 13, 2022.

Richard Davis: Does God love Latter-day Saints more than others?

By Richard Davis | Special to The Tribune | September 30, 2022, 8:19 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church founder Joseph Smith.

‘Mormon Land’: What Joseph Smith looked like and why it mattered to his followers then and now

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | September 28, 2022, 7:49 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Newman Center near the University of Utah in 2019.

Catholic, LDS and other churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting

By Jason Dearen and Michael Rezendes | The Associated Press | September 28, 2022, 7:09 p.m.

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Apostle Dieter F. Uchtdorf speaks at General Conference on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

Who is your favorite LDS general authority and why is it Dieter Uchtdorf? Gordon Monson asks.

By Gordon Monson | September 28, 2022, 1:35 p.m.

(Heidi Hemming) Heidi Hemming, left, and Mark Hollingshead, second from left, build a sand castle on a beach in Ireland with their companions during their missionary preparation day while serving a volunteer proselytizing mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Called to serve ... then fall in love — Love stories of Latter-day Saints who met their future spouse on their mission

By Connor Sanders | September 29, 2022, 1:11 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fall colors begin to appear around a statue of Brigham Young on the BYU campus on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.

Matthew Bowman: Faith, not fear, will save BYU

By Matthew Bowman | Special to The Tribune | September 27, 2022, 12:09 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tom Holmoe at BYU football media day in Provo on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

After BYU racism allegations, experts say a more robust conversation about fan behavior still needs to take place

By Kevin Reynolds | September 27, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Author Declan Hyde, featured in the Provo City Cemetery on Sept. 2, 2022, has written a Mormon horror novella titled "The Resurrection Box."

A new religious horror novella aims to tell the story of a faithful Latter-day Saint

By Palak Jayswal | September 27, 2022, 9:20 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake Temple, shown in 2019, before it underwent renovation. A new study offers insights in how young Latter-day Saints are handling mental health issues.

Jana Riess: How are Gen Z Latter-day Saints doing with mental health?

By Jana Riess | Religion News Service | September 26, 2022, 8:50 p.m.

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. Rhodes formally launched the Oath Keepers in Lexington, Massachusetts, on April 19, 2009, where the first shot in the American Revolution was fired.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes’ path: From Yale to jail

By Jacques Billeaud and Lindsay Whitehurst | The Associated Press | September 27, 2022, 7:25 p.m.