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President Dallin H. Oaks speaks during the morning session of the189th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Sunday April 7, 2019.

Latest from Mormon Land: Dallin Oaks’ ‘supreme’ sacrifice, and General Conference highs and lows

By David Noyce | April 8, 2021, 3:22 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Salt Lake Tribune file photo) General Conference will be all-virtual again this Easter weekend, unlike this packed session in October 2019. The statistical report for 2020 from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is expected to show significant decreases in growth due to the pandemic.

Latest from Mormon Land: How COVID may have slowed church growth; remembering Chieko Okazaki

By David Noyce | April 2, 2021, 3:34 a.m.

(Photo courtesy of Robert Falconer/Fox) David Duchovny — shown with executive producer Chris Carter behind the scenes of “The X-Files" — will play a Mormon in the Showtime series being adapted from the actor's latest novel.

Latest from Mormon Land: ‘X-Files’ star David Duchovny to become a Mormon — on screen

By David Noyce | March 25, 2021, 4:11 p.m.

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Latest from Mormon Land: The $100B question remains — Will the IRS go after the church?

By David Noyce | March 18, 2021, 5:57 p.m.

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Latest from Mormon Land: Year’s missionary deaths reach five; U. to honor Russell Nelson; women’s education touted

By David Noyce | March 11, 2021, 2:58 p.m.

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A screenshot of apostle Jeffrey R. Holland and his wife, Patricia, from their RootsTech Connect broadcast during Family Discovery Day on Feb. 27, 2021.

Latest from Mormon Land: Hollands return to their roots; ‘Book of Mormon’ musical celebrates a milestone

By David Noyce | March 5, 2021, 9:19 p.m.

(Omar Vega/Invision/AP file photo) David Duchovny arrives at the season premiere of "The X-Files" at the California Science Center on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Los Angeles. The actor's new novel tackles Mormonism.

Latest from Mormon Land: ‘X-Files’ star David Duchovny delves into the world of Mormonism

By David Noyce | February 25, 2021, 11:59 p.m.

(Rachel Molenda | Tribune file photo) President Russell M. Nelson addresses the crowd at "Be One," an event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1978 change that allowed Black men and boys to hold the priesthood and Black women and girls to enter LDS temples. The event was held at the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 1, 2018.

Latest from Mormon Land: Was priesthood ban a mistake? Does God like ‘The Book of Mormon’ musical?

By David Noyce | February 18, 2021, 6:28 p.m.

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The Celestial Room of the Provo City Center Temple.

Latest from Mormon Land: Good news for Democrats and nervous templegoers

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | February 11, 2021, 3:23 p.m.

(Screengrab from BYUtv) Apostle Dallin H. Oaks addressed racism and Black lives matter at a Brigham Young University address on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. A Latter-day Saint civil rights attorney has incorporated Oaks' speech into a lesson about anti-racism.

Latest from Mormon Land: How to teach anti-racism at church; ‘Graceland’ group to perform at RootsTech

By David Noyce | February 4, 2021, 4:58 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) In this May 27, 2020, photo, missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pray during a Zoom meeting with a family while on a smartphone at their apartment, in Brigham City, Utah.

Latest from Mormon Land: How members pray; rebuilding Beirut; and temple terminology

By David Noyce | January 28, 2021, 3:30 p.m.

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Latest from Mormon Land: God’s silent partner, new mission for ex-governor’s top aide, Russell Nelson’s place in history

By David Noyce | January 20, 2021, 9:28 p.m.

(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks during a news conference on Oct. 15, 2020. Romney is the most prominent Latter-day Saint in the 117th Congress.

This week in Mormon Land: The Capitol gang, ‘First Vision’ poems, youth theme songs

By David Noyce | January 7, 2021, 7:21 p.m.

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Dieter F. Uchtdorf speaks at the General Women's Session of the 186th Semiannual General Conference, in Salt Lake City, Saturday Sept. 24, 2016.

This week in Mormon Land: Remembering an LDS prophet’s surprising death and the decade’s best General Conference talks

By David Noyce | December 31, 2020, 3:47 p.m.

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New church symbol.

This week in Mormon Land: Court rules on the ‘Christian’ question; BYU prof paints women giving healing blessings

By David Noyce | December 23, 2020, 9:12 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A handcarved Nativity scene.

This week in Mormon Land: The missing women in Bethlehem; revisiting ‘Wear Pants to Church Day’; and the Uchtdorfs celebrate

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | December 17, 2020, 3:47 p.m.