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Towns once run by polygamous sect emerge from court supervision transformed

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 · Breaking News

COLORADO CITY, Ariz. — The prairie dresses, walled compounds and distrust of outsiders that were once hallmarks of two towns on the Arizona-Utah border are mostly gone. These…

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Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 · Breaking News

SALT LAKE CITY — Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith’s…

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Mormon church lowers minimum age for women missionaries to 18

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 · Breaking News

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on Friday that it will allow women to serve missions starting as young as 18, lowering the minimum age…

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New Mormon apostle led a global temple building boom and has deep knowledge of church finances

November 6, 2025November 7, 2025 · Breaking News

SALT LAKE CITY — Gérald Caussé, a high-ranking official in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who oversaw its finances and a global temple building boom,…

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New Mormon Apostle Led a Global Temple Building Boom and Has Deep Knowledge of Church Finances

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 · US News

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gérald Caussé, a high-ranking official in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who oversaw a global temple building boom under its…

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Thousands of mourners expected to attend Mormon church president’s funeral

October 6, 2025October 7, 2025 · Breaking News

SALT LAKE CITY — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A funeral service will be held Tuesday in Salt Lake City for Russell M. Nelson, the charismatic sentimentalist who…

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Latter-day Saints hold first general conference without a president in at least a century

October 3, 2025October 5, 2025 · Breaking News

SALT LAKE CITY — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is convening Saturday for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal…

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Fundraiser for family of Michigan church gunman raises more than $275,000

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 · Breaking News

LANSING, Mich. — An online fundraiser for family members of the man who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze has raised over $275,000 as…

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Woman Who Was Confronted by Michigan Church Gunman Says She Instantly Forgave Him for Killing Dad

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 · US News

A woman who was inside a Michigan church when her father and three other people were killed says she and the gunman locked eyes during the chaos and…

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Man Who Attacked Michigan Church Became ‘Unhinged’ When Talking About Mormon Faith

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 · US News

DETROIT (AP) — The man who shot up a Michigan church and set a fire that killed four people was a former U.S. Marine who expressed animosity about…

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2 dead, 8 wounded in shooting, fire at Mich. church

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A gunman opened fire inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service and set the…

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Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 · Breaking News

SALT LAKE CITY — Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday night at the age of 101, church…

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Mitt Romney, like so many Never-Trumpers, was hobbled by his own grubby political ambitions

Mitt Romney, like so many Never-Trumpers, was hobbled by his own grubby political ambitions

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 · Politics

When former president Donald Trump reacted last week to the publication of McKay Coppins’ Romney: A Reckoning by calling both book and subject “boring, horrible, and totally predictable,”…

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Mormon church fined M for obscuring size of portfolio

Mormon church fined $5M for obscuring size of portfolio

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 · Finance

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5 million for using shell companies to obscure the…

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Polygamous ‘prophet’ leader had child brides, documents say

Polygamous ‘prophet’ leader had child brides, documents say

December 7, 2022December 8, 2022 · US News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who…

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Mormon leader calls abuse ‘abomination’ amid policy scrutiny

Mormon leader calls abuse ‘abomination’ amid policy scrutiny

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 · Breaking News

SALT LAKE CITY — Russell M. Nelson, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told members of the faith on Saturday that abuse was…

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