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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is moving forward with construction of a new temple in Layton.  Church officials held a small groundbreaking ceremony for the temple Saturday.  Church leaders decided not to hold a traditional ceremony with invited guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  A r ...

Officials with the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints authorized a phased return plan to some of the faith’s weekly worship services and activities Tuesday. In a letter  ...

During the Sunday morning session of general conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, president and prophet Russell M. Nelson announced a proclamation in honor of the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. T ...

President Russell M. Nelson, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced to members during Saturday evenings session of general conference that the Church has a new symbol to identify the faith. Nelson says the symbol signifies the central place of Jesus Christ in His Church ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a second confirmed case of coronavirus among its missionaries. Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff said a second case has been confirmed in a sister missionary in Australia who has been in self-isolation at home. ...

The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced closures to all public areas of church-owned buildings in and around Temple Square amid coronavirus concerns in Utah. The closures will begin Friday, March 13 at 5 p.m. until further notice, according to the Church’s communication department. T ...

The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent the following letter March 12, 2020, to Church members worldwide.  Dear Brothers and Sisters, As promised in our letter of March 11, 2020, we continue to monitor the changing conditions related to COVID-19 throughout the world. We ...

The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-day Saints’ largest investment fund had nearly $38 billion in stocks and mutual funds at the end of 2019, according to a filing that sheds new light on the faith’s finances. The fund called Ensign Peak Advisors submitted a filing to the U.S. Securiti ...

A woman who accused The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of covering up her alleged sexual assault has been told to settle. A judge overseeing McKenna Denson's case has ordered her and the LDS Church to schedule a conference within the next two weeks, and settle within the next three months...

LGBTQ students at BYU are celebrating after a change to the school's honor code regarding homosexual behavior and relationships. BYU sophomore Danny Niemann says the new version of the honor code takes a weight off his shoulders. BYU's website notes that the code was last approved and updated on February 12th with the relevant section notably absent...