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Latest from Mormon Land: Not everyone loves the San Diego LDS Temple
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (164+ words) The Salt Lake Tribune Latest from Mormon Land: Not everyone loves the San Diego LDS Temple Also: How the church is faring in the Jell-O Belt; the search for the real Joseph Smith; and a key Christian nationalist isn't keen…...
Latest from Mormon Land: "Joe Smith is dead" " early accounts of Carthage
2+ week, 2+ day ago (123+ words) 'Joe Smith is dead' " the anniversary of LDS leader's assassination The Salt Lake Tribune Latest from Mormon Land: "Joe Smith is dead" " early accounts of Carthage Also: Highest-paid LDS athlete accomplishes another feat; a missionary record looms; new retention stats....
Mormon Land: How LDS of all backgrounds can integrate African American spirituals into worship
2+ week, 3+ day ago (153+ words) On this week's podcast, two Black Latter-day Saint musicians discuss the church's embrace of African American spirituals and how members can make them their own. "Mormon Land: How LDS of all backgrounds can integrate African American spirituals into worship "Its…...
Latest from Mormon Land: The gift that gave President Gordon Hinckley a few extra years
3+ week, 2+ day ago (172+ words) The Salt Lake Tribune Latest from Mormon Land: The gift that gave President Gordon Hinckley a few extra years Also: A high-level LDS leader issues a rare public apology; church fights climate change; Christofferson lauds the Constitution. (Trent Nelson | The…...
BYU professor's book about a Latter-day Saint stuck in hell now numbered among greatest works of fiction
4+ week, 1+ day ago (114+ words) The Salt Lake Tribune BYU professor's book about a Latter-day Saint stuck in hell now numbered among greatest works of fiction "No Mormon or Mormon-adjacent writer that I know of," says a literature historian, "has ever been featured in this…...
3 weeks after fire, "The Book of Mormon" reopens on Broadway
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (114+ words) The Book of Mormon" musical reopens on Broadway after fire The Salt Lake Tribune 3 weeks after fire, The Book of Mormon" reopens on Broadway The satirical musical, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, missed 25 performances during the shutdown. (Sara…...
Commentary: Like Roxie in "Chicago," Whitney Leavitt is living the life she likes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (135+ words) The Salt Lake Tribune Commentary: Like Roxie in "Chicago," Whitney Leavitt is living the life she likes "Like Roxie, Whitney has managed to continually transform public fame to pitch herself as a legitimate performer." (Fred Hayes | Disney) Whitney Leavitt, one…...
Jana Riess: The growing divide between the Trump administration and the LDS Church
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (269+ words) The Salt Lake Tribune Jana Riess: The growing divide between the Trump administration and the LDS Church The church's pointed emphasis on charitable giving feels like the politest and most quintessentially Mormon rebuke ever to this White House. (The New…...
An LDS apostle's solution to the church's 'gerontocracy problem"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (176+ words) He sleeps through meetings, repeats himself, forgets things" " Why an apostle wanted to change how LDS presidents are picked The Salt Lake Tribune He sleeps through meetings, repeats himself, forgets things" " Why an apostle wanted to change how LDS presidents…...
Letter: Who owns the word Mormon? Will it be added to George Carlin's infamous list of words you can't say?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (77+ words) The Salt Lake Tribune Letter: Who owns the word Mormon? Will it be added to George Carlin's infamous list of words you can't say? This Pat Bagley cartoon, "The Mormon Rebrand," appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday, Aug....