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(Andrew Spear | The New York Times) Downtown Morgantown, shown in 2023, like the rest of West Virginia, lacks an existing or planned Latter-day Saint temple.

Latest from Mormon Land: Which states are asking, ‘Where is our temple?’

By David Noyce | May 1, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Fred Hayes | Disney) The cast of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" — from left: Jennifer Affleck, Jessi Ngatikaura, Mikayla Matthews, Mayci Neeley, Demi Engemann, Layla Taylor, Taylor Frankie Paul and Whitney Leavitt. Entering its second season, the show is sure to turn up in our new "Mormon Land" bonus podcast.

‘Mormon Land’: Announcing — a new podcast partnership all about Latter-day Saints in pop culture

By Tamarra Kemsley | David Noyce | April 30, 2025, 6:21 p.m.

(Valerie Hamaker via Religion News Service) Nathan and Valerie Hamaker, co-hosts of the popular “Latter Day Struggles” podcast, have resigned their membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

We were ‘serving our own people’ — Popular podcasters explain why they left an LDS Church they love

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | April 28, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Latter-day Saints gather to attend the dedication of the Casper Wyoming Temple in November 2024. Wyoming saw its Latter-day Saint membership dip last year.

Latest from Mormon Land: Only one U.S. state saw its LDS membership decline

By David Noyce | April 24, 2025, 4:58 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Betty Sawyer, left, president of Ogden's NAACP branch, and Mauli Bonner, center, share a laugh in 2022 as new monuments honoring Black pioneers are unveiled at This Is the Place State Heritage Park in Salt Lake City. Bonner has offered suggestions for rooting out racism.

‘Mormon Land’: Why being colorblind isn’t an option if you want to root out racism

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 23, 2025, 8:26 p.m.

(The Vatican) Latter-day Saint President Russell M. Nelson gave Pope Francis a Christus statue and a framed family proclamation in Italian during their historic meeting at the Vatican on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Francis died Monday at age 88.

LDS Church praises Pope Francis for his ‘courageous and compassionate leadership’

By David Noyce | April 21, 2025, 2:39 p.m.

(The Vatican) Pope Francis welcomes President Russell M. Nelson to the Vatican on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Francis died Monday at age 88.

Remembering the historic day LDS Church President Russell Nelson met with Pope Francis

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | April 21, 2025, 2:36 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Junior Salazar carries the cross with an assist from Josiah Salazar, left, and John Salazar, right, in the annual Good Friday procession in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Good Friday: For Utah Christians, it’s a day to sing, to pray, to march, to unite

By David Noyce | April 19, 2025, 2:38 a.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Sisters in Nigeria watch General Conference in October 2024. The African country is home to more than 250,000 Latter-day Saints.

Latest from Mormon Land: As the LDS Church keeps growing in Africa, evangelicals issue a warning

By David Noyce | April 17, 2025, 1:19 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) A general view during General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Sunday, April 6, 2025.

‘Mormon Land’: Amid all the ‘encouraging’ news about church growth, the ‘biggest concern’ hasn’t been solved

By David Noyce | Tamarra Kemsley | April 16, 2025, 3:29 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Joseph Fielding Smith, former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, led fights over evolution, the age of the Earth and orthodoxy.

The ‘most important LDS theologian of the 20th century’ and his anti-evolution fight over ‘pre-Adamites’

By David Noyce | Peggy Fletcher Stack | April 13, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(Charlie Riedel | AP) The church has purchased an Australian farm for $38 million known for producing wheat, barley, canola and chickpeas.

Latest from Mormon Land: Church buys another faraway farm; coffee shop leans into General Conference

By David Noyce | April 10, 2025, 3:55 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) These screenshots from the church's online store for U.S. members show new garment options for women available toward the end of this year.

‘Mormon Land’: ‘I was so jazzed’ — Why the new garments are a hit and a reminder of a changing church

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | April 12, 2025, 1:49 p.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Russell M. Nelson greets 8-year-old Ella Hadley, from Syracuse, at the conclusion of General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Sunday, April 6, 2025.

LDS conference highlights: President Russell Nelson calls for more charity, less hostility, in a repeated plea for peacemakers

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Tamarra Kemsley | David Noyce | Mark Eddington | April 7, 2025, 11:00 a.m.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Russell M. Nelson greets wife Wendy at the conclusion of General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Full summary of Sunday’s LDS General Conference: President Nelson calls charity the ‘foundation of a godly character,’ announces temples

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Tamarra Kemsley | David Noyce | April 7, 2025, 6:46 a.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Apostle Dieter F. Uchtdorf speaks at General Conference on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

Full summary of Saturday’s LDS General Conference: Uchtdorf says a church can make ‘mistakes’ and still be of God; Andersen bemoans abortion

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | Tamarra Kemsley | David Noyce | Mark Eddington | April 6, 2025, 5:31 p.m.

(bychykhin via Adobe Stock) This week's newsletter offers some belated Latter-day Saint-themed April Fools' Day pranks.

Latest from Mormon Land: No new temples, a church apology and other (late) April Fools’ Day gags

By David Noyce | April 3, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(The Salt Lake Tribune) Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, left, and Claudia Bushman stand out today as trailblazers for Latter-day Saint feminists.

‘Mormon Land’: A look at the evolution of LDS feminism with a Pulitzer Prize winner

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | April 3, 2025, 12:20 a.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Sacrament meeting is the main Sunday worship service for Latter-day Saints. Lay leaders and fellow congregants typically give short sermons at this meeting.

Latest from Mormon Land: How to make church less of a yawner; how sacrament is helping the Earth

By David Noyce | March 27, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

FOR ONLINE ONLY (Valerie Hamaker via Religion News Service) Nathan and Valerie Hamaker, co-hosts of the popular “Latter Day Struggles” podcast, have resigned their membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They discuss their decision — and the circumstances surrounding it — on "Mormon Land."

‘Mormon Land’: Podcasters explain why they resigned their membership, insist they ‘want the church to thrive’

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | March 26, 2025, 1:57 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Women in The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square sing at General Conference in April 2024. Apostle Dale Renlund says Latter-day Saint leaders “haven’t done as good a job as I think we can” to address gender inequities in the faith.

Latest from Mormon Land: ‘We’re going to do better’ for women, says apostle; church buys more property

By David Noyce | Tamarra Kemsley | March 20, 2025, 12:21 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Attendees arrive for General Conference in October 2024. A new study examines the religious devotion and political allegiances of Latter-day Saints.

‘Mormon Land’: How politics and polarization are shaping Latter-day Saints in the U.S.

By Tamarra Kemsley | David Noyce | March 20, 2025, 1:35 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

The porn predicament: ‘Sexual desire is divine,’ says LDS psychologist, but ‘our behaviors are 100% in our control’

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | March 16, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) An artistic rendering of the exterior of the Brussels Belgium Temple. An independent church tracker is predicting where the next batch of new temples might be built.

Latest from Mormon Land: Where the next LDS temples might be built

By David Noyce | March 13, 2025, 3:39 p.m.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune)

‘Mormon Land’: Why treating porn as an addiction misses the mark and how the LDS Church has improved its messaging

By Peggy Fletcher Stack | David Noyce | March 12, 2025, 2:14 p.m.

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