News in Salt Lake City
Latest from Saturday’s LDS General Conference: Apostle lauds all temples, regardless of size
The latest announcements and talks from Saturday's sessions of the LDS Church's fall General Conference.
Commentary: A Catholic saint graces a lovely little corner of Brigham Young’s town
The St. Mary's neighborhood, steeped in Catholic tradition, has a storied history on the east bench of the city settled by Latter-day Saint pioneers.
LDS Church program seeks to help missionaries with one of their toughest tasks: returning home
After the rigid and rigorous routines of mission life, returning LDS missionaries can have a hard time adjusting to school, work, dating and more at home. The church has a program to help. Does it?
‘In-and-Out Sunday’ — What Latter-day Saints are saying about the new meeting schedule
The new Latter-day Saint Sunday meeting schedule is “fast and furious,” say members. But is that necessarily a bad thing?
A pesar de la fuerte campaña antiinmigrante nacional, el béisbol mexicano trae fiesta y alegría a Utah
Más allá de enfocar el deporte, el evento “Béisbol en Salt Lake” reunió a la comunidad para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana.
Tibetan and Nepalese communities host candlelight vigil downtown, attended by candidate Ben McAdams
Tibetan and Nepalese Utahns gathered in front of the mayor’s office on Sept. 23 to mourn the loss of life from the Nepal-Tibet border region avalanche and flood, which was triggered by a glacier collapse and 5.2 magnitude seismic tremor that occurred on Aug. 26th. Wednesday was…
‘Still in a state of shock’ — LDS women respond to church’s opposition to abortion ballot measures in their states
From heartbreak to gratitude, feelings run the gamut among Latter-day Saint women in Idaho and Nevada in the wake of the church’s statements on abortion ballot measures.
Annual 9th and 9th Street Festival connects the community to local vendors
Community members gathered last Saturday, Sept. 19, at the intersection of 900 East and 900 South for the neighborhood’s Street Festival, presented by the East Liberty Park Organization. This year marked the street’s 33rd consecutive year of festivities and the largest one yet.…
Commentary: Churches must help protect election integrity and restore faith in democracy
To restore faith in democracy, churches need to step up to guarantee the fairness of the electoral process, argues this Religion News Service columnist.
Jana Riess: 9 ways U.S. Latter-day Saints are changing
Latter-day Saints have grown more diverse and a bit less religious, says a new report from Pew Research Center, and more of them are leaving the church.
‘Mormon Land’: ‘I actually think the Constitution is hanging by a thread’ — ex-judge discusses Oaks’ speech
A former federal judge discusses President Dallin Oaks' speech on the Constitution at the Washington National Cathedral and why he believes Latter-day Saints can lead the way in healing the nation's "toxic polarization."
One of Salt Lake City’s quirkiest parks is back open meow
Salt Lake City's whimsical cat park has been redone with a fresh playground.