‘His calling is not by chance’ — Scholars, members respond to Dallin Oaks as new LDS leader and new First Presidency

Here are a few reactions from scholars and everyday members to Tuesday’s ascension of former Utah Supreme Court Justice Dallin H. Oaks to the top spot — plus the installment of fellow apostles Henry B ...

Attack on LDS Church harkens back to its early history of religious persecution

The early history of the LDS Church is one of persecution and violence. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

What LDS women are saying about priesthood — and how they supposedly have it — after a controversial sermon

Four days after a top female church leader called Latter-day Saint women the most widely empowered of any faith tradition, waves of comments were still flooding in. By Thursday afternoon, more than 13 ...
CNN

LDS Church’s updated restrictions on transgender members bans them from working with kids

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has expanded its restrictions on transgender members with policy updates, including barring them from working with children or serving as teachers. The ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

LDS church suffered initial opposition, then prospered in Mesa County

To early settlers in Grand Junction, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah was something to be feared. In 1884, three years after settlers arrived here, the Grand Junction News ...