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In 1857, more than 100 Arkansas emigrants were killed in present-day southern Utah. The evolution of the site’s historical markers reflects The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ eventual reckoning with this dark part of its past.
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Nelson is nearing his 100th birthday and delivered pre-recorded closing remarks Sunday at the twice-annual Salt Lake City conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Religious scholars say his tenure has been anything but stagnant.
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Newly released video shows the malnourished son of a parenting advice YouTuber approaching a neighbor for help on the morning that his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges.
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John Goodrich was the subject of an Associated Press investigation into how the church protects itself from allegations of sexual abuse.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio, along with other buildings central to its history in Nauvoo, Illinois. The sites were bought from the Community of Christ, an early offshoot of the American faith.
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The bill does not remove the legal loophole known as clergy-penitent privilege. But Rep. Anthony Loubet said it could incentivize clergy members to come forward.
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This week is a pretty heavy topic — abuse. And specifically, child abuse.
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Similar clergy-penitent privilege bills have failed in the past. However, Rep. Anthony Loubet’s proposal has one major difference, resulting in a lack of opposition from the state's dominant faith.
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Patrick Kearon, the newest member of the body that governs The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has said he would like see the faith better care for sex abuse victims.
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Patrick Kearon was called to be the newest member of the second-highest governing body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He’s British and a convert to the faith.
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A former LDS bishop whom a top church official said committed “sexual transgression” with his own daughter was excommunicated after making a religious confession. Recordings obtained by The Associated Press show that instead of helping prosecutors, the church used a legal playbook that keeps sex abuse secret.
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M. Russell Ballard was second-in-line to the church presidency as the second-longest-tenured member of a top governing body called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He died Sunday at age 95.