The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The oldest was built in Kirtland, Ohio, in the 1830s and no longer functions as an active temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased the site two years ago. On Aug. 16, a new temple will be dedicated in the nearby suburb of Independence.

July 24 is Pioneer Day in Utah, but don’t call them “Mormon” pioneers. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is fighting to control the name. Others say it’s an identity that can’t be owned.

The debate about whether Latter-day Saints are Christians dates back nearly 200 years to the days of the church’s founding.

The new update, however, does not categorize The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Christian. Rather, it removes the Christian label from 20 other traditions, including Catholicism, Lutheranism and Pentecostalism.

A new data analysis from Mormon Metrics shows a flip — more people who leave The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are now Republican.

A growing chorus of theologians, philosophers and bioethicists from all backgrounds is calling for more thoughtful discourse surrounding cosmetic procedures and treatments. In conservative Utah, cosmetic work is pretty common.

The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office says a man in California, 32-year-old John Vea Uasike Jr., is in custody on murder charges in connection with a shooting in January that left two people dead in an LDS chapel parking lot.

Recent data shows members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have moved nearly 20 points to the left over the past two decades. Data scientist Alex Bass of Mormon Metrics says this trend lines up with a decline in devout Latter-day Saints.

LDS influencers have found an enthusiastic audience across the country, curious about their faith and family. Still, they are often imperfect and unofficial representatives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will sustain Uchtdorf as acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles during the April 2026 general conference over Easter weekend.

The announced change from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is effective immediately. Before this, only men could be Sunday School presidents in local wards.

Utah is at the forefront of a states' rights battle with prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. It's over the definition of gambling and whether states can keep these smartphone apps out.