By BOB MIMS | The Salt Lake Tribune
Last Updated May 5, 2017 10:09PM
Newly installed leaders of the LDS Church’s all-female Relief Society encouraged Mormon women Friday to look beyond their perceived personal limitations to embrace their divinely ordained potential. Speaking at Brigham Young University’s annual Women’s Conference in Provo, General President Jean …
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Kirby: Don’t let your Mormon children play with non-Mormons? You’ve got to be kidding
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5 men file sex abuse lawsuit against Boy Scouts, Mormon church
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Editor’s note • On Saturdays, Robert Kirby usually pokes into Utah’s past, but he has his hands full in the present. So we’re letting him get caught up by offering this reprint of a past column. No one knows exactly when the LDS Church incorporated basketball into its theology. Today, it’s widely ... Editor’s note • On Saturdays, Robert Kirby usually pokes into Utah’s past, but he has his hands full in the present. So we’re letting him get caught u...
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LGBTQ students discuss challenges faced at Mormon-owned BYU in first-ever forum
How has your mental health been affected as an LGBTQ student? On a college campus in 2017, the question might not raise many eyebrows. But that it was asked during a public forum on the campus of LDS Church-owned Brigham Young University? “Huge … historic,” Addison Jenkins said. Jenkins was one of ... How has your mental health been affected as an LGBTQ student? On a college campus in 2017, the question might not raise many eyebrows. But that it was... -
To some, it seems a no-brainer: The more educated you are, the less likely it is that you will be religious. Not so fast, ye skeptics. While analysis of Pew Research Center surveys shows that conventional wisdom generally applies to the U.S. population, it does not when specifically focused on the 7... To some, it seems a no-brainer: The more educated you are, the less likely it is that you will be religious. Not so fast, ye skeptics. While analysis ...
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Republican Rep. Mia Love approached the Mormon church to help her with an unusual task: She wanted to present a Democratic congresswoman with a family history chart. On Tuesday, that project was carried out. Representatives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Love, a member of the... Republican Rep. Mia Love approached the Mormon church to help her with an unusual task: She wanted to present a Democratic congresswoman with a family...
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Two scholars who explored Mormonism win Carnegie fellowships
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Russia a major violator of religious freedom, says U.S. commission
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Bible is a revelation to most Americans — they rarely read it, survey shows
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I was digging through a storage box the other day and found the Old Man’s U.S. Army Good Conduct Medal. He gave it to me years ago while temporarily beset by a sense of his mortality. It’s ironic that he would give this particular medal to his most problematic offspring. Bad conduct was my specialt... I was digging through a storage box the other day and found the Old Man’s U.S. Army Good Conduct Medal. He gave it to me years ago while temporarily b...
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Persecution of early Mormons underscores error in U.S. ban of Muslims, LDS scholars argue in court brief
The U.S. government once attacked Mormons for their faith, blocked LDS immigrants from entering the country or jailed them at the border. It even tried to coerce some of them into converting to Protestantism. It should not make the same mistake with Muslims, Mormon legal scholars and historians argu... The U.S. government once attacked Mormons for their faith, blocked LDS immigrants from entering the country or jailed them at the border. It even trie...
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Mormon church donates $120,000 to help victims of child abuse
West Jordan • On behalf of the Mormon church, four female leaders donated $120,000 on Thursday to community centers in Utah to expand medical services for children who have been abused. After a tour of the South Valley Children’s Justice Center (CJC) in West Jordan, the leaders from The Church of Je... West Jordan • On behalf of the Mormon church, four female leaders donated $120,000 on Thursday to community centers in Utah to expand medical services... -
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Logan • As new faces shuffled through Mikey Kettinger’s front door one night, they were greeted by smiling young people wearing black aprons and silver trays, offering gifts of finger food and conversation. “Hi, I’m an atheist,” Raul Lira said as he offered a snack. “Toasted baguette?” asked Darren ... Logan • As new faces shuffled through Mikey Kettinger’s front door one night, they were greeted by smiling young people wearing black aprons and silve...
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Utah resolution tells world: We favor civil liberties for all Americans
In an era marked by rising religious polarity, hostility toward immigrants and refugees, and bouts of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, Utah legislators are standing up — at least symbolically — for civility and tolerance. On Monday, Gov. Gary Herbert ceremoniously affixed his signature on a concurren... In an era marked by rising religious polarity, hostility toward immigrants and refugees, and bouts of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, Utah legislators... -
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Kirby: Personal revelation? It’s God speaking to me, not you — or to you, not me
One thing Mormons are big on is the right to personal revelation. We fully expect that behaving a certain way will allow our creator to personally influence our life decisions. In theory, it makes sense. Personal revelation could provide a stronger connection to one’s deity. In practice, however, ... One thing Mormons are big on is the right to personal revelation. We fully expect that behaving a certain way will allow our creator to personally inf...
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New Mormon women’s leader preaches the value of interfaith aid in U.N. speech
A mere 12 days after assuming her new role, Jean B. Bingham stepped to the dais Thursday to make her first major speech as head of the LDS Church’s worldwide women’s organization. It wasn’t just any stage or any audience: It was at a United Nations panel discussion before a global crowd. Her message... A mere 12 days after assuming her new role, Jean B. Bingham stepped to the dais Thursday to make her first major speech as head of the LDS Church’s wo... -
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Mormon blog opens a new chapter, will now spread the word as a nonprofit book publisher
These days, Mormon authors can choose from an array of publishers specializing in works by members or about the Utah-based faith — everything from the official LDS publishing arm, Deseret Book, to more middle-of-the-road houses such as Greg Kofford Books, to the deep analysis of Brigham Young Unive... These days, Mormon authors can choose from an array of publishers specializing in works by members or about the Utah-based faith — everything from th...
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Salt Lake Tribune wins Pulitzer for campus rape coverage, praises victims for sharing their stories
What began with a brave college student and continued with a band of tenacious journalists resulted Monday in a Pulitzer Prize for The Salt Lake Tribune and its groundbreaking investigation of rapes at Utah colleges. The award for local reporting marks the second Pulitzer for Utah’s largest daily in... What began with a brave college student and continued with a band of tenacious journalists resulted Monday in a Pulitzer Prize for The Salt Lake Tribu... -
Rolly: Tribune’s Pulitzer shows the wisdom of keeping Salt Lake City a two-daily town
It was 1952. Salt Lake Tribune Publisher John Fitzpatrick, his assistant John W. “Jack” Gallivan and other executives of the paper huddled with Deseret News brass and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with one goal: Keep Salt Lake City a two-newspaper town. At the time, the... It was 1952. Salt Lake Tribune Publisher John Fitzpatrick, his assistant John W. “Jack” Gallivan and other executives of the paper huddled with Desere...
