A whole generation of Latter-day Saint leaders used 2 Nephi 25:23 ("we are saved, after all we can do") from the late 1950's into the 1990's as a works-based, merit-based, earning of eternal life and exaltation. This was echoed by a generation of lay Mormons and commonly relayed to evangelicals by Latter-day Saints.
On a crisp October day, dozens of women gathered in a conference room at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah, for the first-ever Divine Woman Festival. Latter-day Saints worship a Heavenly Father, and the theology recognizes a Heavenly Mother. Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints don’t talk about her much, but in recent years, there’s been a surge of interest in connecting with the divine feminine.
A Utah reality TV personality will star in an upcoming docuseries that scrutinizes the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. State of play: The three-part limited series, titled "Surviving Mormonism With Heather Gay," features interviews with former church members and leaders and abuse victims, according to a news release.
Television series and documentaries featuring Mormonism and Latter-day Saints — real and fictional — have exploded on networks and streaming services.
FX’s long-awaited true-crime drama, Under the Banner of Heaven, is finally here! Starring Oscar-nominated theater kid Andrew Garfield and directed by Hell or High Water’s David Mackenzie, Under the Banner of Heaven follows a police detective whose faith in humanity is tested as he investigates a double murder involving the Mormon church.
Forty years ago, Salt Lake was reeling in terror as multiple bombs exploded in deadly attacks around the city, stemming from a forgery spree involving purportedly historical Mormon documents.
Dallin H. Oaks is 93 years old, his predecessor Russel M. Nelson died at a ripe old age of 101 (oldest ever president to die). If Dallin Oaks makes it to the same age, that will be an ERA of just 8 years. The 11th President of the LDS Church, Harold Bingham Lee died at 74 age. Lee served only 1.5 years (the shortest ever serving president).
Eugene Orr is a founding member of Genesis Group and was the second counselor in the first Genesis Group presidency. Born a Southern Baptist, Eugene moved to Utah as an adult. It was here where he met Lei, a White Latter-day Saint who introduced him to the missionaries.
It was a great honor to be present at a session of general conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “wearing the Islamic imamah among this huge gathering,” said Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade on Sunday.
A photographic history of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Frist Presidency was organized in 1832, with Joseph Smith as president, followed by the Quorum of the Twelve in 1835.