Earlier this week, Robert Griffin III, a former NFL quarterback from 2012 to 2020 (Redskins, Browns and Ravens), posted on X about why BYU had earned its place in the College Football Playoff. Punctuating his remarks, he said at the end: “Stop the persecution of the Christians, man ... come on!”

KEARNS, Utah (ABC4) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a large donation to support Utah’s Hindu community.
On Nov. 22, 2025, Elder Matthew S. Holland of the Seventy said the Church would be donating $50,000 to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, an international Hindu organization led by His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj.

WASHAKIE, Utah (ABC4) — A judge has ruled that a gas pipeline may be built through a church property belonging to a well-known polygamist group. Earlier this year, Enbridge, a natural gas provider, filed a lawsuit over .07 acres of land just four miles South of the Idaho-Utah border. The company claimed eminent domain rights to the property in order to build a natural gas pipeline.

ALT LAKE CITY (KSL.com) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says women can now serve missions starting at age 18. The First Presidency announced Friday that, effective immediately, young women who wish to serve a full-time mission for the church can begin their service at age 18 after graduating from high school.

HIS Ministries is operated by a former LDS - (Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints couple); Dennis a sixth generation Mormon, and his wife Rauni an LDS Church Translator. Together they saw problems in Church doctrine which became too much for them to accept, and Rauni suggested to Dennis that they check them out, once and for all and compare Mormon doctrine to the doctrine of the Bible to see if they matched.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sleeveless versions of the sacred undergarments worn by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flew off the shelves on their first day available in the U.S., marking a momentous occasion for many women in the faith who say they no longer need to trade comfort to feel close to God.

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.