World Congress of Families is full of Mormon connections
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — October 27, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY — The conference will tackle topics such as “ways to strengthen marriages and families; the social costs of pornography; human trafficking; global health care initiatives; the bioethics of cloning and genetic modification.”
Some Mormons stocking up amid fears that doomsday could come this month
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — September 10, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY – "Preppers" believe that starting Sept. 13, the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, there will be another, even larger financial crisis, based on the United States' "wickedness." That will launch the "days of tribulation" — as described in the Bible.
Most Utah Mormons want their church out of Boy Scouts, poll shows
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — August 18, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY A Mormon exodus could devastate the Scouts, given that, as recently as 2013, more than a third (37 percent) of the troops were LDS-sponsored, accounting for 18 percent of the BSA’s 2.4 million total membership.
Some Mormon missionaries may now cast aside suit coats
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — July 5, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY – Male Mormon proselytizers, known as "elders," who toil to find converts in scorching, humid regions like Kenya, Indonesia, and Thailand will no longer be required to bring a coat with them on their two-year volunteer service.
How a new Mormon apostle is chosen
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — June 1, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY – All Mormon apostles are seen by members as “prophets, seers and revelators.” They also become full-time executives, running a billion-dollar enterprise.
