Mormon News
Top 10 Mormon news stories of 2022
By Jana Riess — December 30, 2022
(RNS) — From a Joseph Smith photograph to David Archuleta's decision to 'step away' from the church, it's been an eventful year.
Amid Russian invasion, LDS Church issues generic denunciation of ‘armed conflict’
By Jana Riess — February 28, 2022
(RNS) — The LDS Church’s official 'statement on armed conflict' is well-intentioned but vague; Russia and Ukraine are never even mentioned. This is not the time to be Switzerland.
Mormon leader’s apology for racist remarks does not go far enough
By Jana Riess — February 16, 2022
(RNS) — Brad Wilcox, a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has apologized — sort of — for one part of his remarks earlier this month. But it doesn't go far enough.
7 top Mormon news stories from 2019
By Jana Riess — December 31, 2019
From vaping (and green tea!) restrictions to a $100 billion nest egg, 2019 was a big year in Mormon news.
20 changes the new Mormon president has made to appeal to Millennials and Generation Z
By Jana Riess — June 18, 2019
Mormon leaders have been hard at work to change missionary expectations, temple rituals, and curriculum to improve the Latter-day Saint experience for Millennials and Generation Z. Will it be enough?
Big changes ahead for Mormon missionaries, as “service missions” start in January
By Jana Riess — November 16, 2018
The good news is that Mormon missions are expanding to include humanitarian service opportunities, shorter lengths of service, and less stressful living arrangements. The bad news is that it may be ghettoizing people with disabilities.
Mormon leaders advocate gay rights . . . with protections for “religious freedom”
By Jana Riess — January 28, 2015
I’m proud of my Church’s statements yesterday affirming equal rights under the law for all LBGT persons. So why do I not feel 100% jubilant? Where they lost me is in playing the victim card.
Mormon outrage by the numbers, 2014
By Jana Riess — December 22, 2014
Traffic on this blog increased significantly this year. (Yay you!) I’m not as thrilled that my top-ranked posts were often the most negative. Here's 2014 by the numbers.
5 ways to get your Mormon news fix
By Jana Riess — July 8, 2014
When the top LDS story this week is the resurgence of the Mormon cricket, you know it's a slow news week. But here are 5 great ways to get your Mormon news when things do start hopping again. (See what I did there? That was a cricket joke. You're welcome.)
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