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Latest from Mormon Land: New biography examines how Emma Smith felt ‘betrayed’ by Joseph’s polygamy David Noyce © Provided by Salt Lake Tribune (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Emma Hale Smith, wife of church founder Joseph Smith. The Mormon Land newsletter is a weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whether heralded in headlines, preached from the pulpit or buzzed about on the back benches. W...

The Daily Universe Tulips are shown blooming around a sign at Brigham Young University on April 29. Church leaders encouraged sisters to cultivate connections with others and use faith to navigate hardship in the opening session of the 2021 BYU Women’s Conference. (Addie Blacker) Church leaders encouraged sisters to cultivate connections with others and use faith to navigate hardships in the opening session of the 2021 BYU Women’s Conference. Invite others to belong Relief Society Presi...

Editor’s note • This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting local journalism. For years, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been striving to make a difference in the world, and they’ve discovered that teaming up with the United Nations makes a world of difference. The growing partnership allows this relatively small global faith of 16.5 million members to bring food, shelter and immunizations to countries across the...

They make up most of the adult LDS membership. So why do they feel like outsiders? Because they’re single. Church leaders openly acknowledge this longtime trend, but single Latter-day Saints say additional shifts are needed from the pulpit and in the pews to make the faith more welcoming. (Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Editor’s note • This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting local journalism. For...

Oaks’ change of venue Dallin H. Oaks may have given up his shot at sitting on the nation’s highest bench in 1984, when he left as a Utah Supreme Court justice to become an apostle. “If he had wanted it, he could have been appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, a position seen as a steppingstone to becoming a member of the U.S. Supreme Court,” biographer Richard Turley, told interviewer Kurt Manwaring. “His name ended up on lists of potential Supreme Court...

 magazine. To the average person, the date of October 15, 1989, might not hold much significance. But for Sister Reyna I. Aburto, this day changed her life forever. And it all started with the moment she chose to reach for the Savior. Living in San Francisco, California, 26-year-old Reyna had just been through a painful final separation from her first husband and was doing the best she could to provide for herself and for her 3-year-old son, Xavier. Though her days were full and busy, she desc...

From paranormal to a not-so-normal Mormon “X-Files” watchers know that “the truth is out there,” and David Duchovny’s Latter-day Saint fans should know that so is his new novel, which includes hefty helpings of Mormonism. Released this month, “Truly Like Lightning,” the latest creation from the Ivy League-educated actor turned writer, centers on Bronson Powers, a former Hollywood stuntman who converts to Mormonism (and its earlier teachings) and homesteads off the grid with his th...