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‘Mormon Land’: Amid all the ‘encouraging’ news about church growth, the ‘biggest concern’ hasn’t been solved
An independent expert explores the latest membership statistics for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in detail ...
Latest from Mormon Land: As the LDS Church keeps growing in Africa, evangelicals issue a warning
The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly highlight reel of news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ ...
Why the Mormon church is on an expansion project, with 2 secretive new temples planned for Australia
Followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make up a small minority of the Australian public. Historically, ...
Why does LDS church plan a 3rd Boise-area temple? It’s not just growth
Amid the Boise area’s rapid growth, members of the LDS faith will soon get their third such site. The church announced Sunday ...
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LDS Church urges members to call out racism in their congregations
Jesus was not a white European-looking man, God has no problem with interracial marriage, and Latter-day Saints should intervene when fellow congregants make racist comments. So says a new ...
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Commentary: The four ‘churches’ within the LDS Church — and who leads them
Former church President Ezra Taft Benson famously instructed members to refocus their study on the faith’s foundational text, the Book of Mormon, which emphasizes human incapacity to save ...
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Polygamy and the Church: A History
Courtesy: Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Of all the Mormon doctrines, none caused as much controversy as polygamy, called plural or celestial marriage ...