Mormon

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Planned Parenthood branch won't hand out condom packages printed with a symbol associated with Mormon children's teachings after an image of the wrappers on its Facebook page generated backlash.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – A $3 million donation was presented recently by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the United Nations’ World Food Programme to help provide food to refugees and displaced people in Cameroon, Chad and Syria.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys are battling over whether Mormon Church President Thomas S. Monson should be required to testify in a case about alleged sexual abuse that occurred within a now-defunct church program that placed thousands of American Indian children with Mormon families.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State University's former assistant tennis coach and the university have denied allegations made in a lawsuit in which a former tennis player says he was discriminated against because of his Mormon faith.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon missionaries will remain in Russia despite the country's new anti-terrorism law that puts restrictions on religious work.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Department of Public Safety has launched an investigation into whether Brigham Young University's police department is sharing sexual assault case information appropriately.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Another member of the Navajo Nation is suing the Mormon Church, alleging she was sexually abused in a former church program.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Falls man is suing Idaho State University, claiming that he was discriminated against because of his Mormon faith.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church will allow women serving as missionaries to wear dress pants during rainy seasons in parts of the world where mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika and dengue are prevalent.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University has launched a new website for people to provide feedback on the school's sexual assault policy.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church isn't coming out directly in support or against the Obama administration's recent directive that transgender students be allowed to use facilities that match their gender identity.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A telephone scam is targeting grandparents of Mormon missionaries, asking for money to release their relatives from jail.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon missionary injured in the Brussels bombing attack is back at home after he was released from a Salt Lake City hospital.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has named a new managing director of public affairs to oversee its widespread media operation.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A map laying out Mormon pioneer plans for settling Salt Lake City is on display and up for sale in New York.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced plans for four new temples as he kicked off the final day of a church conference in Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon leader is telling members to be more thoughtful and sensitive toward children of all backgrounds, many of whom don't come from "picture perfect" families.

SHARON, Vt. (AP) — A Utah businessman's plan for a large-scale development in Vermont based on the papers of Mormon leader Joseph Smith has sparked concern in the largely rural and mountainous area.

A fellow writing a travel story about neighboring Ogden, Utah claims when you visit it’s like seeing the 1950s. I came across the story some months ago and believe much of the old Mormon Empire retains the charm. I’m including Southern Idaho and I saw much of the same over the weekend while staffing a radio booth at the Home and Garden Show...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mostly black gospel choir in Utah is bringing a vibrant new sound to familiar Mormon hymns and shining a light on the increasingly global component of a faith that has more than half of its members outside the U.S.