SALT LAKE CITY — Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you find centenarians overseeing major faiths. That’s what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has as of Monday when church president Russell M. Nelson ...

I was recently reflecting on my mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when something in particular about the experience resonated with me in a way that it hadn’t before. I was thinking about how if someone asked me before I received my mission call where in the world I ...

Ever since I was young, I knew I wanted to go to Brigham Young University. A major reason was that having grown up in an area of the country where I was often the only member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in my classes at school, I wanted to be around people who shared my ...

Every week since the last general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April, I have written a column about one of the talks from the most recent conference. This week, I felt prompted to do something different but still tied to conference addresses. I’ve had ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has disheartened LGBTQ+ activists after issuing a slew of new policies this week that would significantly restrict the role of its transgender members. The guidelines were released Monday as part of updates to the church's General Handbook. Its ...

When I was 12 years old, my family took a trip from our home in western Washington to southern California. This was easily the most fun and memorable vacation I remember as a kid, even despite the many hours of driving the trip required. We went to Universal Studios in Los Angeles, where I ...