The early history of the LDS Church is one of persecution and violence. Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), commonly known as the Mormons, was killed by ...

Ask Latter-day Saints — even regular churchgoers — if theirs is the one true faith leading to eternal life, and there’s a decent chance they’ll say no. That’s due to a growing number of active U.S.

The University of Colorado is making a few security changes at Folsom Field after anti-Latter-day Saint chants broke out when BYU played the Buffs. Colorado officials said they are increasing the ...

Among the fundraisers that have cropped up in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at a Michigan church last weekend, one aims to raise money not for the victims but, instead, for family members of ...

In the wake of the tragic events that unfolded at our local chapel in Grand Blanc on Sept. 28, our community has been shaken to its core. The horrific act of violence that took the lives of four ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Dallin H. Oaks was named the new president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tuesday. Oaks, 93, is the longest-tenured member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, ...

William Patrick Howard died in a shooting and fire that took place at a Grand Blanc Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Howard was remembered as a devout member of his church and a stubborn, ...

Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict XVI asked for in the third millennium. After a lifetime of living a nominal ...

Dallin H. Oaks, 93, the next president of the global body, addressed the conference a week after an attack on a church in Michigan. By Ruth Graham Reporting from Salt Lake City. Tens of thousands of ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mourners reflected on the life and legacy of Russell M. Nelson, the charismatic sentimentalist who oversaw a global temple building boom as president of The Church of Jesus ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Russell M. Nelson, the 101-year-old president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was remembered ...

(The Conversation) — The church, whose members are often known as Mormons, has grown from a small community to 17.5 million members around the world – but not without some tensions. Oaks will inherit ...