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Polygamist leader, five others indicted in ranch case
A Texas grand jury Tuesday charged the jailed polygamist leader of a breakaway Mormon sect with sexually assaulting a child and indicted five followers after state officials raided a polygamist ranch near ...
Mormon agency delays meeting with gay support group
An August meeting between a gay Mormon support group and a church-run social service agency has been indefinitely delayed pending the appointment of a new director for LDS Family Services.
Feds urged to monitor tactics of polygamists
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said Thursday that the federal government should establish a task force to deal with polygamist organizations that use state lines to frustrate law enforcement.
The White Mountain Independent
Snowflake artist offers Christ-centered artwork
It is arguably the smallest studio in the White Mountains but Bowman Art Studio is filled with a feeling of serenity.
Dramatic arc missing in `Face East'
A particular rock-and-hard place space exists when a reviewer sees that a production is making very important statements that deserve to be heard by a wide range of people, but is - in the process - not a ...
Texas Attorney General wants federal help to fight polygamy 10:23 Am CT
State authorities need federal help in fighting polygamy, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott told a Senate panel Thursday, as members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints fought to ...
Senator: Polygamous sects are 'form of organized crime'
Polygamous sects that have spread throughout the United States and beyond are "a form of organized crime," largely unchecked by law enforcement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.
Q: What is Pioneer Day? A: Pioneer Day is a holiday celebrated on July 24 in the state of Utah, with some celebrations in regions of surrounding states originally settled by Mormon pioneers.
Groups want Mormon colleges in Nevada, Illinois
Two groups want to open private colleges in Nevada and Illinois aimed at students who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Fund is set up for boy who drowned
Family members of Mickyle Hunter Woodrum, who drowned Sunday while trying to swim across the Clackamas River, have opened a memorial fund.
Area soldier, Marine deaths announced
Luke J. Brown died early Sunday. Two Fredericksburg-area service members have died recently in separate incidents.
Latter-day Saints To Use Land To Beautify Temple
Tuesday, 22 July 2008, 4:50 pm Press Release: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints to use Church College land to enhance beauty of Temple.
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
Commentary About FamilySearch Cooperative Project With Ancestry.com/The Generations Network
Today's announcement from FamilySearch, the genealogy department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and The Generations Network, owners of Ancestry.com, may be monumental for genealogists.
Kirtland offers faith, culture and community
Kirtland, which proclaims itself as a city of faith and beauty, holds historic connections to the past while preserving and maintaining a thriving community.
Report: Jeffs married underage daughter to adult
FILE** Warren Jeffs, the reclusive prophet of the polygamous Fundamental Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints, is shown in this undated file photo.
Gaining perspective on Pioneer Day
Area LDS youth groups get a closer look at Utah's pioneer heritage by re-enacting the trek West in locations such as Wyoming, Pine Valley, Cedar Mountain and Enterprise.
I will never view Mormon missionaries in quite the same way after a gander at the young men featured in the "Mormons Exposed: Men on a Mission" calendar.
Church's sex offender secrecy deplored
Churches have been criticised by a District Court judge for dealing with sexual offenders "in-house". Judge Robert Wolff was sentencing Raphael Giuseppe Caccioppoli, 37, who had been a member and Sunday school ...
Actor in LDS-themed films booked in jail for felony theft
An actor who has appeared in independent films on Mormon culture has been booked into jail for felony theft.
Church lends a hand to community
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came together last week to give back to the community.