Millions of ‘Mormon Crickets’ Wreaking Havoc in Nevada Towns. Parts of Nevada are being overrun by an explosion of flightless, ground-dwelling cannibalistic insects creating nightmares of Biblical proportions. Business and residents said they are battling millions of Mormon crickets that descended on the state this week in an effort save land and morale. Mormon crickets are very […]
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Young missionary dies in Brazil bus accident
Sam Penrod, spokesman with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, released this statement to media on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Bus Accident in Brazil Claims Life of Young Missionary A tragic traffic accident in Brazil has claimed the life of a young missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Elder Izaak […]
Two Men Charged with Hate Crime After Attacking Latter-day Saint Missionary
More than three years after a missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was assaulted in Payson, two men have been charged with federal hate crime offenses. In January 2020, two men attacked a black Panamanian missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in Payson, Utah. The missionary […]
Latter-day Saint teen wins ‘American Idol’
From a viral audition that moved the judges to tears to a triumphant victory on Season 21 of American Idol, 20-year-old William “Iam” Tongi brought a warm and passionate attitude to each performance that reflected both his birthplace of Kahuku, Hawaii, and his personal religion. Tongi, an 18-year-old Latter-day Saint, wanted to pay tribute to […]
Young Missionary from Canada Dies in Tragic Utah Accident
Elder Isaac Heninger, 19, of New Brunswick, fell in May 7 evening accident and died the following morning in a Salt Lake City hospital A full-time missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in the Utah Layton Mission died Sunday evening, May 7, after sustaining a serious head injury. Elder Isaac Heninger, […]
Utah Mom Wrote a Book on Grief After Her Husband’s Death. Police Just Charged Her With His Murder.
Eric Richins, a loving family man, avid outdoorsman, and former missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints living in Kamas, Utah, died unexpectedly in March 2022. His wife, Kouri, wrote a children’s book to help their three sons cope with the loss. This week, police arrested Kouri for his murder. The Murder […]
How This Latter-day Saint Historian Returned to His Faith
“A huge thing in my life has been my relationship with Joseph Smith,” Latter-day historian Don Bradley told Deseret News. “And as a historian, I can tell he’s religiously sincere.” These feelings have evolved for Bradley, who left the faith in his 30s. In the feature online, he discusses how his continued study of Joseph Smith […]
The Tabernacle Choir Embarks on World Tour Focused on Hope
Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize Awarded to the Prophet
Morehouse College, a historically Black school in Georgia, has given its inaugural Gandhi-King-Mandela Peace Prize to President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Rev. Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter Sr., dean of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, read a citation and presented President Nelson with the award […]
Latter-day Saint Missionary Hospitalized After Stabbing in Colombia
A Latter-day Saint missionary serving in the Colombia Cali Mission was stabbed during a robbery and is in serious, but stable condition. Elder Maxwell Fish, a 19-year-old from San Antonio Texas, was walking in the streets of Popayan last week when he and his companion were attacked. Elder Fish was stabbed in the collar bone […]