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Two thousand 'stripling warriors' to march in Utah parade
Mormon Life says: The costumes are pretty awesome.
Danny Brock remembers when his friend Cory Hanks dressed in a tunic and breastplate, took up his sword and shield, and marched into the middle of a camp of young men, where he told the group of...
{LDSL Blog} What Is a Utah Mormon?
Mormon Life says: We've all heard the term "Utah Mormon" (and many of us have even used it). But what does it really say about our cultural group?
I am not a “Utah Mormon.” Or am I? Honestly, I don’t really know since I don’t know how to clearly define it. I was born and raised in Hawaii and left to attend BYU Provo. After graduating...
Temple announcements
The First Presidency has announced the dates for the dedication of the Brigham City Utah Temple and the rededication of the Buenos Aires Argentina Temple.
Former presiding bishop H. David Burton appointed to UTA board
Gov. Gary Herbert on Thursday appointed H. David Burton to serve on the board of directors of the Utah Transit Authority.
Burton was recently released as the presiding bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a position he held for 16 years.
Utah Democrats to Mormon voters: Give us a chance
Utah Democrats have been looking to expand their voter share in the state by offering moderate Mormons a political home. And party leaders and pollsters say the strategy appears to be working. Utah Democratic Party chairman Jim Dabakis said two full-time organizers have been hired to reach out...
BYU, University of Utah business schools on News and World Report's 'most popular' list
Two business schools in Utah, Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business and the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, have joined the ranks of Harvard and Stanford on U.S. News & World Report’s Most Popular Business Schools list. The rankings were based on the...
Old age among myths of Daughters of Utah Pioneers membership
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers organization has another "secret" that Maurine P. Smith, the DUP's international society president, would love to dispel.
"Too often people think that we're an organization of old ladies," she says.
Utah tops nation in traditional family categories
An analysis released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that as Americans move more to a "Modern Family" model, Utah is sticking closer to the traditional "Ozzie and Harriet" lifestyle. Utah has the nation’s highest percentage of households headed by married couples and the highest...
Brigham City Utah Temple open house and dedication dates announced
Mormon Life says: Exciting news!
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has announced open house and dedication dates for the Brigham City Utah Temple, the Church’s 14th completed temple in...
One of Utah's oldest Mormon chapels to be demolished
One of the oldest Mormon chapels in Utah will soon be demolished to make way for a new church. The 133-year-old Paradise 2nd and 3rd Ward church in Cache County will be leveled next month. Church historians say the chapel, located in the heart of Paradise, was completed in 1877 and features...
Census: Share of Utah's Mormon residents holds steady
For nearly two decades, Utah’s population continued to rise while the percentage of its people who are Mormon slowly and steadily declined. Then the recession hit, jobs dried up and people hunkered down. Utah’s population is 62.2 percent LDS and that percentage hasn’t moved much in the past three...
New vision for Utah: ‘safest place for families’ in nation
For Peg Coleman, it was like nothing she had ever experienced before. It was March 31, Coleman’s first day in Salt Lake City, and she’d spent it exploring the city on foot. As she walked near Temple Square, Coleman suddenly found herself in a tide of men making their way toward the LDS Church’s...
Photos of life in Utah in 1940
Mormon Life says: In celebration of the 1940 U.S. Census records being released today, enjoy this spectacular photo gallery of the 1940s.
These photos from the Utah State Historical Society show life in Utah in the 1940s.
In Utah, religion is truly an all-or-nothing proposition
Mormon Life says: Interesting, but not really a surprise. The infographics are neat.
A new survey from Gallup details religious observance in America by dividing each state's population into three categories: very religious, moderately religious and nonreligious. And suffice it to...
Mormon church, state and alcohol laws to mix in federal courtroom
A federal judge will hear arguments Monday over a lawsuit challenging changes to Utah liquor laws that the Utah Hospitality Association says were made under pressure from the LDS Church. State attorneys have asked U.S. District Judge Bruce Jenkins to dismiss the complaint, arguing that The Church...
