David Noyce

2 weeks ago | sltrib.com | Tamarra Kemsley |David Noyce

Taylor Frankie Paul. Litia Garr. Shari Franke. Andy Reid. Lisa Barlow. Hannah Neeleman. What do all these people have in common? For our online friends, the answer is obvious: All are Latter-day Saints. Maybe you've heard of them. Maybe not. But these are just some of the names representing and defining, albeit unofficially, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for millions around the world. Put simply, they matter.

3 weeks ago | sltrib.com | David Noyce

Amid this time of widespread division, all of Christendom will unite this weekend to celebrate the religion's holiest day. For the first time in nearly a decade, Easter will fall on the same Sunday (April 20) for Western Christians and Eastern Orthodox devotees. On Good Friday, dozens of Utah Christians again took to the streets of downtown Salt Lake City and symbolically retraced Jesus' steps to his crucifixion on Golgotha, with participants taking turns bearing the cross.

4 weeks ago | sltrib.com | David Noyce |Tamarra Kemsley

As a proselytizing faith with a committed corps of volunteer missionaries, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is forever driven to boost its ranks and broaden its reach. It did so last year at a level not seen in decades. Convert baptisms topped 308,000 in 2024, a 27-year high, and pushed total membership above 17.5 million. The army of missionaries shot past 74,000, a number not seen since 10 years ago after leaders lowered the age minimum for full-time service.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | David Noyce |Peggy Stack

Joseph Fielding Smith's family tree alone makes him a significant player in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His father, Joseph F. Smith, was the faith's sixth president. His grandfather was Hyrum Smith, who was slain with his great-uncle, church founder Joseph Smith. His son-in-law, in fact, was apostle Bruce R. McConkie, a theological kindred spirit.

1 month ago | sltrib.com | Peggy Stack |Tamarra Kemsley |David Noyce |Mark Eddington

Of all the sermons given during the 195th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it was arguably the last one, delivered by the faith's 100-year-old president, that offered the most timely message: In a world grown coarse with hateful rhetoric, believers should be peacemakers. "True charity toward all men is the hallmark of peacemakers," President Russell M. Nelson said in a taped message that echoed sentiments he shared two years ago.