Tamarra Kemsley
Reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune
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1 month 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.
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1 month ago |
sltrib.com | Tamarra Kemsley
It's time to talk about one of Utah's diciest divides: tensions between current and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wait, you say. That's all people in Utah talk about. Maybe. But we at The Salt Lake Tribune think it wouldn't hurt to move those conversations beyond the silos and social media comments where they so often occur. To do that, we need your help.
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1 month ago |
sltrib.com | Tamarra Kemsley
"Try it again," the cashier suggested. Allison did. And again, the credit card transaction failed. "I just need to make a few phone calls," said the Utah mother of four, who asked that a pseudonym be used for fear of retribution from her estranged husband. "Sure," the grocery store cashier said in a nonchalant tone that Allison took to mean he saw this sort of thing all the time.
For the first time in almost 10 years, Christians of all kinds will celebrate Easter on the same day
1 month ago |
sltrib.com | Tamarra Kemsley
For the first time in almost 10 years, Christians of all stripes will be celebrating Easter, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, on the same Sunday: April 20. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox as established by the Council of Nicaea in 325. But Western churches - including Roman Catholic and Protestant - use the Gregorian calendar, standard in much of the world.
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1 month 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.
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