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Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church

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Dallin H.

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Mourners remember Latter-day Saints president as a โ€˜healer of hearts,โ€™ spiritually and literally

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Mourners reflected on the life and legacy of Russell M.

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Mormon church leaders encourage forgiveness after Michigan attack

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has convened for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal moment in its history.

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First female Archbishop of Canterbury still an outlier among world's top religious leaders

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For the first time, a woman will serve as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the 105 men who have held the role since St. Augustine took that position in the year 597.

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A well-defined leadership hierarchy makes for no surprises in next president of Mormon church

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The next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn't a surprise.

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Former judge is likely the next leader of the Mormon church and its 17 million members

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Death toll from attack at Michigan church stays at 4 after police sweep charred ruins

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Authorities in Michigan say search crews did not find any additional bodies inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel where a former Marine opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing four people.

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Mormon church leaders encourage civility as Trump and Harris rally religious voters

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A top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is urging members to โ€œavoid what is harsh and hatefulโ€ in the heat of election season.

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Mormon faith pushes ahead with global temple building boom despite cool reception in Las Vegas

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A worldwide building boom of big, bright Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temples is meeting pushback in a place not known for moderation.

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Latter-day Saints president approaches 100th birthday with mixed record on minority support

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The oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has so far created a mixed legacy that some churchgoers say has made its global membership feel more included but has left LGBTQ+ members feeling unsupported.

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The Latest: Fauci addresses vaccine hesitancy

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Dr. Anthony Fauci says heโ€™s worried that people resisting COVID-19 vaccine shots based on religious grounds may be confusing that with a philosophical objection.

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Mormon president: Church leaders speak 'pure truth'

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The president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints urged members Saturday at a church conference to listen to the faithโ€™s leaders when they seek โ€œpure truth."

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Mormon vaccine push ratchets up, dividing faith's members

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Members of the faith widely known as the Mormon church remain deeply divided on vaccines and mask-wearing despite consistent guidance from church leaders.

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Mormons and NAACP seek to advance work with new initiatives

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Leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are unveiling $9.25 million in new educational and humanitarian projects as they seek to build on an alliance formed with the NAACP in 2018.

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Mexico killing highlights confusion over Mormon groups

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That the faith widely known as the Mormon church would feel the need to make such a clarification amid a tragedy underscored the conundrum the church faces when big news happens with splinter groups that practice polygamy. Early church members practiced polygamy in the 1800s at the instruction of founder Joseph Smith, but the church disavowed it in 1890. The Mexican community is one of a handful of Mormon splinter groups who still practice plural marriage. A recent push by church President Russell M. Nelson to eradicate the use of previously embraced shorthand terms for the faith โ€” "Mormon," ''LDS" and "Mormon church" โ€” has added an interesting wrinkle to the discussion, said W. Paul Reeve, the Simmons Professor of Mormon Studies at the University of Utah. Also muddling the issue is Smith's revelation that God told him to practice plural marriage remains canonized in church scripture, the scholars noted.

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US victims in Mexico attack from Mormon offshoot community

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Many of the families living there trace their origins to the community of La Mora to the 1950s โ€” and some have much deeper roots. Austin Cloes of Utah, who had relatives among the victims , said they were religious people who believed in Jesus Christ. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints responded by settling colonies outside the U.S. in Mexico and Canada. Better known than the Mormons from the La Mora community are the founders and descendants of Colonia LeBaron in Chihuahua state. Alma LeBaron moved his family to Chihuahua when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church was expelling polygamists.

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