Peggy Fletcher Stack
Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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‘Mormon Land’: How Latter-day Saints can immerse themselves in Easter
On this week's "Mormon Land," BYU professor Eric Huntsman discusses his new book, “Greater Love Hath No Man: A Latter-day Saint Guide to Celebrating the Easter Season.” → Read More
Why so many Latter-day Saints fall for Ponzi schemes
A look at why members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seem so vulnerable to affinity fraudsters. → Read More
Groundbreaking Emma Smith biographer, a ‘giant’ in Mormon scholarship, dies at 82
Linda King Newell, co-author of a monumental biography of Emma Hale Smith, dies at 82. → Read More
‘Mormon Land’: A Valentine’s Day special — How couples can build a marriage like God’s
On this week's "Mormon Land," writers and therapists discuss a new book teaching Latter-day Saints how to build a marriage like that of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. → Read More
Investigate the LDS Church for tax fraud, IRS whistleblower urges U.S. Senate
A whistleblower, David Nielsen, has sent further allegations of fraud by the LDS Church's investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors, to the U.S. Senate Finance Committe, urging the committee to investigate. → Read More
How the LDS Church could prevent its headquarters from becoming a toxic wasteland
A dying Great Salt Lake could make the historic home of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uninhabitable. What is the Utah-based faith doing to prevent it — and what do environmentalists think it should do? → Read More
‘Mormon Land’: The way forward for Latter-day Saints who aren’t all-in or all-out
Author Christian Kimball discusses “Living on the Inside of the Edge: A Survival Guide,” currently Amazon's bestselling book of Mormonism. → Read More
Russell Nelson’s priorities emerge: temples, gathering, revelation, anti-racism. Oh, and no more ‘Mormon’
A brief look at major themes of Russell M. Nelson's five years as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. → Read More
After 5 years under Russell Nelson, is the LDS Church healthier today than when he took charge?
A look at the presidency of Russell M. Nelson as he passes the five-year mark of leading The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. → Read More
‘Mormon Land’: How President Russell M. Nelson has put the ‘latter’ back in Latter-day Saints
Scholar Patrick Mason discusses the five years of the presidency of Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. → Read More
‘Mormon Land’: Biggest stories of 2022 — from a Joseph Smith photo to BYU troubles and a marriage surprise
On this week's "Mormon Land" podcast, Salt Lake Tribune journalists Peggy Fletcher Stack and David Noyce discuss the biggest stories of 2022 in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. → Read More
Orthodox rabbi put down roots in LDS Zion decades ago, and now his branches — and kids — are spread across Utah
Just in time for Hanukkah, Chabad Lubavitch of Utah, an Orthodox group of Hasidic Jews, has launched a new outreach center in Utah County. That makes the fifth center for this Jewish group, which first came to the Beehive State some 30 years ago. → Read More
‘That doesn’t mean that President Oaks understands politics’ — LDS duo argues against Respect for Marriage Act
Excerpts from this week's episode of "Mormon Land," talking with Stuart Reid and Paul Mero, two conservative Latter-day Saints, who are critical of their church's support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which endorses civil same-sex marriage, while carving out religious exemptions. → Read More
‘Mormon Land’: Our church is wrong on the Respect for Marriage Act, say two well-known Orthodox members
On this week's "Mormon Land," two Orthodox Latter-day Saints discuss why their church should not have endorsed the Respect for Marriage Act. → Read More
‘Mormon Land’: Is the church shifting on same-sex marriage or stuck in neutral?
On this week's "Mormon Land," our guests discuss the support voiced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the Respect for Marriage Act. → Read More
‘Mormon Land’: Why those ‘I’m a Mormon’ ads worked and how they could help today
A look back at the "I'm a Mormon" advertising campaign — and how it could still help The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today. → Read More
‘Mormon Land’: Will LDS voters back or buck Trump? Could he chase them away from the GOP?
BYU political science professor Quin Monson discusses how Latter-day Saints view Donald Trump as he launches a presidential run. → Read More
‘Marrying a 14-year-old was not a wise thing to do’ — a look at the 33 ‘secret’ wives of Joseph Smith
Scholar Todd Compton explores what historical documents say about the 33 wives of Mormonism's founder Joseph Smith, whether they had sex with the LDS prophet, and if there is evidence of children. → Read More
Faith Matters discovers that faith does indeed matter, even to questioning Latter-day Saints
What began as a family conversation about challenging questions facing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has exploded five years later into a multidimensional platform with a popular podcast, book publishing, online courses, and, just last weekend, an in-person conference that attracted some 1,500 attendees. → Read More
Theological breakthrough? LDS scholar sees a path for same-sex temple sealings that honors church teachings
A Latter-day Saint legal scholar sees a way for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to conduct same-sex sealings in its temples and remain true to its teachings. → Read More