The 93-year-old is known for his lecture-style sermons, his advocacy of religious freedom and defending the faith’s stance that marriage between a man and woman is ordained of God. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Dallin Oaks waves to the audience as he leaves the stand after the morning session of General Conference in April. The 93-year-old is …
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In this image taken from video released by Julie J, @Malkowski6April, Massive flames and smoke rise from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles north of Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. AP/Julie J, @Malkowski6April hide caption toggle caption AP/Julie J, @Malkowski6April GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Police say one person was killed and nine …
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GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) – Two people are dead, including the shooter, and nine others are hospitalized after a shooting Sunday morning at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, according to police. Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said a 40-year-old Burton man rammed a vehicle into the church on McCandlish Road …
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GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) — Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the shooter is down, police said Sunday. The shooting occurred at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Detroit, local police said in a social media post. The church was on fire. …
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Read More »SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Saturday night at the age of 101, church officials announced. Nelson died at his home in Salt Lake City, church spokesperson Candice Madsen said in a statement. Nelson, a former heart surgeon, spent four decades in the highest levels …
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SALT LAKE CITY — A world-renowned heart surgeon who saved countless lives throughout his remarkable career, Russell M. Nelson knew “the real power to heal is a gift from God.” The medical pioneer and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died Saturday shortly after 10 p.m. at his home in Salt Lake City at age 101, …
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28 Sept 2025, 12:00 a.m. MDT After a most extraordinary life of service, leadership, consecration, innovation and love, President Russell M. Nelson — president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a world-renowned heart surgeon — died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Salt Lake City. He was 101. “I have learned that the most crucial …
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said in his first interview as history’s first American pope that he has no intention of getting involved in U.S. politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the Catholic Church, including on immigration. READ MORE: Pope Leo XIV marvels at ‘huge learning curve’ in interview released on his 70th birthday …
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At CenterPoint Church in Orem, Utah, pastor Mike Smith told congregants, “This is not the kind of thing that we get to acknowledge on one Sunday and move on. In fact, we’re going to be navigating this as a community and as a church family for weeks and months to come.” Marisa Peñaloza/NPR hide caption toggle caption Marisa Peñaloza/NPR OREM, …
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