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The Deseret News (www.deseretnews.com) is the first news organization and the longest continuously-operating business in the state of Utah. Owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Deseret News offers news, information, commentary, and analysis from an award-winning and experienced team of reporters, editors, columnists, and bloggers. Its mission is to be a leading news brand for faith and family oriented audiences in Utah and around the world.
Author's Published Articles
Why Utah Congressman Ben McAdams says he’s ‘uniquely situated’ to bridge Equality Act, religious liberties
With a federal LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill stalled in the U.S.…
How Utah is showing the world why faith, self-reliance can combat poverty, create ‘upward mobility’
Church leaders, Utah-based vocational training school highlighted on panel during…
How the Supreme Court’s sex discrimination cases could affect BYU and hundreds of faith-based colleges
A diverse coalition of faith-based college leaders say they feel…
Inside the monumental task of focusing on the name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
When President Russell M. Nelson announced a year ago that…
The story of Harper Lee, a bizarre true crime story and a thank you note that ended up at BYU
Ten years ago, Sheralyn Belyeu opened an Encyclopedia Britannica that…
‘The Book of Mormon’ musical arrives in Salt Lake for the third time. Here’s a look at its history, fans and critics
This week, the Broadway musical that skewered The Church of…
Call for a new church hymnbook generates 17,000 submissions, suggestions
Two small committees have begun to wend their way through…
When the Word of Wisdom Becomes Trendy: The Rise of Boozeless Bars
In a culture that celebrates alcohol, an oxymoron of a…
What 3 BYU church history professors learned as they wrote ‘Dreams as Revelation’
"Our Heavenly Father communicates to his children in various ways,…
VIDEO: NAACP leader who introduced President Nelson explains the ‘wow moment’ he had
The Rev. Amos Brown says he had a "wow moment"…
Church announces replacement for Boy Scouts, Personal Progress: ‘Children and Youth’
The new initiative to replace the Boy Scouts and Personal…
Fire crews put out large blaze at Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Utah
Firefighters were called out at 2:45 a.m. to 3625 Doverhill…
Christian family details crackdown on church in China
The Sunday service this week at an unassuming church in…
Jewish and Latter-day Saint scholars just had an interfaith dialogue in Jerusalem. Now they’re going to publish a book
At the beginning of June, an event at the BYU…
What rising anti-Muslim bias could mean for the future of religious freedom
In recent years, people have called the police on Muslims…
Millions of people suffer from religious persecution. Here’s how America’s religious freedom ambassador is trying to change that
In China, the government uses artificial intelligence to track and…
Church announces cost increase for Latter-day Saint missions beginning in 2020
The cost of serving a mission for The Church of…
How the Hobby Lobby ruling helped and hurt religious freedom
Just over 25 years ago, Congress nearly unanimously passed new…
6 Latter-day Saint missionaries held at gunpoint in Utah, police say
"The individual that they were meeting with brandished a firearm…
Why the Supreme Court sent a new case on same-sex wedding cakes back to lower courts
Justices announced that they won’t hear a new case on…
VidAngel ordered to pay $62 million to Disney, others for copyright infringement
VidAngel offers a service that filters out content of movies…
President Nelson meets with Pulse nightclub owner prior to addressing Latter-day Saints in Orlando
Before addressing a crowd of more than 15,500 members of…
What’s going on with faith-based adoption agencies? And what will happen next?
Four years ago, the Supreme Court said LGBTQ couples could…
How social media fuels attacks on sacred spaces
Houses of worship have always been a perennial target for…
Q&A: Why Latter-day Saints loom large in the history of religious freedom law
America would be a more violent place without religious freedom…
President Russell M. Nelson’s Pacific Tour: Where will he visit?
President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ…
President Russell M. Nelson speaks at Golden Spike anniversary extolling the virtues of ‘oneness’
President Nelson called the transcontinental railroad "a gargantuan accomplishment" that…
How the U.S and other governments are failing people of faith around the world
Religious freedom is deteriorating around the world and efforts to…
BYU Named No. 1 Best Value College by Forbes
If you’re looking for the best bang for your buck…
Rabbi says gun ‘miraculously jammed’ in California attack
In the minutes after the gunman fled the scene of…
Church hopes to complete Tooele Valley Temple during Salt Lake Temple construction
The Temple Department's executive director, Elder Larry Y. Wilson, told…
How will Utah officials protect the iconic Salt Lake Temple from a fire like at Notre Dame?
Firefighters saved the majority of the structure of Notre Dame…
How a new religious freedom lawsuit affects Michigan’s faith-based adoption agencies
A recent settlement between LGBTQ couples and the state of…
Religious freedom on death row: How a new lawsuit affects a growing debate
A new lawsuit could resolve growing conflict over the religious…
Church to allow baptisms, blessings for children of LGBT parents, updates handbook regarding ‘apostasy’
Children of parents who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual…
Woman set fire to 2 Utah churches, causing $600K in damages, police say
A Lindon woman was arrested Friday after police say she…
How Trump’s executive order on campus free speech affects religious students
President Donald Trump didn't reference religion in his new executive…
Once sanctuaries, houses of worship struggle with security
A rabbi who packs a gun. A church installing security…
Families of Detained Latter-day Saint Volunteers React to their Release and Return from Russia
Two Latter-day Saint volunteers detained for nearly three weeks for…
New rules about how Boy Scouts can recruit Latter-day Saints issued by church
Beginning June 1, community-based Boy Scout packs and troops may…
Why President Nelson took all Latter-day Saint apostles to Rome, and what they said about it
The question is on everyone's minds: Why did the First…
DNA Testing Confirms Ted Bundy was Responsible for Death of Missing Latter-day Saint Teen
Renewed interest in notorious serial killer Ted Bundy led police…
