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The polygamists down the road (8-30-4)
A controversial sect's arrival upsets neighbors in West Texas

Utah's own brand of conservative Christian (8-30)
In Utah politics, there is a different kind of religious right.

FLDS church, leaders sued by 6 'lost boys' (8-28)
Six of polygamy's "lost boys" filed a lawsuit in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City Friday, saying their former church and its leaders should pay up for ruining their lives by excommunicating them.

LDS Church to revamp 'show stopper' in Idaho (8-28)
While the LDS Church is accommodating growth with new temples in nearby Rexburg and in New York City, LDS leaders are not neglecting the historical roots of their faith.

Some private facilities mix religion with their academics (8-26)
Each school day at Kimber Academy in Provo begins with serious study of the Book of Mormon. At Liahona Academy in Pleasant Grove, the students frequently refer to the words of LDS leaders to better understand math, science or history.

Were 'lost boys' lured by booze? (8-26)
The organizer of a public campaign to assist the so-called "lost boys" of polygamy offered alcohol, cash and other freebies to help lure them to the July news conference announcing the effort.

Church Ball is a big hit (8-25)
A new product being sold on the Mormon merchandise market might make some people want to hide their young children, cover their ears and watch for flying elbows and out-of-whack egos.

Shurtleff checked with LDS official (8-25)
Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says he publicly opposed the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage after giving "a heads up" to an official of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

LDS Church sending aid to hurricane victims (8-21)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is sending almost half a million dollars in relief supplies and cash donations to assist victims of Hurricane Charley in Florida.

LDS not at fault in sex-abuse case, court concurs (8-20)
The Utah Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by a mother and son who claimed the church covered up for a known molester who sexually abused them.

Main Street Swap: The Sequel (8-19)
The plot of land is a peace offering to critics of the Main Street Plaza--the Mormon Church's vision of a little bit of Heaven in the heart of downtown. But peace is not what happened.

Missionaries take time off to volunteer at Games (8-19)
Among the 70,000 unpaid volunteers in the Athens Games are 78 missionaries from the Greece Athens Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

'Passion of Christ' called incomplete (8-17)
As an LDS stake president, William Nelson was disturbed earlier this year by discussions with some members of his flock about Mel Gibson's hit movie "The Passion of the Christ."

Study gives Y. high marks (8-17)
The real surprise this year is that BYU finished No. 1 in seven categories, including great library--ahead of Princeton (second) and Harvard (fourth).

Wednesday at the MTC is real-life 'Fear Factor' (8-17)
It's Wednesday down at the Missionary Training Center, the place where grown men weep like babies.

Working for food (8-17)
On Thursday, youth groups from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and St. Timothy's United Methodist Church will kick off their three-day bazaar of clothes, housewares and baked goods. The youths will donate all of the proceeds to Kids Cafe, a program operated by the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.

'City of Joseph' stages last performance in Nauvoo (n.d.)
NAUVOO, Ill. - The "City of Joseph" pageant began as one man's dream and passion.

A tide of violence (8-16)
Utah homicide rate for women is 21% higher than average

Relatives File Missing Person Report for Former Polygamous Leader (8-13)
Relatives of a once promising leader for a polygamous community filed a missing-person report Friday, saying the church elder hasn't been since December and could be dead.

LDS to dissolve area presidencies on Sunday (8-13)
Most American Latter-day Saints don't realize the potential impact of changes happening with the church internationally, including in some mid-level church administrative positions, which are scheduled to be dissolved this weekend.

Tribal leaders plan rites at killing site (8-12)
Healing is goal of Mountain Meadows event

Joseph Smith research gets top endorsement (8-12)
An endorsement of a historic document project could put top-tier research on LDS Church founder Joseph Smith in a league with work on other notable Americans, such as Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln.

Sect leader's nephew charges sexual abuse (8-11)
ELDORADO, Texas--A nephew of the leader of a polygamist group that has relocated to this rural community filed a lawsuit last month saying he was sexually abused by his uncle more than a decade ago in Utah.

Canada probe targets sect (8-10)
Authorities are investigating the alleged abuse of women and children in a Canadian polygamous community populated by an offshoot of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from southern Utah.

Y. a best buy; U. diverse (8-10)
"True blue" Mormons generally head to Brigham Young University while the University of Utah attracts a "diverse crowd."

Russians Protest Plans for Mormon Meetinghouse (8-10)
Russians of differing faiths have protested the renovation of a chapel owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Two Positions Vacant in LDS Quorum of Twelve Apostles (8-9)
In every faith, when a leadership position becomes vacant, questions arise and there is speculation about who will fill it.

Animosity simmers in a river town (8-9)
The town of Nauvoo, Ill., population 1,063, appeared as sleepy as any river town on a hot August day when we arrived on the sixth day of our journey down the Mississippi River. But beneath the surface, we found old grudges and new mistrust simmering among residents who fear that the Mormon church is trying to turn their small town into a religious enclave.

LDS apologist urges spirited talk (8-8)
Bluffing is involved in a great many verbal and written attacks on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to an unofficial apologist for the church.

LDS issues aired at 'FAIR' seminar (8-7)
Alex Boye, a black singer and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said this week at the sixth annual Mormon Apologetics Conference--"FAIR"--that the so-called racial issues in the faith don't bother him.

Utah native strives to be an uncompromising Hollywood actor (8-6)
At the age of 25, Utah native Corbin Allred has become an inspirational figure--the elder statesman, perhaps--to other aspiring LDS actors.

Exclusions requested from Logan jury pool (8-5)
Attorneys for a woman accused in the killing of her ex-husband have filed a motion requesting that believers in "blood atonement" be excluded from the jury pool.

U. institutes 'accomodation' (8-5)
The University of Utah now has a "Religious Accommodation Policy" committee as a result of a recent settlement with former theater student Christina Axson-Flynn.

Renewal by LDS creates stir in Illinois town (8-1)
NAUVOO, Ill.--High upon a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River stands a soaring LDS temple, the biggest building for many miles around. Closed to non-members, it symbolizes the tension that has reshaped life in what was until recently a typical Midwestern town.

Pres. Hinckley designated to choose apostles (8-1)
The death of two members of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints within the past 10 days is not only unprecedented in recent church history but creates vacancies in the group that are to be filled by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Hammer time: Parker preparing for Olympics (8-1)
GREAT FALLS, Mont.--James Parker stands on what was once a multimillion-dollar runway for the U.S. Air Force's flight mission at Malmstrom Air Force Base.