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Eileen Christensen dies (12-28-4)
Eileen Robinson Dunyon Christensen, 87, former second counselor in the Primary General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, in Farmington.

Pres. Hinckley optimistic (12-27)
War in Iraq, gay marriage and coping with a spouse's death were weaved into Sunday's "Larry King Live" interview with LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley, but all contained a common thread: The leader of 12 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints greets the future with optimism.

Little new in 'Black and Mormon' (12-25)
BLACK AND MORMON, edited by Newell Bringhurst and Darron Smith, University of Illinois Press, 173 pages, $34.95.

4 more girls say they were abused (12-24)
Syracuse police were scheduled to interview four more girls Thursday who say they were sexually assaulted by an LDS Primary teacher.

LDS teacher faces charges of sex abuse (12-23)
An LDS Primary teacher was accused of molesting young girls in his class during church and at his home. Aaron Marcos Montoya, 32, who is also a Salt Lake County sheriff's officer, was charged in 2nd District Court with five counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.

Protest zones upheld (12-22)
Buffer zones created by Salt Lake leaders to keep the peace during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' semiannual conferences are constitutional, a federal judge has ruled.

Tabernacle Choir invites 'star' guests (12-18)
Although it is a world-renowned ensemble, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir should not be content to rest on its laurels, according to director Craig Jessop.

Custom Care focuses on missionaries (12-17)
Custom Care Package, a Provo-based online care package company, has launched a new care package and free e-mail service serving missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

White Wash (12-16)
For black Saints, forgetting the LDS Church's racist heritage is easier said than done.

LDS Church disfellowships author (12-13)
Disfellowshipment is the lot of Grant H. Palmer, author of a controversial book about origins of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mormon Author Disciplined by Church (12-12)
Book questioned whether Smith revised scripture

Support LDS Author and Historian Grant Palmer (n.d.)

Only a dream? Can a person get revelation while asleep? (12-11)
Everyone dreams, but can God communicate with people through dreams? Can the dead communicate with the living?

Music can bridge the chasm of cultures (12-11)
If you haven't heard much from LDS composer Janice Kapp Perry as of late, she really hasn't fallen off the radar.

LDS Church hosts food drive (12-11)
In an effort to catch up with last year's food bank figures, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is hosting the "Christmas Gift for the Needy" food drive today.

Ex-LDS Church teacher may face excommunication (12-8)
A former employee of the LDS Church Education System is facing possible excommunication for a book he wrote questioning details about the origins of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Evangelist in Brigham Young's Court (12-7)
Ravi Zacharias preaches to Mormons about the uniqueness of Christ.

Devotional opens on somber note (12-6)
President Gordon B. Hinckley opened the LDS Church's annual Christmas devotional on a somber note Sunday night, announcing that the wife of the late Elder David B. Haight had died.

Sister Haight dies at age 94 (12-6)
Ruby Olson Haight, known for her long years of service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, of causes incident to age. She was 94.

'Unvarnished' Mormon history lectures (12-5)
THE COLLECTED LEONARD J. ARRINGTON MORMON HISTORY LECTURES, Utah State University Press, 283 pages.

LDS choir tour abroad canceled (12-5)
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's planned tour abroad next summer has been canceled because of security concerns, and instead the choir will tour northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

'The Work and Glory' fulfilled dreams (12-4)
On Oct. 9, 1990, I interviewed an LDS science fiction writer named Gerald Lund about his new writing project.

4 former Y. players indicted in scandal (12-4)
A state grand jury has indicted four former Brigham Young University football players on allegations of gang rape, capping an especially embarrassing year for a football program long considered a missionary tool for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Ex-Springville mayor faces 20 fraud counts (12-4)
A former Springville mayor and state legislator has been charged with 20 felony counts of fraud for taking more than $350,000 from several investors for humanitarian projects in China that didn't pan out.

2 books, DVD might fill bill as LDS gifts (12-3)
Couple of weeks ago we ran a story on Mormon merchandising that led with a Moroni statuette that is now available in Wal-Marts. And in keeping with that spirit during the gift-buying season, though not quite on the same level of kitsch, there's a new book in stores that certainly fills the bill.

LDS temple in Washington alight with Christmas cheer (12-2)
The darkness of a brisk December night exploded Wednesday into the brilliance of 450,000 lights heralding the advent of the Christmas season as the 27th annual Festival of Lights was unveiled at the Washington, D.C., temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

U. pushes accommodation (12-2)
A University of Utah committee on Wednesday unveiled its draft version of a new policy that aims to strike a balance between preserving academic freedom and recognizing deeply held beliefs of university students.

Princess-Marine marriage irrevocably over after 5 years (12-1)
The five-year marriage is over between a former LDS Marine and a young Bahraini royal whose story provided the basis for a made-for-television movie, "The Princess and the Marine."

Big fan puts cash where his heart is (12-1)
There is no great mystery to the story of how Larry H. Miller became executive producer of "The Work and the Glory" movie that opened this past Thanksgiving weekend on 39 screens in 32 movie houses in Utah.