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Following your heart is a good way to go (1-29-5)
Last Sunday my nephew, Joe, became a Baptist minister. I attended the Pastoral Ordination Service at First Baptist in Brigham City.

Contagious faith: Sundance documentary is about LDS conversion of former punk-rocker (1-28)
Many aspiring filmmakers search for years to find the perfect film story. But in the case of Greg Whiteley, it just fell in his lap.

Oh, baby--this 'Doll' is worth seeing (1-28)
One film that should have local staying power no matter how many awards it wins, or doesn't win, when the Sundance Film Festival closes this weekend is "New York Doll," the documentary of rock guitarist Arthur "Killer" Kane.

Missouri Mob Descendant Apologizes to Mormons, Performs Miracles (1-27)
Southern Baptist Minister, Lynn Ridenhour, presents prepared statement in Salt Lake City. He and fellow minister, John Bayley, perform miracles at conclusions of conference.

Local directors, themes gain buzz at Sundance (1-27)
Despite a trio of films with local connections in this year's Sundance Film Festival, Utahns do not get preferential treatment in the selection process.

Fundamental union (1-25)
The Doha conference website gave few clues about the organisation that had been assigned to this important task beyond saying it was based in Utah. In fact, the World Family Policy Centre is an offshoot of Brigham Young University - run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons).

Open on Sunday? 84% of major Utah stores do business on the Sabbath (1-23)
Fifty years ago, almost every major shop and store in Utah was closed on Sundays, according to an old, yellowing study by the Utah Council of Retailers. Times have changed radically. But they have changed less in Utah County than in other parts of the state.

Evangelists visit BYU, Temple Square (1-21)
Eighteen Bible students from the evangelical Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Biola, visited BYU campus Tuesday to build friendships, develop relationships and clarify doctrine.

Sweet! LDS filmmakers are stars of local fest (1-21)
For movie buffs who weren't fortunate enough to score tickets to Sundance this weekend, another film festival in Utah Valley has a timely--and market-specific--alternative.

Upscale Salt Lake mall to offer stores new to the area (1-20)
Leaders of the new downtown mall redevelopment in Salt Lake City say the project will be the most upscale mall in the region and it's possible that nearly half its stores will be brand new to the local market.

Mail Fraud Investigation Launched against Christian Research Institute (1-19)
Did the Bible Answer Man's unusual fundraising appeal go too far?

Developer joins mall overhaul (1-19)
One of the largest retail developers in the U.S.--Taubman Centers Inc.--is buying into downtown Salt Lake City, it was announced Tuesday.

Loyalty is extolled in BYU address (1-19)
Students at Brigham Young University should exhibit loyalty to Joseph Smith, the principles he taught and the church he established as they study at the sacrifice of others, university President Cecil Samuelson said Tuesday at a campus devotional.

New temple ceremony changes (1-18)

Day of hope (1-18)
To Richard Taylor the struggle of Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists means that he and others from his racial background--Native American and African American--now have opportunities from which they had been barred.

Community meets again to find unity among faiths (1-17)
Mayor Rocky Anderson's second "Bridging the Religious Divide" community meeting was again well attended and brought out some thoughtful discussion about Salt Lake City's unique religious culture.

Speaker's apology to LDS stirs up fuss (1-15)
In the two months since a leading evangelical Christian apologized, on behalf of his fellow believers, to Latter-day Saints for mischaracterizations of their faith, several conservative Christians have voiced their displeasure with his remarks.

Flag at Y. at half-staff to honor 2 who died (1-15)
The U.S. flag flew at half-staff on Friday at Brigham Young University to honor the memories of communications professor Rich Long and Matt Roush, a former Cougar football player working as a physician with the university's athletic teams.

Abuse suspect's bail cut (1-14)
A promise to stay out of Davis County prompted a judge to reduce the bail Wednesday for a former LDS Church Primary teacher accused of inappropriately touching several children.

Elder Kerr to lead LDS education programs (1-13)
Elder W. Rolfe Kerr, a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and a man long known for various high-level education-related appointments in Utah, has been named commissioner of education for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mormon Leaders Meet With Police Amid Sex Abuse Allegations (1-12)
Two men from Methuen church arrested in past week

Missionary faces sex-abuse counts (1-12)
A missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was charged Monday with three counts of forcible sex abuse, all second-degree felonies.

2 cities vying for stadium (1-12)
Major League Soccer advocates and Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson have insisted the LDS Church's presiding bishopric supports having a Major League Soccer stadium downtown.

Does BYU-Idaho favor Utah firms? (1-12)
Idaho contractors say they're being excluded from some work to expand Brigham Young University-Idaho, claiming the university has favored Utah firms as it's made the transition to a four-year school from the two-year Ricks College.

Women talking to bridge religious divide (1-8)
Last January nine women got together in Elise Lazar's living room to try an experiment: They began a conversation to help build a bridge between Utahns who are LDS and Utahns who aren't.

LDS aid 'significant' (1-8)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not releasing dollar figures regarding donations or aid it has collected to help tsunami victims, but spokesperson Dale Bills says contributions have been "significant."

LDS, Islamic group shipping tsunami aid (1-1)
Clothing. Hygiene kits. Medical supplies. In a crammed warehouse at the Salt Lake City International Airport, these items were being packaged and prepared Friday for shipment to Indonesia where thousands have been left homeless after Sunday's tsunamis.

Utah's top religion stories of 2004 (1-1)
Utahns in 2004 joined the rest of the nation in weighing in on such issues as gay marriage and public displays of the Ten Commandments. But some of the state's top religion stories of 2004 were uniquely Utah's.

Utah County mosque helps bring community together (1-1)
Utah County isn't exactly lacking in church buildings--chapels frequented by members of the LDS Church can be found on practically every corner.

LDS composers engrossed in writing pieces set to art (1-1)
In what is believed to be the first project of its kind within the membership ranks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, composers and artists have come together to create a new collection of "high art" music.