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Krakauer still vexed by FLDS (7-31-4)
A year ago Jon Krakauer told the more than 800 people crammed into a Utah movie theater for a reading of his book, "Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith," that he wasn't pursuing social reform when he wrote about religious extremism.

Sunstone to explore diversity (7-31)
Mormon feminism, "The Da Vinci Code," Noah's Ark, Santa Claus, spiritual TV shows, the Internet, Christianity and continuing debates about blacks and the priesthood and Mormonism. This wide list of subjects highlight presentations at this year's Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium and Workshops.

Conferences tackle faith-based issues (7-31)
Kicking off the discussion Aug. 5 and 6 at the South Towne Expo Center will be the sixth annual Mormon Apologetics Conference, sponsored by the Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research. With topics to include homosexuality, the role of women, being black in the church and the nature of God, FAIR president Scott Gordon believes the event will continue to grow in size and stature this year.

Singer shares testimony through music (7-31)
Before "American Idol," before "Gimme the Mike, Utah," there was the Faith Centered Music Association's Refiner's Fire.

This is the place for all pioneers (7-30)
If there is any public place in Utah tied most directly in the public consciousness with LDS pioneers, This Is the Place Heritage Park would loom large on the list.

The Marriage Debate and Polygamy (7-29)
Several Utah Cases Challenge Whether Anti-Polygamy Laws Are Constitutional

'We shall not see one like him again' (7-28)
With his empty chair on the Tabernacle dais a stark reminder that death doesn't discriminate, Elder Neal A. Maxwell was eulogized Tuesday on Temple Square by the men who knew him best: top leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his son, Cory.

[Polygamy] Sect greets abuse probe (7-27)
Stating he has nothing to hide, the spiritual leader of a polygamist sect says he will not hamper an investigation into alleged acts of sexual exploitation, forced marriage and child abuse by his group.

Fire Levels Utah Furniture Factory (7-25)
A huge fire broke out Friday at a shop that makes furniture for Mormon Temples worldwide, leveling the business and threatening a nearby apartment complex.

Science challenges Mormon beliefs (7-24)
DNA research contradicts religion's teachings on the origin of American Indians

1984 Lafferty case still haunts (7-24)
Twenty years ago today, two bearded men claiming to be prophets muscled their way into an American Fork duplex thirsting for blood.

Trails of hope: Faith helped pioneers deal with hardships on trek west (7-24)
Was it "paths of agony" or "trails of hope" for the Mormon and other pioneers in the mid-19th century?

July 24 is about journeys (7-24)
July 24 not only calls to mind the Mormon pioneer trek but other journeys: Moses walking the wilderness; the Navajos' "Long Walk" from Arizona. And we think of our own trips and treks.

Most likely pioneers didn't find desolate, barren valley (7-24)
Area had plenty of water and trees, historians say

Facts and trail rules of first pioneer trek (7-24)
From 1846-1869, some 70,000 pioneers came west to Utah.

Utahns not alone celebrating July 24th (7-24)
LDS stakes, wards across U.S. observe Pioneer Day event

Elder Maxwell dies at 78 (7-23)
Elder Neal A. Maxwell, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at his home on Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at 11:45 p.m., surrounded by his family, after a long battle with leukemia.

Maxwell lauded as poet of the pulpit (7-23)
Lauded by many as the closest thing the LDS Church has ever had to its own poet laureate, Elder Neal A. Maxwell's command of language has become his hallmark among Latter-day Saints.

Marking history (7-23)
Days go by, seasons pass, years slip on. Old buildings give way to new. Streets become highways. The landscape is altered.

Replica of academy is dedicated at park (7-22)
As the first building to house the Brigham Young Academy in Provo burned to the ground in 1884, Utah's future U.S. senator, Reed Smoot, stood next to Karl G. Maeser, the academy's first professor, and mourned the end of the fledgling school.

A Religious Ritual Wrapped in a Civic Event (7-19?)
The LDS Church is changing, and as a result, so is the definition of being a Mormon 'pioneer' on Pioneer Day

'Jeopardy!' Champ Game Show King (7-19)
Deep within "Jeopardy!" headquarters, someone may know how far Ken Jennings will go with his winning streak. The games are, after all, taped in advance - five at a time.

Thousands fill center, sing praises of choir (7-18)
With a fond nod to the past and encouragement to climb to greater heights of achievement in the future, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir put on its finest face for the hometown crowd Saturday night, looking back on a storied history that includes the longest-running radio broadcast in history.

A pageant of protest (7-17)
Mormons oblige louder throng of critics at Hill Cumorah gates.

Choir nears apex of yearlong salute (7-17)
Charles Osgood is sitting in with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir once again, this time in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the choir's weekly radio and TV broadcast, "Music and the Spoken Word."

U.N. food official tours, lauds Welfare Square (7-17)
The director of the world's largest humanitarian food program visited some of the welfare facilities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Friday afternoon and declared himself very impressed.

The Cult of Ken Jennings (7-15)
Various news articles have stated that Ken Jennings, the Jeopardy contestant who has won 31 straight games and $1 million, is back in Utah after taping the currently airing episodes months ago, implying that he lost at some point (neither Jennings nor Jeopardy employees can reveal any details about future Jeopardy episodes).

Group calls Utah soft on polygamy (7-15)
The group Tapestry Against Polygamy said Tuesday that the manual demonstrated apathy toward polygamy and gave pro-polygamists a platform. The attorney general's office intended the manual to guide service providers and social workers who work with polygamy victims and might not understand the culture.

Mormon conversions surge in Latin America (7-13)
Clutching the Book of Mormon and dressed in a white starched shirt and neatly pressed charcoal colored slacks, Willy Guzman walked across the cracked sidewalks of Zona 6 in Guatemala City to the shiny, white church that rises above the modest and mostly shanty flats of the neighborhood.

A Sabbath stand (7-11)
Golfer Johnny Miller once said he'd love to be leading the U.S. Open or a similar tournament going into the final day and then tell everyone he wasn't going to play on Sunday because of his beliefs.

Church takes name-game to court (7-9)
From the back bedroom of his rural home in Kerikeri, Robert Sintes devotes his time to a noble cause - trying to re-unite lost or adopted children with their family members. But 60-year-old Sintes has bought himself a big fight - with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons).

Doubleday Will Publish the Book of Mormon (7-8)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has agreed to allow Doubleday to publish the Book of Mormon, which the church commonly has provided for free in paperback editions.

Hunting Bountiful (7-8)
THEY like to think they do a good job protecting women's rights and fighting paedophilia. Canadians would not be so smug if they knew of the dirty little secret in the Creston Valley, in south-eastern British Columbia.

Ron Barton Goes From Polygamy Czar to Tree Czar (7-6)
Utah's first "polygamy czar," Ron Barton is quitting to become an investigator for the state school and institutional trust lands -- becoming what he calls a "tree czar."

Policeman: Polygamy is constitutional (7-5)
Does polygamy have a place in today's society? Yes, says a former Utah police officer convicted of sex offenses in a town in which more than half of his ex-colleagues are practitioners of polygamy.

Hymn hits home for Iraqi (7-5)
As the Mormon Tabernacle Choir finished a collection of patriotic hymns on the anniversary of America's Independence, it broke into a simple melody of "God Be With You Till We Meet Again."

LDS help give wheelchairs (7-5)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped distribute 100 free wheelchairs in Bogota, Colombia, to people with disabilities recently.

Roberts a fascinating 'Apprentice' (7-4)
As a 25-year-old LDS missionary in rural Tennessee, B.H. Roberts recorded his self-doubts in his journal, labeling his "misdeeds" with his talents, "on the small order."