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The green leaf that has Latter-day Saints debating what they can — and can’t — drink

The Salt Lake Tribune 23 Feb 2026
For faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, desiring to abide by the faith’s Word of Wisdom, some dietary decisions are simple. .
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LDS garment history: Members were reminded they could remove them during sex with a spouse

The Salt Lake Tribune 22 Feb 2026
For most of its nearly 200-year history, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints considered temple clothing — including what are known as “garments,” worn under everyday attire — too sacred to discuss, even within families or among friends. .
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There’s another big LDS closure coming in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City

The Salt Lake Tribune 19 Feb 2026
In preparation for the Salt Lake Temple’s highly anticipated 2027 open house, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will close its massive Conference Center to the public for nearly a year. .
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Butte Rescue Mission receives $300K from LDS Church to help complete Center of Hope

Montana Standard 18 Feb 2026
The contribution will help finish the kitchen and dining hall space which provides meals, safety, and stability for those in need at the new Center of Hope ... .
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Why is the LDS Church dumping billions in stocks?

The Salt Lake Tribune 18 Feb 2026
The huge investment fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been on an unprecedented selling spree. .
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From LDS Church ‘poster boy’ to coming out — David Archuleta’s new memoir tells his ...

The Salt Lake Tribune 17 Feb 2026
Over the years, David Archuleta has been defined by a range of words. Up-and-coming singer. Star. Straight. Gay. Mormon. Ex-Mormon. .
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David Archuleta Planned Suicide Before Coming Out, Leaving LDS

The Hollywood Gossip 16 Feb 2026
His personal journey of faith and sexuality almost claimed his life ... ‘Devout ... Archuleta affirmed ... Growing up as a Mormon in Salt Lake City, Archuleta believed that his attraction to both boys and girls was immoral because of the LDS church’s homophobia.
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Even before Russell M. Nelson, an LDS Church president broke barriers with NAACP

The Salt Lake Tribune 15 Feb 2026
Civil rights advocate Jeanetta Williams was delighted to see a formal alliance emerge in 2018 between the NAACP and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as both institutions pledged to work for greater racial harmony. .
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NAACP president: All Christians ‘should be taken aback’ by today’s ‘toxic environment’

The Salt Lake Tribune 15 Feb 2026
In the 1960s, the NAACP was among the loudest critics of the then-policy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints excluding Black members from its all-male priesthood and its temples. .
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LDS Church President Dallin Oaks makes a controversial pick for new apostle: Clark Gilbert

The Salt Lake Tribune 13 Feb 2026
Clark G. Gilbert, the commissioner of education for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who has drawn criticism from a number of educators in the faith’s universities, was named Thursday as the its newest apostle. .
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