BRADY McCOMBS | The Seattle Times

FILE – In this July 22, 2013, file photo, Andrew Garrison, 11, of Salt Lake City, looks over the Rockwell exhibition at the Mormon Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. Twenty-three original, Boy Scout-themed Norman Rockwell paintings were on display in Salt Lake City to celebrate the 100-year relationship between Scouting and the Mormon church. An announcement Tuesday night, May 8, 2018, by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Boy Scouts will mark an end to close relationship that lasted more than a century built on their shared values. The religion will move its remaining boys into its own scouting-type program. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) UTRB113 UTRB113

September 21, 2018 at 11:18 am

Mormons to stay outdoors after split with Boy Scouts

Boy Scouts of America recently opened its arms to openly gay youth members and adult volunteers as well as transgender boys, and girls. The Mormon...

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September 16, 2018 at 12:39 pm

Mormon fighting to end youth interviews ousted from faith

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon man who led a campaign criticizing the church's practice of allowing closed-door, one-on-one interviews of youth by lay...

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FILE – This 2016 photo provided by the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office shows Wanda Barzee. Barzee, a woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart as a teenager from her Salt Lake City bedroom in 2002 and hold her captive will be released from prison next week. The surprise move announced Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, comes after authorities determined they had miscalculated the time Barzee previously served in federal custody. (Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office via AP, File) SLC101 SLC101

September 11, 2018 at 10:25 am

Elizabeth Smart upset 1 of her kidnappers to be freed VIEW

Wanda Barzee, 72, will be released Sept. 19 after the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole determined it had miscalculated the time she previously served...

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September 10, 2018 at 1:42 pm

Mormon man opposing youth interviews says ouster likely

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon man facing church discipline for his public opposition to closed-door, one-on-one interviews of youth said Monday he thinks...

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September 6, 2018 at 1:00 pm

Lawyers: Deal unlikely in Mormon church sexual abuse case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon church lawyers said this week it's unlikely they will reach a settlement with a woman who accuses the faith...

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September 5, 2018 at 3:29 pm

No more snail mail: Mormons to receive mission calls online

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The days of young Mormons anxiously waiting for letters to arrive in the mailbox telling them where they will serve...

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September 5, 2018 at 10:31 am

Utah driver sues Tesla after crashing in Autopilot mode

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah driver who slammed her Tesla into a stopped firetruck at a red light earlier this year while using...

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September 4, 2018 at 4:12 pm

New Mormon narrative history book includes polygamous roots

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon church founder Joseph Smith insisted on introducing polygamy in the early 1800s despite knowing the societal risks and getting...

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September 4, 2018 at 12:44 pm

Woman suing over rape by Mormon leader speaks at his church

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who sued a former Mormon missionary leader claiming that he raped her in the 1980s went to his...

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August 30, 2018 at 4:31 pm

Mormon fighting to end youth interviews summoned to hearing

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon man who has led a campaign criticizing the church's practice of allowing closed-door, one-on-one interviews of youth by...

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