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Want to join a general conference choir? Auditions open for singers from Nephi to Logan
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted June 15 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
Adults living within 100 miles of Salt Lake City are invited to audition to be in a guest choir for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' October general conference.
Church of Jesus Christ opens application for Salt Lake Temple Celebration volunteers
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Updated June 15 - 2:14 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened applications on Monday for anyone to help and/or perform at the Salt Lake Temple Celebration next year,
A Latter-day Saint apostle and Utah's governor on the need for education and morality
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted June 14 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Monday's Convening of the American Council on Education Commission on Faith-Based College and Universities focused on creating environments that foster togetherness.
As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion
Krysta Fauria, Associated Press | Posted June 13 - 5:44 p.m. | Save Story
What was once considered fringe or conspiratorial has in recent months popped up everywhere from the White House to the Catholic Church: unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Pope Leo says history will condemn leaders who ignore migrant deaths
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Updated June 11 - 9:30 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo appealed to world leaders on Thursday to treat migrants more humanely, warning in a visit to Spain's Canary Islands, that history would condemn those who allowed people fleeing war or poverty to suffer.
A behind-the-scenes look at the set of 'The Chosen' Season 7 in Utah County
Margaret Darby, Deseret News | Posted June 11 - 9:00 a.m. | Save Story
Deseret News got an exclusive look behind the scenes during filming for Season 7 of the hit series "The Chosen" at its Jerusalem outdoor studio in Goshen, Utah County.
What the 'Schmigadoon!' co-creator said after winning 2 Tony Awards
Emma Neff, Deseret News | Posted June 10 - 10:01 p.m. | Save Story
"Schmigadoon!" may have ended its run, but the musical comedy found new life, and a historic evening, on the Broadway stage. And it has a Latter-day Saint to thank for that.
Utah County family honors son's mission legacy with service project on Navajo Nation
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted June 10 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
The Martin family is turning grief into service as they honor the life of their son, who died serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico.
Pentagon updates religious categories after pushback from Utah lawmakers
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated June 8 - 1:10 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Department of War updated its list of faith codes Monday after pushback from some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over the faith not being classified as "Christian."
Lee, Curtis defend Church of Jesus Christ as 'Christian' after new Pentagon classification
Cassidy Wixom and Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Updated June 6 - 6:23 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sens. John Curtis and Mike Lee are pushing back after the Pentagon changed its categorizations for chaplains to not classify members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as "Christian."
America 250 'Music and the Spoken Word' to feature Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted June 5 - 3:01 p.m. | Save Story
Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid will join the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square as guest narrator for a special America 250 program on July 5.
Mary Ellen Edmunds, Latter-day Saint author and BYU Women's Conference pillar, dies at 86
Emma Neff, Deseret News | Posted June 3 - 9:35 p.m. | Save Story
Mary Ellen Edmunds, an author, speaker and integral part of BYU Women's Conference, died May 21, 2026, her family shared. She was 86.
What it takes to translate 'The Chosen' for a world that listens more than it reads
Margaret Darby, Deseret News | Posted June 1 - 8:08 a.m. | Save Story
AI is helping propel "The Chosen " toward an ambitious goal: translating the series into hundreds of languages, many of which have long been overlooked by mainstream media.
Church of Jesus Christ delivers massive food donation to Tooele for America's 250th birthday
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL | Posted May 28 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is marking America's 250th birthday with acts of service, such as donating roughly 20 tons of food to all 50 states.
New humanitarian center gives opportunities for local immigrants, while helping worldwide
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted May 27 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is opening a new Humanitarian Center that provides jobs and classes to people in need, in addition to sending resources globally.
Muslim pilgrims perform Hajj rituals under intense heat as Eid al-Adha celebrations start
Baraa Anwer and Mariam Fam, Associated Press | Posted May 27 - 6:34 p.m. | Save Story
Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia threw pebbles at a large pillar in a symbolic ritual during the final days of Hajj. This act is seen as a symbolic stoning of the devil.
How does AI feel about faith? BYU-led research team finds major language models ignore religion
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted May 27 - 5:03 p.m. | Save Story
Research from a new Brigham Young University-led consortium found that large and widely known AI models have significant biases and gaps when it comes to faith and religion.
Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns
Baraa Anwer and Mariam Fam, Associated Press | Updated May 26 - 12:45 p.m. | Save Story
The annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, began Monday in sweltering temperatures against the backdrop of a tenuous ceasefire in the Iran war.
