LDS Church
Church admits pioneer story of Nauvoo rose carried to Utah is not true
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints acknowledged that a widely told story about a pioneer woman carrying a rose from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City in a teapot is historically unfounded, according to a Mormonish Podcast video discussion citing Church News reporting. The rose, known as the "Nauvoo rose," is being returned to Temple Square grounds despite uncertainty about its provenance.
November 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM MT · via YouTube / Mormonish Podcast
Black LDS theologian says church members still seek apology for priesthood ban
James C. Jones, a second-generation Black Latter-day Saint and theologian, told the Salt Lake Tribune's 'Mormon Land' podcast that many Black members continue to hope for an institutional apology regarding the Church's former priesthood and temple ban on members of African descent, which lasted until 1978.
November 11, 2026 at 6:02 AM MT · via The Salt Lake Tribune · 2 sources
Church music festival premieres new hymns at Tabernacle
The 2026 Church Music Festival titled "Love Without End" filled the Tabernacle on Temple Square with performances of newly commissioned hymns. The festival featured multiple new compositions being considered for inclusion in future Church hymnals, including "Love Will Bless Our Home" and other works.
November 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM MT · via Church News · 2 sources
Sunstone podcast examines sensationalized 'Jay's Journal' and its lasting damage
A new Sunstone podcast episode investigates "Jay's Journal," the 1991 book that sensationalized the 1971 suicide of a Pleasant Grove, Utah teenager and distributed a distorted version of his death nationwide.
November 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM MT · via Sunstone
BYU students use genealogy research to find families of missing veterans
Brigham Young University students are using genealogical research skills to help identify relatives of American service members missing from past wars, according to ABC4. The effort has been ongoing for nearly a decade and continues this Veterans Day.
November 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM MT · via ABC4 Utah · 4 sources
Blog examines Mormon women's veiling practices at funerals, temples
Times and Seasons explores the history of female veiling in Mormonism, comparing LDS funeral and temple veiling practices to similar traditions in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Islam. The blog post examines how these practices have evolved within the Church.
November 10, 2026 at 4:03 AM MT · via Times and Seasons
Artist's century-old rotunda murals restored in Cody Wyoming ward house
Deseret News profiles Edward T. Grigware's early-1900s rotunda murals in a historic Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Cody, Wyoming, detailing the artist's work and the building's architectural significance. The ward house represents a distinctive period in Mormon frontier architecture.
November 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM MT · via Deseret News · 2 sources
Five major LDS Church changes coming in December 2026
YouTube channel History Unmasked outlines five significant changes coming to the LDS Church in December 2026 in a video that has drawn 15,462 views in 18 hours (~857 views per hour). The changes include alterations to Temple Square's Christmas traditions, the Tabernacle Choir's new ticket lottery system, a worldwide one-hour sacrament meeting, the Pago Pago American Samoa Temple dedication, and unspecified future developments.
November 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM MT · via YouTube / History Unmasked
Church refines youth program with monthly invitations, crystal Savior statues
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that starting January 2027, its Children and Youth program will be "further refined" with new monthly gospel invitations and a new emblem system, including a crystal statue of the Savior given to youth when they begin the program. The changes continue leadership's focus on youth retention, according to a post at By Common Consent, a Latter-day Saint blog.
November 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM MT · via By Common Consent · 3 sources
Historic gay bar 'in shadow of temple' now memorialized in downtown SLC
The Salt Lake Tribune reports on a permanent downtown memorial to the Sun Tavern, one of Utah's first gay bars, which operated "in the shadow of the temple" and served as a disco hall, community gathering space, and safe haven for the state's LGBTQ+ community. The marker honors the bar's role in shaping Salt Lake City's LGBTQ+ history.
November 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM MT · via The Salt Lake Tribune
Apostle's message prompts Latter-day Saints to drop online anonymity
An apostle's message has inspired some Latter-day Saints to shed online anonymity and use their real names on social media and forums, Deseret News reports. The article does not specify which apostle delivered the message or its exact content.
November 7, 2026 at 2:22 AM MT · via Deseret News
BYU-Idaho confirms 1,000 more mission deferments after policy change
BYU-Idaho saw an additional 1,000 students defer enrollment for Fall 2026 compared to Fall 2025 to serve as missionaries, KUTV reports. The increase follows the Church's change to missionary age policies.
November 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM MT · via KUTV 2 · 2 sources