A couple of years ago I posted a brief reflection about the LDS Church’s complicated relationship with the cross. The short story is this: despite the fact that early saints wore the crucifix as jewelry, that early churches were adorned with cross-related imagery, and that the Laie, Hawaii and Cardston, Alberta temples both have a cruciform design, the cross fell out of fashion with the LDS Church… but it’s making a comeback! On March 25, 2026, the church announced the installation of a cross-centric statue on Temple Square. To be clear, the image—which depicts Jesus carrying the cross—isn’t terribly dissimilar…
Yesterday I learned from Peggy Fletcher Stack that the Church had made a massive policy change: ward Sunday School presidencies…
LDS leaders have been unequivocal when it comes to the importance of the temple. Reiterating past leaders’ statements, and consistent…
If a woman’s voice falls in the forest and nobody hears it, did the woman speak at all? Recent changes…
Standing as a wanderer above a sea of Orange fog, I do what all seekers do when faced with a…
Posted March 27, 2026 ByM. Alva NilssonI want so much for miracles to be real. I want to believe in a God who cares. And if I can give that God power by believing in Them and acting like I do, I’m going to try.
SALT LAKE CITY | Friday, 27 March 2026 | Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox presented the Presiding Bishopric with a token of gratitude on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, recognizing the Church’s recent efforts to help preserve the Great Salt Lake.
Posted March 26, 2026 ByRoseMembers and those investigating the church have the right to examine its temple policies.
SALT LAKE CITY | Thursday, 26 March 2026 | The Church History Museum of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened a new art exhibit, “From Above: Aboriginal Australian Art from the Bird Family,” on March 12, 2026.
SALT LAKE CITY | Thursday, 26 March 2026 | Elder Gary E. Stevenson and his wife, Lesa, will speak at a Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults in a broadcast available on May 3, 2026, in the Americas and May 10 in other areas.
Posted March 25, 2026 ByGuest PostWhen I met my husband at 19, I saw in him someone who could be my partner. He wasn’t afraid of my opinions or ambitions. He told me he loved me and wanted to marry me.
Near the end of his book Holiness to the Lord: Latter-day Saint Temple Worship, Jonathan Stapley says of his purpose in writing the book: Scholars, media, and other observers have often had to choose between silence and exposé. The topics addressed in this book bridge the gap. For me, this was the best aspect of … Read More
As we move into Exodus, time passes suddenly. We move away from the individual novella of Joseph to several hundred years later, just as we often do in the Book of Mormon. Just how long, we don’t actually know. All book links in this post are Amazon Affiliate links. Depending on how one calculates or
SALT LAKE CITY | Wednesday, 25 March 2026 | Two new statues — “Jesus Christ Carrying the Cross” and “Jesus Christ in Gethsemane” — have debuted on the south side of the Salt Lake Temple, near the Temple Square Visitors’ Center plaza, ahead of the Easter weekend.
SALT LAKE CITY | Wednesday, 25 March 2026 | In response to the worst flooding the Hawaiian Islands have seen in two decades, local leaders and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are working with the community to meet immediate needs and to begin cleanup efforts.
