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(AP Photo/Ty ONeil) Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sing outside Las Vegas City Hall as officials consider the church’s plans to build a new temple near Las Vegas, May 14, ...

(RNS) — Among the top changes President Nelson has made, U.S. Mormons love two-hour church best of all, according to new data ... have that civil ceremony. This means non-LDS friends and ...

Bud Stoddard, a regional church leader, poses for a photograph at a site near Las Vegas, where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new temple, May 16, 2024.

Have you ever considered "The Book of Mormon ... temple book." Butler argues that Nephi and other prophets in the book were visionary men and devout followers of Christ who practiced sacred ...

The Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was dedicated September 15, 2024. A similar temple is slated to be built in Western Washington. Courtesy LDS ...

Hunsaker said the new temple is a “blessing” for Latter-day Saints in West Michigan ... Temples host sacred ceremonies, called ordinances, like marriages and proxy baptisms on behalf of ...

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) The new Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seen on ... are places for the most sacred ceremonies, such as weddings that ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A historic building boom of big, bright Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temples ... church spokesman Doug Andersen. New temple projects could be announced ...

The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune ... cities to hear their names pronounced from the pulpit for new temples next month: • Spanish Fork, Utah. • Angeles or Olongapo, Philippines.