Many religious rites in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — from blessings and baptisms to confirmations and ordinations — are tactile experiences, requiring person-to-person contact.

He explains: The blessing finished with everyone in tears and my mom feeling much better. I am forever grateful to know that I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and have ...

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(KUTV) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is clearing up some possible confusion for its members who wish to perform ordinances, weddings, etc. during the coronavirus pandemic. A l ...

(KUTV) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reversing its policies regarding blessings and baptisms forchildren with parents who identify as a part of the LGBTQ community,and same-sex ...

But it wasn’t always that way. The group of LDS women agitating for the priesthood to be given to female members say they’re not asking their faith leaders to boldly leap into the future, but to step ...

The LDS Church hosted a celebration in honor of the 40th anniversary of black members receiving the priesthood and temple blessings. The celebration was hosted at the LDS Conference Center. (Claire ...

Mormons sometimes like to say that they don’t have liturgy or ritual. Not so, counters historian Jonathan Stapley in The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology. Mormon belief and practice ...

It was an LDS priesthood blessing that put 21-year-old Andrew Livermore’s mind at ease on Nov. 7, 2011, following a trampoline accident that paralyzed the Pocatello man from the waist down while he ...

In 2008, I sat in Randy Bott’s missionary preparation class at Brigham Young University when he told us why Black men could not be ordained to the priesthood until 1978. Bott claimed that Black men ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced policy changes Thursday, allowing children of LGBT parents to receive baby blessings and be baptized. There were also updates to the church ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KIFI/KIDK) - The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced new guidelines for church leaders and members on weddings, funerals, baby blessings ...