Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated a new temple in South America on Sunday.

The Cordoba Argentina Temple became the 145th LDS temple in the world and the first of five LDS temples scheduled to be dedicated before the end of 2015.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the First Presidency led the services Sunday.

Located in the heart of Argentina, the Cordoba Temple is the second LDS temple in the country

As a former wine representative licensed by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, I have read with interest recent articles and op-eds regarding the unfair treatment of wine store personnel and the new ordering system. The problems are much bigger and more pervasive than what is being reported. The reason is obvious. I am talking about the undue influence of the LDS Church.

The Utah statute governing alcoholic beverages states, "policies … shall be administered in a manner that is 'nonpartisan' and fre

Sister missionaries in Chile are recovering after their apartment was broken into and two of the women were assaulted Thursday, according to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The LDS Church has embraced modern financial tools and will now allow members in the United States — and those outside who bank with American institutions — to pay their tithing and other donations online.

The faith's expectation is that devout Mormons give 10 percent of their income — known as tithing — to the Utah-based church.

New questions arose about the health of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson when he bypassed a meeting with a visiting President Barack Obama last month and then cut his speaking load by half at April's General Conference.

On Friday, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released this statement — originally reported on KUER's RadioWest — about the Mormon leader's health.

Mormon apostle Richard G. Scott is recuperating at home after being hospitalized since Thursday for gastrointestinal bleeding.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports his illness kept the 86-year-old from speaking at the Mormon church's General Conference earlier this month.

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A group of 19 religious organizations has filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule against same-sex marriage.
"Notwithstanding our theological differences, we are united in declaring that the traditional institution of marriage is indispensable to the welfare of the American family and society," according to the brief filed earlier this month.
"We are also united in our belief that a decision requiring the states to license or recognize same-sex marriage would generate church-state conflicts that will imperil vital religious liberties."

America is now just two weeks away from the start of the U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with same sex marriage. Because of that many organizations are asking their voices to be heard on the issue. One of them is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It recently filed legal paperwork with court to hear its opinion.

President Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak both Saturday and Sunday during the faith's 185th Annual General Conference.

President Monson, 87, presided over the Saturday morning session but chose to alter his pattern of welcoming Latter-day Saints to conference with a short talk at the beginning.

"President Monson has chosen to reduce the number of talks he will deliver this conference," church spokesman Dale Jones said in a statement. "Over the years various formats have been used in general conference programs."