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SALT LAKE CITY | 3 Dec 2008 | Funeral services for Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be held in the Tabernacle on Temple Square on Friday, 5 December 2008, at 12 noon. The funeral will be open to the public.

SALT LAKE CITY | 3 Dec 2008 | Tours of the Draper Utah Temple, the 12th Utah temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, can be reserved by the general public beginning 1 December 2008 at 10 a.m.

SALT LAKE CITY | 2 Dec 2008 | Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, the oldest living apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died last night, age 91. Elder Wirthlin had gone to bed at his Salt Lake City home, and died peacefully at about 11.30 pm of causes incident to age.

SALT LAKE CITY | 26 Nov 2008 | The inaugural volume of the much-anticipated Joseph Smith Papers , released today, brings to light a project that has been under way for many years.

SALT LAKE CITY | 3 Nov 2008 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today released a report of its hurricane relief efforts during the 2008 hurricane season. Since late August, the Church has sent dozens of semi-truck loads of supplies to the Gulf Coast to aid those affected by Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike .

SALT LAKE CITY | 21 Nov 2008 | Following the passing of Proposition 8 in California, the Church released statements urging civility and reaffirming its position on the issue. The Church also noted that two Roman Catholic bishops released statements decrying religious bigotry against Mormons. The Church today points to additional third-party voices that provide useful insights into the reaction following the vote. Some of these individuals supported Proposition 8, and some were against it.

SALT LAKE CITY | 19 Nov 2008 | Peaches and apricots from Utah's 2008 abundant crop have been delivered to people in need throughout the United States.

MEXICO CITY | 17 Nov 2008 | At a cultural celebration held the night before the Mexico City temple rededication, President Thomas S. Monson told nearly 100,000 Latter-day Saints in Mexico: "You will never forget this evening. It will remain in your hearts and in your souls forever."

SALT LAKE CITY | 14 Nov 2008 | Five months ago, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent a letter to members of the Church in California, encouraging them to join the millions of other Californians from many religious denominations, ethnic groups and political persuasions in a broad coalition to defend marriage as it has been defined for millennia. Today the First Presidency issued a statement about the democratic process.

SALT LAKE CITY | 11 Nov 2008 | This past weekend, two Roman Catholic bishops released statements in support of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' stance on Proposition 8 in California

SALT LAKE CITY | 10 Nov 2008 | Leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are very disappointed over statements made in a media advisory from Mr. Ernest Michel, Honorary chairman of the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors. The advisory announced a press event on Monday, November 10, in New York.

SACRAMENTO | 7 Nov 2008 | (This news release was issued by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento) The following statement was released today by Bishop William Weigand, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento and former Bishop of Salt Lake City, in response to attacks on (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) for supporting California's Proposition 8, defending the traditional definition of marriage.