Tag: Church

Sports

Highland Stake to Hold Church Ball Tournament in Giant Bubble

The Highland Utah stake announced plans today to hold their annual stake basketball tournament in a self-contained bubble. Their season was suspended in March when states began to issue stay-at-home orders. Stake athletic director Mark Kimball expressed his excitement over the news: “Church ball is one of the defining aspects of our culture. It’s part of what sets us apart from the world. I was … Continue reading Highland Stake to Hold Church Ball Tournament in Giant Bubble

Warren Dusenberry
Life

Provo Young Single Adult Wards Begin Extending COVID-19 Related Callings

With wards in Provo meeting in person again, the members of the YSA 183 ward’s “callings committee” have seen an opportunity to create several new positions in the ward. “I’ve invented a lot of new callings in my time,” said Holly Barnett, co-chair of the callings committee and creator of the “ward events coordinator” position, “but we really struck gold with the pandemic.” This new … Continue reading Provo Young Single Adult Wards Begin Extending COVID-19 Related Callings

Albert Camus
News

Utah Ex-Mormons to Celebrate Pioneer Day by Trekking Back to Missouri

  In commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the arrival of Mormon pioneers to Utah, the local ex-Mormon community is staging a trek back to Missouri. Noah Nombre, third great-grandson of Brigham Young, is leading the charge. “We don’t blame Missouri for wanting them to leave,” Nombre explained. “Utah is not the place,” said Nombre, who maintains that his group is not a religious faction. … Continue reading Utah Ex-Mormons to Celebrate Pioneer Day by Trekking Back to Missouri

Emil Ratburn III
News

Joseph Smith Hologram Announces Presidential Run

Joseph Smith Hologram’s candidacy was officially announced in a press conference earlier today. The hologram stated, “Many saints have wondered which party is correct, but all of their platforms are an abomination, and their candidates are all corrupt.” In a time when American’s are concerned with corruption in office, and with anti-establishment candidates like Kanye West being edged out of the race, this digital prophet … Continue reading Joseph Smith Hologram Announces Presidential Run

Albert Camus
News

Recent Utah Protests Led By New ‘No-Mask Saints’ Church

The letter from the Utah Area Presidency asking everyone to wear masks in public has caused the Church of Freedom and Exposure for Latter-day Saints to form, with members protesting masks. Many rallies and protests occurring in Utah have specifically focused on the statewide mandate to wear masks. The foundation for these protests have come from the recently formed Church of Freedom and Exposure for … Continue reading Recent Utah Protests Led By New ‘No-Mask Saints’ Church

Gail Black