The Mormon church’s emphasis on precise order when choosing a deceased church president and prophet’s successor leaves Thomas Monson as the most likely choice for its next leader.

A fire that destroyed a Mormon church last month in Mesa was intentionally set, but was not a hate crime, an agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives said Thursday.

There is no public outcry as Gilbert prepares to raze the town’s first Mormon Church. And, it seems, few people with memories to share for a town record.

A new 44,000-square-foot Tempe Institute of Religion will be dedicated Sunday afternoon on the campus of Arizona State University.

A new temple planned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the southeast corner of Greenfield and Pecos roads in Gilbert will be discussed by the town's Planning Commission 5 p.m. Wednesday in the City Council Chambers at Gilbert Municipal Center, 50 E. Civic Center Drive.

Chandler police release a graphic 73-page report detailing the relationship between a teenage boy and the estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock.

Chandler police release a graphic 73-page report detailing the relationship between a teenage boy and the estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock.

Chandler police release a graphic 73-page report detailing the relationship between a teenage boy and the estranged wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock.

Gordon B. Hinckley, who served as the 15th president and prophet of the Mormon Church, died Sunday at the age of 97 in Salt Lake City.

Bruce Dana wants to keep Mormons laughing. For all its reputation as a no-nonsense religion of family wholesomeness, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is amusing itself anew with publication of “Stories & Jokes of Mormon Folks,” a 148-page collection of Dana’s best comedic shots about followers of his own distinctive faith.

Be ready for the next big emergency, thanks to the fine folks at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mesa South Stake. They’re hosting an emergency preparedness fair on Saturday, July 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is free to the public.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has unveiled a new solar-powered 19,400-square-foot meetinghouse in east Mesa.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to build a new chapel on unincorporated land in northeast Mesa by the end of next year.

Pre-construction for the Arizona Temple in Gilbert for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is scheduled to begin within the next few weeks when underground power lines are put in at the site.

A planned LDS temple in Gilbert - expected be the town's tallest building if the steeple is included - was approved by the Planning Commission this week.

Plans for an LDS temple that would be about the same height as the Hayden Flour Mill silos in Tempe are beginning to take shape in Gilbert.

The group behind the anti-LDS mailer sent out recently should get their money back. The logic behind the mailer is truly flawed. Here’s a few reasons: