September 25, 2004

Luis Cruz grew up in the Catholic tradition that his parents taught him in Chiapas, Mexico. But when he came to Phoenix more than three years ago, he developed a spiritual void that the Catholic Church was unable to fill.

Being excommunicated for apostasy by the Mormon church is one thing, but Lyndon Lamborn is livid that his stake president has ordered bishops in eight Mesa wards to take the rare step of announcing disciplinary action against him to church members today.

May 19, 2005

When Gov. Janet Napolitano visited the Bishop’s Storehouse complex of the Mormon Church in Mesa on Wednesday, she saw a one-stop social service shop that had some surprising things to offer the rest of the state.

FARMINGTON, Utah -- The Mormon church - which begins a new construction project every week - is looking to lessen its imprint on the environment.

Lyndon Lamborn was excommunicated from the Mormon church for doubting some of its claims, but on Sunday his stake president backed away from a plan to publicly announce his ouster.

Valley Mormons will gather today in stake centers or in front of TVs at homes for satellite and cable TV coverage of the 11 a.m. funeral services of their beloved president and prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley.

Thomas S. Monson will serve the rest of his life as the president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Saints.

An early morning fire Monday destroyed the Mesa Arizona Lehi Stake building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1430 N. Grand St.

An East Valley developer and downtown Mesa landowner is attempting to buy more property just west of the Arizona Mormon Temple.

Religious and cultural traditions collide in odd ways.

WOLFEBORO, N.H. — Republican Mitt Romney, the first Mormon presidential nominee of a major political party, sat in the Wolfeboro Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday as, one by one, members of his congregation credited him for bringing the faith more into the public eye.

About 1,500 members, in nine Mesa wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will wait another year before they can return to church work and worship on their campus at 1430 N. Grand, just across the north fence of Mesa Cemetery and east of Country Club Drive.

SALT LAKE CITY - Mormon church leaders will ask California members to join the effort to amend that state's constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman.

SALT LAKE CITY — For the first time in the event's 183-year history, a woman led a prayer Saturday at the semiannual gathering of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Students attending Mormon seminary classes Monday near Marcos de Niza High School opened their journals and poured out feelings about the death Sunday night of their prophet and president, Gordon B. Hinckley, who was 97 and had led the church for more than 12 years.

September 27, 2004

Mormon state lawmakers from the East Valley are angry their church is interested in extending light rail into downtown Mesa.

After years of avoiding direct mention of his religion, Mitt Romney will open up about his Mormon faith as he accepts the Republican nomination for president.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- When Honduran-born Antonella Cecilia Packard converted to the Mormon Faith 20 years ago, she said it was like "coming home."

It is getting personal in the Mormon Church.

Something unexpected happened near Coolidge when families of a Gilbert Mormon ward re-enacted the historic and rigorous handcart journeys of Mormon pioneers across the West.