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Aug 10 2023
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Utah Mormon Leader Arrested On Child Sex Charges
Roselle (Rosie) Anderson Stevenson, formerly Rosie Hamblin, 70, of Provo, the ex-wife of David Hamblin who was arrested last September for aggravated sexual abuse of a child, lewdness with a child, rape of a child and several counts of sodomy on a child was booked into the Utah County Jail on one felony count of sodomy on a child. She is being held without bail. Utah County sheriff’s
JoeMyGod
Sep 07 2023
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Oldest Mormon temple gets facelift, public tours prior to December dedication ceremony in Utah
ST. GEORGE, UTAH — Elder Matthew S. Holland, a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, stood in a small “Sealing Room” at the church’s just-renovated St. George Utah Temple and spoke about a ritual that connected decades of his family’s history. “There is not a more sacred spot on the earth than this altar in this room,” Mr. Holland, a political scientist and
Washington Times
Jun 23 2023
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Mormon Crickets Are Creating Havoc in Nevada
A swarm of Mormon crickets has taken over northern Nevada for the past week, causing mayhem as the insects move around the state. The red critters can cause crop damage, make roads slick after they've been crushed and leave a horrible stench after they die. “It’s almost like a biblical plague,” Dana Dolan of Elko, Nevada, tells Rio Yamat and Rick Bowmer of the Associated Press. The situation
Smithsonian Magazine
Jun 22 2023
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Nevada is crawling with swarms of smelly 'Mormon crickets'
Hordes of Mormon crickets—technically a type of shield-back katydid and not a cricket at all—have been migrating through Elko, Nevada and other areas of the West in recent weeks, creating a scene like something from a scary movie. These flightless, thumb-sized, omnivorous cannibals have been covering sidewalks, eating up vegetation and each other. They don’t bite, but they do literally stink.
National Geographic
Aug 11 2023
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Surprise: Gigantic 77-Foot Mormon Steeple In Cody Gets Approved After All
It wasn’t entirely clear to many of those at this week’s Cody Planning and Zoning Board meeting what had been decided for a controversial Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple proposed for the city. There’s still disagreement about the results of this meeting, but Cody city staff, members of the church and the chairman of the Planning and Zoning board all say the church has final
Cowboy State Daily
Jun 21 2023
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‘A biblical plague': Millions of Mormon crickets invade Nevada town
Dana Dolan was driving through her small Nevada hometown when she thought she had come upon a gory crash. The ground surrounding Elko's stretch of Interstate 80 looked as if it had been covered in blood. As the red color shifted and moved, she realized instead it was an infiltration of crickets, some bigger than her thumb. “It’s almost like a biblical plague,” Dolan told The Associated Press
Dallas-Fort Worth News
Jun 03 2023
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Utah Schools That Banned Bible Target 'Book of Mormon' Next
Activists are continuing to target Utah's 2022 law that permits parents to seek the removal of books containing pornographic or indecent material. They already got "The Holy Bible" restricted in Davis County school district and are now putting "The Book of Mormon" on the chopping block, The Guardian reported Saturday. The Davis school district, north of Salt Lake City, is reviewing the Utah-
Newsmax (News)
Jun 04 2023
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Utah School District Follows Bible Ban with Book of Mormon Review
A Utah school district is reviewing the Book of Mormon’s suitability for young eyes after removing the King James Bible from library shelves over allegations the scriptures contain “vulgarity and violence.” School officials in Davis County, Utah, are seeking to establish whether the foundational text of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints should be available at elementary and
Breitbart News
Jun 17 2023
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Mormon crickets are so bad in Nevada that crews are plowing them off the roads
(9 NEWS) – A migration of millions of Mormon crickets reached the Nevada city of Elko this week, and the little insects are everywhere: on roads, in fields and shrubs, climbing walls. "They're just gross," resident Precious Drake told NBC News. "... Yeah, they poop everywhere. We just stay inside. We don't go outside." Get the hottest, most important news stories on the Internet – delivered
WND
Jun 02 2023
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Book of Mormon now challenged in Utah school district that banned the Bible
The Utah school district that just banned the Bible in elementary and middle schools received a new request Friday targeting another religious text: the Book of Mormon. A spokesperson for Davis School District confirmed to The Salt Lake Tribune the latest book challenge, which is aimed at the foundational text of the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The request calls for
The Salt Lake Tribune