LDS Church Member News

Case dismissed against excommunicated LDS general authority (Deseret Morning News)

Prosecutors in southern Utah have dismissed criminal charges against an excommunicated general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. >> LDS Church >>

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement Wednesday seeking to quell Internet speculation about an old daguerreotype photograph long owned by the Community of Christ. >> LDS Church >>

Women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park joined together to provide relief and support for the Lighthouse Women and Children’s Shelter in Oxnard. >> LDS Church >>

An attorney for seven men who filed civil lawsuits against Warren Jeffs says he’s filed papers asking the court to dismiss the cases. The lawsuits were filed in 2004. Six men — known as Lost Boys — sought damages from Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, claiming they had been unfairly kicked out of the faith. >> LDS Church >>

In response to recent reports of photographic image that some say is of Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a statement indicating that “the church does not have or own this photograph,” adding that reports that the church has verified its authenticity “are not true.” >> LDS Church >>

Caleb Lee Blaschke of Pomerene is returning from the Portland Oregon Mission where he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has been asked to speak in church Sunday, March 23, at 1 p.m. in the Pomerene Ward and invites all to attend. >> LDS Church >>

A judge on Wednesday dismissed two of 10 charges against a polygamist sect leader accused of arranging marriages between underage female parishioners and their older relatives. A county prosecutor had asked a state judge to drop the two counts against Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The charges dismissed were of sexual conduct with a minor … >> LDS Church >>