Mormon Church Limits Access to Controversial Baptism Records : The Two-Way The church's practice of posthumous baptism has been under fire recently after it came to light that some church members ...

From July 2024 to June 2025, the Church had the most convert baptisms of any 12-month period in its history. The calendar ...

As of the end of June, record-high convert baptisms during the past 12 months marked a milestone year for The Church of Jesus ...

Many religious rites in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — from blessings and baptisms to confirmations and ordinations — are tactile experiences, requiring person-to-person ...

C onvert baptisms surged last year to the highest level seen in nearly three decades, propelling global membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints past 17.5 million.

Latter-day Saints perform baptisms for the dead in their temples, where the devout take part in their faith's most sacred rites. Members research their genealogies to find the names of departed ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will now allow women to be witnesses for temple sealings and baptisms. This historic change was announced Wednesday by the Church. The statement ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is facing the challenge of explaining why God seems to have dramatically flip-flopped on his stance regarding the inclusion of LGBT families.

A new Mormon church policy considers church members in same-sex marriages as apostates whose children will be barred from baptism and church membership unless they disavow same-sex unions.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules unveiled in 2015 that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and made gay marriage a sin worthy ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is making it easier for children of polygamists to join the faith. Children, who wish to join the Church, can now be baptized at 8 years old ...