Defend and Defund

The past few weeks have served as a reminder that, when it comes to abortion, there’s never a shortage of strong opinions. The latest came from a nationwide protest on Saturday, calling all federal funding to be stripped from Planned Parenthood and redirected toward health centers that do not offer abortions.

US Supreme Court won’t hear ‘Sister Wives’ bigamy law appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from the family on TV’s “Sister Wives” challenging Utah’s law banning polygamy. The decision ends the family’s long legal fight to overturn a seldom used and unique provision of Utah’s law that the Browns and other polygamous families contend has a chilling effect by sending law-abiding plural families into hiding because of fear of prosecution.

Hansen makes presentation on wagon trains at SUP meeting

On Thursday, Jan. 5, Robert Hansen told a fascinating and little-known piece of LDS immigration history that has been largely lost, even by those who are descendants of those immigrants involved.After The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established in Utah, the Perpetual Immigration Fund was established to help converts, especially … (more)