BEIJING, China (ABC4) — Government officials in Beijing released an announcement last week banning activities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

On Sunday, June 22, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Chaoyang District of Beijing announced it was banning the “Mormon Beijing Branch.” The bureau cited a 1998 agreement between the United States and China.

Editor’s note: This is the first story in a four-part series diving into the facts behind one fundamentalist Mormon group’s presence, and aftermath of another, the southern Black Hills of South Dakota. KELOLAND News Digital Reporter Jacob Newton has sifted through property records, court records and interviewed multiple sources about the group known as the Order. This series explores the history and secrecy of the compound and the lasting impressions that linger today.

Our Commentary on the fact that LDS 2026 Curriculum for the Church of Jesus Christ Will Be the Old Testament!

Injunction lifted for FLDS-linked border towns Source: FOX 10 Phoenix

The Baker-Fancher wagon train stopped to rest at Mountain Meadows in September 1857 while heading to California. Local Mormon militia, fearing federal conflict, decided the emigrants posed a threat.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, June 21, 2025 (Newsroom Press Release): His Holiness Brahmavihari Swamiji, head of BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi and international relations for BAPS, met with members of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

To many liberal members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, apostle Hugh B. Brown was an ecclesiastical icon, a fierce warrior for social justice and a passionate proponent of ending the faith’s former temple/priesthood exclusion of Black members. Still, Brown was not without his critics, including some strong opponents among the church’s highest leadership ranks.

Latter-day Saint voters are less overwhelmingly Republican than they once were but have warmed to President Donald Trump significantly, according to a new analysis of how members of the faith voted in recent elections. -- Source: Fox News 13

Provo man charged with threat of terrorism after allegedly threatening to blow up Missionary Training Center -- Source: ABC4

Story and Caption from Salt Lake Tribune read as follows: "Is there a good way for LDS garments and other religious garb to be discarded? Celestial Recycling is helping answer that very question for Latter-day Saints."