(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Church Office Building in downtown Salt Lake City in March 2022. Sam Brunson, a popular Latter-day Saint blogger and a tax law professor at Loyola University Chicago, would like to see the church be more forthright about its finances.
David is a managing editor at The Tribune, where he has worked since 1984. He oversees coverage ranging from local government and west-side issues to growth, development and housing. In addition, he directs religion reporting, co-hosts the award-winning “Mormon Land” podcast and writes the Mormon Land newsletter.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.