She helped shape today’s LDS Primary. She sneaked behind the Iron Curtain. Oh, and she still water-skis at 92.
Dwan Jacobsen Young oversaw the children’s organization when it transitioned from a weekday, activity-filled gathering, which attracted many nonmembers, to a staple of Sunday worship.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dwan Young, the seventh Primary president, sits in her home in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
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.