(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) President Russell M. Nelson addresses the crowd at the 2018 "Be One," an event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1978 change that allowed Black men and boys to hold the priesthood and Black women and girls to enter Latter-day Saint temples. More and more Latter-day Saints are calling on the church to apologize for the now-discarded racist policy.
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.