Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, says gay grandson of LDS apostle Dallin Oaks, creates ‘an environment ripe for violence’
Ballet West music director Jared Oaks composes a musical tribute to Matthew Shepard.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jared Oaks, music director for Ballet West, rehearses with the orchestra in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 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.