(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Rev. Irene Pak Lee, a second-generation Korean American pastor, prays during an interfaith prayer service at First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City to demand justice and safety for immigrants and refugees on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
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.