Special report: As LDS Church grows bigger in this country, so do challenges — young members, high poverty, even modern polygamy
But converts are drawn to this U.S.-born faith as it rises out of obscurity with a visible symbol: a gleaming temple.
(Michael Stack | Special to The Tribune) The Nairobi Temple’s steeple rises above the Mountain View neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday, April 17, 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.