‘Mormon Land’: Was Helmuth Hübener, the LDS teen who stood up to Hitler, really ‘excommunicated’?
Separating fact from fiction in the new film “Truth & Treason,” and what this real-life WWII test of courage and faith teaches us today.
(Angel Studios) In the movie "Truth & Treason," Ewan Horrocks plays Helmuth Hübener, a Latter-day Saint teen in Hamburg, Germany, who began writing pamphlets in resistance to the Nazi regime during World War II.
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.
David is a managing editor at The Tribune, where he has worked since 1984. He oversees coverage ranging from local government and west-side issues to growth, development and housing. In addition, he directs religion reporting, co-hosts the award-winning “Mormon Land” podcast and writes the Mormon Land newsletter.