Religious Organization
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Overseeing Temple Square renovation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unveiled a new statue of the resurrected Jesus Christ inside the Conference Center in Salt Lake City during the October 3-4 general conference. It is the latest in a series of new Christ sculptures installed as part of the multi-year Temple Square renovation.
Updated Oct 7
Owner of the Salt Lake Temple; organizer of the renovation and open house
The Salt Lake Temple's interior has been off-limits to non-members since 1893. The church released a second batch of free timed tickets for the 2027 open house on October 1, after the first wave of 1 million sold out in 24 hours.
Updated Oct 6
Defendant in tithing lawsuits
A federal appeals court on August 31 affirmed that a class-action lawsuit accusing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of hiding how it spends tithing money was filed too late. The 10th Circuit ruled the plaintiffs should have known about the church's alleged financial misuse after a 2019 IRS whistleblower report made national headlines.
Updated Sep 6
Contributed $250M to settlement fund
The Supreme Court declined to review a $2.4 billion Boy Scouts bankruptcy settlement on January 12, 2026, ending a six-year legal saga and cementing one of the largest sexual abuse settlements in U.S. history. Over 82,000 survivors filed claims alleging decades of abuse. The deal does something controversial: it shields local Boy Scout councils and chartered organizations from future lawsuits, even though they never filed for bankruptcy themselves.
Updated May 20
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