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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson looks on following a news conference, in Salt Lake City. Nelson has generated buzz and excitement during his first year by becoming one of the most visible, active and decisive presidents in modern church history and implementing a big number of changes. Nelson's uncommon openness about the faith's belief that presidents are living prophets who receives revelations from God has also set him apart from his most of his predecessors, church scholars say. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Latest: Mormon leader says view on gay marriage unchanged

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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson looks on following a news conference, in Salt Lake City. Nelson has generated buzz and excitement during his first year by becoming one of the most visible, active and decisive presidents in modern church history and implementing a big number of changes. Nelson's uncommon openness about the faith's belief that presidents are living prophets who receives revelations from God has also set him apart from his most of his predecessors, church scholars say. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mormon leaders talk spirituality, not changes, at conference

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson prays during the church's twice-annual, in Salt Lake City. Nelson has generated buzz and excitement during his first year by becoming one of the most visible, active and decisive presidents in modern church history and implementing a big number of changes. Nelson's uncommon openness about the church's belief that presidents are living prophets who receive revelations from God has also set him apart from his most of his predecessors, scholars say. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mormon president surprises with transformative first year

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 4, 2015 file photo, flowers bloom in front of the Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square, in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is repealing rules unveiled in 2015 that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and made gay marriage a sin worthy of expulsion. The surprise announcement Thursday, April 4, 2019, by the faith widely known as the Mormon church reverses rules that triggered widespread condemnations from LGBTQ members and their allies. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

The Latest: LGBTQ parents’ group applauds Mormon change

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FILE- In this Jan. 3, 2018, file photo, the angel Moroni statue, silhouetted against the sky, sits atop the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The Mormon church is renaming websites, social media handles and email addresses as the faith digs in deeper to its push to be known by the religion's full name and not shorthand names that have been used for generations by church members and others. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in a news release that websites that used &quot;Mormon&quot; and &quot;LDS&quot; will be phased out. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mormon websites renamed in push to end use of nicknames

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Canadian polygamist to sell properties in British Columbia

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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2016, file photo, a man walks past the Salt Lake Temple, a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Parents of Mormon missionaries will be able to hear their children's voices a lot more often under new rules announced Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, that allow the proselytizing youngsters to call home every week instead of only twice a year. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mormons up missionary calls home from twice yearly to weekly

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 3, 2018, file photo, the angel Moroni statue, silhouetted against the sky, sits atop the Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The Mormon church says it won't oppose strengthening hate-crimes legislation in Utah to include protections for LGBT people. The announcement Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, could break a longtime legislative logjam. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mormon church says it’s not opposed to hate-crime bill

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Lawsuit: Mormon Church failed to keep child safe from abuse

By FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press

In this June 21, 2018, file photo, a laboratory manager holds a cannabis sample in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Utah lawmakers approve medical pot changes, despite concerns

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

President Russell M. Nelson leaves the morning session of a twice-annual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Mormon leader: Nicknames for faith are ‘victory for Satan’

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FILE - In this March 31, 2018, file photo, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir perform during the twice-annual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City. The well-known Mormon Tabernacle Choir was renamed Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, to strip out the word Mormon in a move showing the faith's new president is serious about ending shorthand names for the religion that have been used for generations by church members and previously promoted by the church. The gospel singing group will now be called &quot;The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square,&quot; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

The Latest: Mormon leader backs push for use of full name

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FILE - In this April 2, 2016, file photo, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs during the opening session of the two-day Mormon church conference in Salt Lake City. The well-known Mormon Tabernacle Choir was renamed Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, to strip out the word Mormon in a move showing the faith's new president is serious about ending shorthand names for the religion that have been used for generations by church members and previously promoted by the church. The gospel singing group will now be called &quot;The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square,&quot; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mormon no more: Tabernacle Choir renamed in big church shift

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 31, 2018, file photo, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir perform during the twice-annual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City. The well-known Mormon Tabernacle Choir was renamed Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, to strip out the word Mormon in a move showing the faith's new president is serious about ending shorthand names for the religion that have been used for generations by church members and previously promoted by the church. The gospel singing group will now be called &quot;The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square,&quot; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Q&A: Why the Mormon church is renaming its well-known choir

By REGINA GARCIA CANO - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 21, 2018, file photo, a laboratory manager holds a cannabis sample in Oakland, Calif. The Mormon church is backing a deal that would legalize medical marijuana in Utah, even if the ballot initiative fails in the November election (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Mormon church backs deal to allow medical marijuana in Utah

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

Mormon church to increase food donations to charities

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FILE - In this April 5, 2018, file photo, McKenna Denson speaks with reporters during a news conference in Salt Lake City. Denson, a woman who sued a former Mormon missionary leader claiming that he raped her in the 1980s, went to his congregation in Arizona and said church leaders are covering for a &quot;sexual predator.&quot; (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Lawyers: Deal unlikely in Mormon church sexual abuse case

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

No more snail mail: Mormons to receive mission calls online

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, president Russell M. Nelson looks on following a news conference, in Salt Lake City. The president of the Mormon church is asking people to refrain from using &quot;Mormon&quot; or &quot;LDS&quot; as a substitute for the full name of the religion: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Church president: Use ‘Latter-day Saints’ not ‘Mormon’

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

NAACP, Mormon church partnering on initiatives in East Coast

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