In Mormon weddings, you also don’t know the officiant assigned to you, and for Alyssa, this meant her name was mispronounced ...

The ceremonies first drew public attention in ... said Cragun, who was raised Mormon but no longer belongs to the church. The baptisms of public figures are likely based on two factors, he added.

John Nelson spoke at a ceremony commemorating the U.S. Army of the West Mormon Battalion’s 1847 crossing of the Colorado River. The annual ceremony at Yuma’s West Wetlands Park honors the ...