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LDS church tax exemption affects Nauvoo, school district

Checks to Nauvoo property owners from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will provide a partial refund on higher taxes paid this year after a change in the church's tax status on its holdings in Nauvoo. Some church properties -- the temple, meeting house and temple president's home -- had been exempt from property taxes. But the church since the 1960s has paid taxes on its other properties in the Nauvoo area even though churches are exempt from paying property tax on religious properties.

Book of Mormon 365 - December

LDS Man Discovers Mammoth Tusk While Digging on His Property

Kasey Keller made a mammoth find while digging on his property in Preston, Idaho.

LDS Church sells Provo River tract to fund for development

A scenic tract of land on the upper Provo River owned by the LDS Church has been bought by a private equity fund than plans to turn the property into a high-end trout fishery and then sell it to another buyer. Sporting Ranch Capital Management bought the 204-acre property in Summit and Wasatch counties east of Park City last month from Property Reserve Inc., which manages real estate owned by the Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Terms of the deal weren’t announced.

SOM Transcript - S6E18

Dave Says: Selling House at Auction

By Dave Ramsey

Dear Dave,

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11 Gripping, Clean Novels That Will Keep You in Suspense

By LDS Living

Looking for a thrilling but clean new novel to get you in the Halloween spirit? Check out these 12 suspense novels you won't be able to put down. Best of all, they're all available to read or listen to on Bookshelf PLUS!

The Church Changes Handbook Language to "Prohibit" Firearms on Church Property

Firearms are now “prohibited” in meetinghouses of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.