In the latest news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints, we note a chapel that faces foreclosure in Ohio over an unpaid water bill; predictions for new temples; a new book about the 'September Six' purge; and Russell Nelson's 99th birthday.
Also: Temple predictions for General Conference; revisiting the “September Six”; Latter-day Saint appears with Pope Francis; and more Missouri land sales.
Pews in one of the two chapels at the 95 State meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in downtown Salt Lake City. A chapel in Ohio faces foreclosure after a water bill went unpaid.The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly highlight reel of developments in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Support us on
and get the full newsletter, exclusive access to Tribune subscriber-only religion content and podcast transcripts.As is well known by now, the church has billions upon billions of dollars in. So how is it that a fairly typical Ohio chapel is in foreclosure and faces more than $240,000 in back taxes? Well, it all began eight years ago with an unpaid water assessment of $2,101 on a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Massillon,From there, the property tax bills piled up on the 13,000-square-foot building, valued at $1.6 million.reports, church headquarters in Salt Lake City is working to fix the issue, an outcome Stark County officials desire as well.. “But should the expected resolution progress, I would expect the case to be dropped.
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