The Light the World Giving Machine kiosks will return to the Pearl for three weeks this holiday season. Instead of dispensing snacks and sodas, people can purchase things like meals, hygiene kits, developmental toys and medical devices.

Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a slew of new guidelines which would limit the role of transgender members in local congregations.

An Arizona judge has ruled that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may not use the state's “clergy-penitent privilege” to refuse to answer questions or turn over documents in a child sex-abuse case.

The church “must be held accountable in order to bring healing and closure to Mormon victims of childhood sexual abuse,” Hurley McKenna & Mertz, a law firm that focuses on church sex abuse, said in a statement. In the seven lawsuits each representing seven different male victims, attorneys say church officials never notified authorities about abuse allegations. Public records show members of church-sponsored Boy Scout troops who were abused would tell church bishops about what they had experienced. Around 90,000 sexual abuse claims have been filed against the Boy Scouts. It's the latest major American institution to seek bankruptcy protection amid mounting legal pressures over allegations of sexual abuse.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s East Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold a clothing drive for new pants and shorts for residents at Haven for Hope. Shorts and pants of all sizes for men, women and children are needed, but the greatest need is for men’s pants and shorts. The collection will take place from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. on Sept. 26 at the following chapels:8801 Midcrown Drive15200 Judson Road13201 Forum RoadFor more information, click here.

While many conservative-leaning religious voters warmed to him long ago, Trump has struggled to win over Latter-day Saints. Once just a headache for the White House, Trump's relative weakness with Latter-day Saints is now a growing political liability. This past week the Trump campaign launched its Latter-day Saints for Trump Coalition, sending Vice President Mike Pence to Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix, for the kickoff. But Latter-day Saints were less likely than other traditionally Republican religious groups to approve of the way Trump was doing his job. Hes a family guy.Bidens campaign is also targeting Latter-day Saints in Arizona and elsewhere.