LDS Church unloading even more Missouri land. What’s up in this former and future Zion?
Utah-based faith is selling 500-plus acres in the Kansas City area and more than 1,800 acres south of Independence, a key city in the faith’s yesterdays and tomorrows.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The exterior of Missouri's Kansas City Temple is seen from a distance in 2012. The Utah-based church is selling more than 500 acres in the Kansas City area and another 1,800 acres in nearby Lee's Summit.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.
Tony covers growth and development issues for The Tribune. He is a former editor and politics reporter and has been with The Tribune since 1991.