‘September Six’ writer-editor who was denied reentry into the LDS Church dies
April 13, 1944 — Oct. 29, 2023: Lavina Fielding Anderson, a “titan of modern Mormonism” who had a deep impact on Latter-day Saint scholarship for decades, remained a believer to the end.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Lavina Fielding Anderson, who was excommunicated in 1993 as part of the so-called September Six and was denied reentry into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died.
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.