‘Mormon Land’: NAACP president — ‘I have yet to run across a leader of the church who wasn’t pleasant’
Derrick Johnson is eager to speak with LDS Church President Dallin Oaks about what comes next for their alliance.
(Rick Bowmer | AP) Then-church President Russell M. Nelson shakes hands with Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, in 2018. Johnson is eager to speak with Nelson's successor, Dallin Oaks, far left.
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.
David is a managing editor at The Tribune, where he has worked since 1984. He oversees coverage ranging from local government and west-side issues to growth, development and housing. In addition, he directs religion reporting, co-hosts the award-winning “Mormon Land” podcast and writes the Mormon Land newsletter.