A judge ordered Benjamin James Johnson to pay $1.13 million in restitution for setting fire to three meetinghouses of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The churches in St. George, Utah, are part of an international trend of arson and other attacks on religious buildings and sites.
News from the week of Sept. 18 to 24 incudes President Russell M. Nelson’s Liahona article on covenants, Elder Bednar’s live Instagram Q&A, and a summary of Elder Neil L. Andersen’s visit to South America.