LDS Church to permanently donate thousands of acre-feet of water to the Great Salt Lake
The gift has been months in the making, and represents the first major private sector commitment to saving the imperiled lake.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Angel Moroni atop The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Bountiful Temple, Dec. 10, 2022, with the shrinking Great Salt Lake visible in the background.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.