(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The 2021 fall semester gets underway at Brigham Young University, Aug. 30, 2021, in Provo. The school, owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes struggles in its pursuit of academic excellence and religious loyalty.
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.