He dreamed of being an LDS apostle, but his truth-telling about church history left him outside the faith
D. Michael Quinn’s devotion to telling the truth about the faith’s history — and his inner struggle with his LGBTQ identity — ultimately cost him a place in the church he loved and believed in to the end of his days.
(Tribune file photo) D. Michael Quinn at the Church History Library in 2013. Quinn's posthumous memoir has recently been released.
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.