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SALT LAKE CITY — Folklore is alive and well in the Mormon culture, but many of the stories that spread at lightning speed among church members are simply not true.
We’ll explore 20 common urban legends: Did the Disney hearse carry Brigham Young’s body to his final resting place? Was it really the voice of Sting singing LDS children’s favorite “Book of Mormon Stories?” Did John Taylor’s pocket watch actually save his life at Carthage Jail? In “Fact or Fiction? Mormon stories and urban legends,” the truth may surprise you!