Church repatriates sacred rock covered with petroglyphs after 14-year effort
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This photo provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shows a large rock bearing petroglyphs created by the ancestors of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Dec 8, 2025, in Tremonton, Utah. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints via AP)This photo provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shows members of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, from left, James Cawley, Brad Parry, Tribal Council Vice-Chair, and Rios Pacheco, the tribe leader, at the site near the Utah-Idaho border, where a rock bearing petroglyphs created by the ancestors of the tribe was returned, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints via AP)This photo provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shows a rock bearing petroglyphs created by the ancestors of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation being returned to a location near the Utah-Idaho border, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints via AP)
This photo provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shows a large rock bearing petroglyphs created by the ancestors of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Dec 8, 2025, in Tremonton, Utah. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints via AP)