Mormons gather at funeral in Utah for high-ranking leader

Mormons are gathering at a funeral in Salt Lake City at the religion’s historic Tabernacle to honor the life of high-ranking church leader Robert D. Hales, who died at the age of 85.Hales died Sunday from complications related to his age at a Salt Lake City hospital while Mormons were gathered for a twice-yearly conference in the city that is headquarters to a religion that counts nearly 16 million members around the world.The funeral is set to begin at 11 a.m. at the Tabernacle, which has