Mark Edward Petersen was an American news editor and religious leader. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1944 until his death. He became managing editor of the church-owned Deseret News in 1935 and then editor in 1941. He filled the vacancy in the Quorum caused by the excommunication of Richard R. Lyman.
Mark E. Petersen
Grave marker of Mark E. Petersen
Grave markers of Mark E. Petersen and Emma Marr Petersen
The Deseret News is a multi-platform newspaper based in Salt Lake City, published by Deseret News Publishing Company, a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Founded in 1850, it was the first newspaper to be published in Utah. The publication's name is from the geographic area of Deseret identified by Utah's pioneer settlers, and much of the publication's reporting is rooted in that region.
Front page of the first issue of the Deseret News, published June 15, 1850
The Utah Territorial Statehouse, home of the News during the Utah War
An early News printing press displayed in the statehouse basement
The Deseret Store, home of the Deseret News from 1851 to 1854 and 1862–1903