What does new LDS messaging really say about women in the church?

Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson, center, stands with Sister J. Anette Dennis, first counselor, left, and Sister Kristin M. Yee, second counselor, right, with performing missionaries in Nauvoo, Illinois, during the filming of the Relief Society worldwide devotional, to be broadcast on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Photo © 2025 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.)
(RNS) — Women are second-class citizens in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, guest columnist Emily W. Jensen concludes in analyzing the church's recent efforts to connect better with women.