Boyd K. Packer
In Mormonism, yesterday’s heresy is today’s orthodoxy
By Jana Riess — February 25, 2022
(RNS) — In 1973, Mormon author Carol Lynn Pearson's feature article for the 'Ensign' magazine was pulled at the last minute, and she was banned from writing about women for Church publications. What was controversial then has become the party line.
Most young adult Mormons are skipping General Conference. Why?
By Jana Riess — April 1, 2017
Only 44% of Millennial Mormons say they have watched General Conference in the last six months -- more than a thirty-point drop from the habits of the oldest Mormons. Why are so many young adults tuning out? (P.S. Sadly, this is not an April Fool's post.)
Worldwide, only 25 percent of young single Mormons are active in the LDS Church
By Jana Riess — October 5, 2016
A leaked video of a behind-closed-doors 2008 meeting of the LDS Church's top leaders revealed some startling statistics about the Church's youngest adult members.
Mormon General Conference stresses obedience . . . and freedom
By Jana Riess — October 4, 2014
Some LDS conference talks in the past have gone out of their way to hammer home the point of obedience, but today's morning session gave equal weight to how Mormons choose to use their own agency.
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