Emily Jensen
Changes coming for Mormon service missions
By Jana Riess — September 28, 2023
(RNS) — LDS service missionaries will now be integrated more fully into the Church's overall proselytizing mission structure.
Why it’s important that Mormon women can now be official witnesses to a baptism
By Jana Riess — October 2, 2019
Women and girls can now act as official witnesses in some Mormon rituals. While it may seem small, here's why it's actually a big deal.
Is race really “trivial” and “temporary” in Mormonism?
By Jana Riess — April 10, 2019
Pres. Oaks this weekend seemed to suggest that race is a temporary and trivial matter. Guest blogger Emily Jensen says that's white privilege talking.
Mormon leader’s comments about ‘nonconsensual immorality’ draw fire
By Jana Riess — April 3, 2018
(RNS) — In General Conference, Mormon leader Quentin Cook spoke out against sexual abuse, but the language he used may have created more problems than it solved, says guest blogger Emily Jensen.
New Mormon policy gives teen boys power to baptize in the temple, and teen girls get to do … what, exactly?
By Jana Riess — December 15, 2017
While many Mormons are thrilled with the new policy allowing teenage boys to perform baptisms for the dead, guest blogger Emily Jensen points out that girls are, once again, an afterthought.
Healing the Mormon rift after the LGBT policy change
By Jana Riess — January 22, 2016
Just when some of us are feeling squeezed out of the Mormon tent, a book comes along to remind us: Zion is more spacious than we may realize.
Mormon doubts? Let’s talk about them
By Jana Riess — October 3, 2014
If you're a Mormon who struggles with doubt, join our book club. Over five Fridays, we'll be reading "The Crucible of Doubt" in chunks and discussing it.
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