LDS First Presidency
Leadership by old men: In Mormonism, gerontocracy is a blessing and a curse
By Jana Riess — February 15, 2021
(RNS) — With an average age of 90, top Mormon leaders are unlikely to be named in headlines about religious sex scandals. The cost of gerontocracy, though, is that they are also resistant to needed social change.
Mormon leaders change policy on temple weddings: No more one-year waiting period after civil ceremony
By Jana Riess — May 6, 2019
(RNS) — Mormons who marry in a civil ceremony will no longer have to wait a full year before being 'sealed' for eternity in an LDS temple.
LDS Church Announces new First Presidency Counselors, takes questions on women and LGBT Mormons
By Jana Riess — January 16, 2018
As expected, Russell M. Nelson is the new president of the LDS Church. His two counselors are Dallin H. Oaks and Henry B. Eyring, choices that demonstrate stability and continuity for the world's 16 million Mormons.
15 highlights from LDS General Conference
By Jana Riess — October 3, 2016
(RNS) Is home teaching about to change? Is caffeinated Diet Coke really okay? And what did Elder Ballard say to people who are thinking of leaving the LDS Church? Here are 15 impressions from this weekend's General Conference.
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