LDS singles

Finally! Single Mormons have new opportunities, greater respect

By Jana Riess — April 30, 2021
(RNS) — New leadership policies and a general shift in attitude could help invigorate single members, who have low activity rates in the LDS church.

In praise of single Mormons

By Jana Riess — October 10, 2018
Dallin Oaks wants young adult Mormons to hurry up and get married. But I think many single Millennials are delaying marriage for excellent reasons.

7 dating tips for Mormon women, helpfully mansplained for you

By Jana Riess — September 30, 2016
Single Mormon women: You've been hijacked by dangerous feminist ideologies that prevent you from recognizing that you can never be happy without a man. Any man. So sisters, get with the program.

Who is leaving the LDS Church?

By Jana Riess — July 23, 2016
Singles, young adults, and men (especially those who did not serve a mission) seem to be among the most likely demographics of people who leave the LDS Church. But "The Next Mormons" research can find out a good deal more that we don't yet know.

The Next Mormons: Who are the Millennials, and what do they want?

By Jana Riess — July 15, 2016
Today I'm launching a Kickstarter campaign to support The Next Mormons survey -- a major national survey of four generations of Latter-Day Saints. I hope you'll choose to participate by making a donation and spreading the word.

Are single Mormon women “screwed”?

By Jana Riess — September 3, 2015
New statistics suggest that there are 150 single Mormon women for every 100 single Mormon men. So are single Mormon women "screwed"? Answer: only if other people keep telling them they are.

Who owns the name “Mormon”?

By Jana Riess — April 24, 2014
I listen to the Mormon Matters podcast, get Primary ideas from Mormon Mommy Blogs, and learn about new books from the Association of Mormon Letters. But the LDS Church is making a stand about organizations and businesses like these that lay claim to the name "Mormon."

Where do smart, sexy, single, Mormon thirty-somethings fit in the Church?

By Jana Riess — March 13, 2014
How do single Mormon women in their 30s stay faithful? And how many has the Church already lost?
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