Michael Otterson LDS Public Affairs
Married. Gay. And Mormon. (Part 2)
By Jana Riess — June 14, 2017
As married gay Mormons, Nick and Spencer had already lived with having no callings, no temple recommends, and no access to the sacrament. Now they faced the possibility of excommunication.
A “mass exodus” of Mormons? Maybe. But here’s why I’m not among them.
By Jana Riess — November 13, 2015
The LDS Church is not perfect and never has been. The church is flawed individuals. It is us. There is no magical institution outside of ourselves, no foundation that we get the luxury of imagining we do not pour.
Mormon boy denied priesthood ordination because his mom is living with a woman
By Jana Riess — November 10, 2015
“When you’re raised in the church, you’re raised to sustain your leaders," says Alyssa Paquette, whose twelve-year-old stepson has just been denied priesthood ordination. “But I don’t know how we’re supposed to sustain something that tears our family apart.”
Mormon apostle stands by new policy barring children of same-sex marriages
By Jana Riess — November 7, 2015
In the face of widespread criticism, the LDS Church is defending its new policy that bans children of same-sex marriage from baptism.
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