Mormon leaders
The Mormon prophet’s test kitchen
By Jana Riess — October 3, 2023
(RNS) — Why do mature adults practice obedience? Hint: It’s not because someone told them, again and again, to obey.
The top 10 changes President Russell M. Nelson has made in the LDS church
By Jana Riess — January 18, 2022
(RNS) — While many Mormons — including me — expected a Nelson presidency to be staid and uneventful, it’s been full of pleasant surprises.
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.
What to watch for in this weekend’s Mormon General Conference
By Jana Riess — March 29, 2018
Mormons are abuzz with speculation about this weekend's General Conference, which will feature 2 new apostles and possibly a major announcement. Will the LDS Church finally get an apostle of color?
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.
Mormon leaders have trust issues
By Jana Riess — April 19, 2017
Research shows that the second-most-common reason people leave the LDS Church is that they didn't trust Church leaders to tell the truth about controversial issues.
Mormon apostle bemoans kids today
By Jana Riess — February 10, 2017
When Mormon leaders lecture young people (or anyone else), it would be great if they could so without suggesting that anyone who has ever strayed from their carefully delineated path is under the influence of Satan.
8 quotes from Mormon leaders on independent thinking
By Jana Riess — March 23, 2016
Mormons have likely heard the adage that when the prophet speaks, the thinking has been done. These LDS leaders beg to differ.
Mormons warned against baptizing Holocaust victims, celebrities
By Tracy Gordon — March 5, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Mormon leaders issued an unequivocal mandate to church members: Do not submit names of Jewish Holocaust victims or celebrities for proxy baptism. Doing so could cost Mormons access to their church's genealogical data or even their good standing in the faith. By Peggy Fletcher Stack.
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