More than a decade later, the new Community of Christ elder is preparing to take up the mantle of the first woman to lead her ...

Women flocking to missions in record numbers after a change in church policy. — -- The mission has traditionally been a rite of passage for young Mormon men, often recognizable by their ...

Amber Whiteley of St. Louis wanted to serve a mission but was married when she turned 21. In Mormon culture, missions have historically been viewed as secondary options for women who weren't ...

On the other hand, “Sunday dress” – what Mormon women wear to church services — has remained deeply traditional, and the updated missionary policy reflects that. The Next Mormons (Oxford ...

Church lowers minimum age for women missionaries to 19 Number of LDS missionaries jumps from 58%2C513 to 66%2C731 in six months More than a third of new missionaries are women NASHVILLE ...

Monson started talking about missionaries. But then Young perked ... "I do think what it allows is for women — Mormon women — to have it all," she says. Here's why. At age 21, a woman is ...

Woman accusing former Mormon Missionary Training Center leader of sexual abuse says she may sue the LDS Church (Tribune file photo) Joseph L. Bishop, in 1972, about a decade before he became ...

Men typically serve two years, and women serve 18 months. Mormon scholar Matthew Bowman said he believes the change in communication rules is likely due in response to younger missionaries feeling ...

Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Crawley read the Mormon missionaries’ guidelines to each ... to wear blue shirts and go without ties, while women can wear wrinkle-resistant dress pants in “conservative ...