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Latest from Mormon Land: Gender gap again shows up in the church; LDS voters ride the blue wave

By Salt Lake Tribune · November 12, 2026 · 1 min read
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The forthcoming changes in the LDS Church's youth program provide more meaningful participation in the faith for Young Men than Young Women, and that could affect retention. So argues a Latter-day Saint blogger.

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