“I recognized I wasn't a person anymore,” she said. "A Latter-day Saint mom of five who followed the path laid out by her faithful family and friends, Packer got married at 21 and had her first child at 25. Packer’s timeline is what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is pushing for more of as birth rates fall across the country.
Younger marriage could prop up fertility. For LDS women, it’s a big ask today
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