The Rise of Liberal Latter-day Saints

In August, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the religion colloquially known as Mormonism, issued a statement to its 19 million adherents around the globe: "We want to do all we can to limit the spread of these viruses," wrote Russell M. Nelson, the church's president, along with the two most senior apostles. "[W]e urge the use of face masks in public meetings whenever social distancing is not possible. To provide personal protection from such severe infections, we urge individuals to be vaccinated."