Jana Riess

Statement by President George W. Bush on Robert Mueller: "Laura and I are deeply saddened by the loss of Robert Mueller. Bob dedicated his life to public service. As a Marine in Vietnam, he proved he was ready for tough assignments. He earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart before returning home to pursue law. In 2001, only one week into the job as the 6th Director of the F.B.I., Bob transitioned the agency mission to protecting the homeland after September 11. He led the agency effectively, helping prevent another terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Laura and I send our heartfelt sympathy to his wife of nearly 60 years, Ann, and the Mueller family."

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New in the JMSSA: Covering an Evolving Mormonism: A Journalist’s Barometer of Prophets, Problems, and Progress by Peggy Fletcher Stack. This article is adapted from the 2023 Glenn Vernon lecture delivered at the @SSSReligion meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. jmssa.org/volume-3/3-sta…

religionnews.com/2026/03/18/mor… Breaking: Women can now be called as ward Sunday School presidents in the LDS Church, though local bishops still have the option of continuing with the all-male Sunday school presidencies of the past if they wish to. @RNS

Therapist Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife used to get hate mail for saying words like "clitoris" out loud. Now her classes and podcasts are in high demand with her audience, which is around 90% Mormon. religionnews.com/2026/02/18/mor… @RNS

@MizzouGym @MUGymShannon stuck the landing too!

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Clark Gilbert's ascent indicates the LDS church may be doubling down on doctrinal conformity, especially around marriage and family. religionnews.com/2026/02/13/new… @RNS

Despite the haters, Molly Mormen is soldiering on and living her best sequin-studded life. religionnews.com/2026/01/26/a-m… @rns

As a data nerd, I love the work that Jana and Ben have been doing. And as someone who has been working with the youths my entire adult time in the church, a lot of this lines up. The youth are OK. But there's some major differences going on when you compare the generations

Are Gen Z Mormons highly religious, as some assert? Or are they showing worrisome signs of being only half-in, half-out of the church? The answer is yes. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/you… @RNS

I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.

Hot take: "Marty Supreme" was a movie about a narcissistic and emotionally abusive man who'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. As such, it will reign supreme as the definitive cinematic rendering of the Age of Donald Trump. religionnews.com/2025/12/31/the… @RNS

Saying good-bye to a favorite LDS apostle. religionnews.com/2025/12/27/how… @RNS

LDS church leaders have said it is merely a "narrative" that more young adults are leaving the faith. But in the US at least, it’s a narrative driven by data. religionnews.com/2025/12/10/us-… @RNS

At a time when the concept of “empathy” is hotly debated, Advent enters the chat with the clearest picture of empathy available to Christians: God with us.

The surprising #Mormon complexity in '#StrangerThings' religionnews.com/2025/11/25/the… @janariess

The president continues to behave in ways that not a single parent I know would tolerate from their elementary-school-aged kids.

@cincopedia I think this just made my day.

'"Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" offers an absurdly one-sided picture of Mormonism. But it's also not fully wrong. religionnews.com/2025/11/14/how… @RNS #secretlivesofmormonwives