washington post
Washington, D.C. — In August, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 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...

![The church as an institution is by no means on the brink of reinventing itself as a progressive force. But it is struggling with how much and whether to accommodate liberals, and the result has been substantial internal division. [SN file photo] Temple Square](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lds_temple_square_0.jpg?itok=oQ2yqewf)