As he nears his 100th birthday, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created a mixed legacy that some churchgoers say has made its global membership feel more included but has left LGBTQ+ and other minority members feeling unsupported.
In this photo provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Russell M. Nelson leads the “Hosanna Shout” during The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ twice-annual church conference Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Salt Lake …SALT LAKE CITY —
“He’s shaken up the church in a lot of ways - changed everything from what happens every Sunday at regular worship services to the long-term trajectory of where the church is pointed,” said Matthew Bowman, a religion professor at Claremont Graduate Universities.is expected to speak Sunday at the twice-annual Salt Lake City conference of the faith known widely as the Mormon church, which is watched by members worldwide.
He severed the faith’s century-long ties with the Boy Scouts of America, creating the church’s own youth program that also could serve more than half of its 17 million members who live outside the U.S. and Canada. He appointed non-American leaders to the top governing body and pushed to publish regional hymnbooks that celebrate local music and culture worldwide.
He also forged a formal partnership with the NAACP in a move aimed at shoring up the faith’s checkered history on race. Until 1978, the faith banned Black men from the lay priesthood, a policy rooted in the belief that black skin was a curse. The church disavowed the ban in a 2013 essay, saying it was enacted during an era of great racial divide that influenced the church’s early teachings.
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