Jana Riess: Finally! Single Latter-day Saints have new opportunities, greater respect New leadership policies and a general shift in attitude could help invigorate single members, who have low activity rates in the LDS church. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Work continues on the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during its renovation in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 2, 2021. By Jana Riess | Religion News Service | April 30, 2021, 10:16 p.m. | Updated: May 2, 2021, 2:44 p.m. I’ve been greatly encouraged in the past few weeks to see more (and more positive) attention to single members in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here’s hoping that “adult” will now be regarded as the most important word in the phrase “Young Single Adult” in Mormon circles.