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SALT LAKE CITY A stake president in Kansas withdrew a Utah woman s membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this week for conduct contrary to the law and order of the church. Natasha Helfer, a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, posted the stake president s decision on Wednesday evening on her professional Facebook page. Helfer had opposed church leaders, doctrine and policies on issues related to pornography, masturbation and LGBTQ relationships over several years, according to a church spokesman. Derby Kansas Stake President Stephen Daley presided Sunday at a membership council for Helfer. After carefully and prayerfully considering this matter, Daley said in the letter Helfer posted on Facebook, it was the decision of the council to withdraw your church membership in response to conduct contrary to the law and order of the church. ....
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SALT LAKE CITY The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has again updated its guidelines for Utah church attendance in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced on Thursday. In a letter to stake presidents and other local leaders on Wednesday, the Utah Area Presidency replaced its most recent November guidelines with guidelines previously issued in September. Infection rates in Utah remain high, slowing our ability to return to normal Church meetings and activities, the letter read. The area presidency asked leaders to consult with other top church leaders and create a plan for returning to church meetings and activities with proper safety protocols in place, i.e. operating at a limited capacity, social distancing, mask-wearing and sanitization. ....
LOGAN For Sheri Dew, who has served in several top leadership positions in her extensive career, it s really simple why it s crucial to have women represented at the table: better decisions are made. That s what Dew, the executive vice president of Deseret Management Corporation and chief executive officer of the Deseret Book Company, told the hundreds of people who tuned in Friday for her discussion with the Utah Women and Leadership Project. She shared advice for women interested in leadership roles and spoke of her own years of experience in management roles. We always got better answers if there were both men and women in the room, Dew said. Bottom line. I have a deep belief about that. ....