The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is lowering the minimum age of missionary service for women from 19 to 18, the First Presidency announced Friday.

How the lower missionary age for LDS women could raise their standing in the patriarchal faith and the classroom. Could it also impact marriage and birthrates?

What church officials continue to miss is that the most successful evidence of spiritual growth following years of commitment to the church (through missions, callings, etc.) is the Latter-day Saint ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints First Presidency announced Friday morning that it is inviting 18-year-old ...

Plans after high school are already changing for young women who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, after the Church announced that it is changing the age that women can ...

At a time when increasing numbers of young members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continue to choose to serve full-time missions, the Church is announcing plans to create an ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on Friday that it will allow women to serve missions starting as young as 18, lowering the minimum age by one year and making the age ...

Star BYU football recruits plan to serve one-year missions. Is this good for them? Is it good for BYU? Is it good for the LDS ...

Experts have suggested that the move could keep women in the faith for longer and even counterbalance the effects of declining US birth rates ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released the following statement regarding the shooting of R. Tyler Wallis, mission president in the Mexico Mexico City West Mission.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints First Presidency announced Friday morning that it is inviting 18-year-old women to serve missions. The Idaho State Journal invites you to take part in ...