(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Attendees sing a hymn during a session of General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 2025. A new report suggests that orthodoxy is on the decline in the faith's U.S. membership, including among the most active.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.