Wallaceb Smith News Today

(RNS) — 40 years ago this week, the world's second-largest Mormon denomination announced it would start ordaining women. That decision forever changed the church, which is now gearing up for its first female president.

PAYETTE COUNTY — Community of Christ, which was formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was founded April 6, 1860. The church has a separate

A new prophet-president has been called to lead the Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or RLDS church. Stassi D. Cramm will be the first woman to hold the office if her call is approved by the 2025 World Conference. The Community of Christ’s previous eight prophet-presidents include Joseph Smith’s son Joseph Smith III (1860-1914), who led the reorganization of the church in 1860.

(RNS) — We also bid farewell to some celebrities and influencers whose time on stages sometimes represented public faith or whose lives were strengthened by their personal faith.

(RNS) — The leadership of Wallace B. Smith, who headed the RLDS movement from 1978 to 1994, was a game changer.