(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) General authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cast their sustaining votes during the 191st Semiannual General Conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. As church membership ages, a data scientists expect top church leadership to do the same and remain conservative.
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