Natalie Brown: How many women does an LDS ward need? Technically, none. Practically, a lot.

And therein lies the problem with the church’s policies and messaging.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson and then-Young Women General President Bonnie H. Cordon receive a warm welcome from Latter-day Saint women at a meetinghouse in Nairobi, Kenya, in February 2023.

Natalie Brown: How many women does an LDS ward need? Technically, none. Practically, a lot.

And therein lies the problem with the church’s policies and messaging.

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