(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Former apostle Boyd K. Packer, left, and former Latter-day Saint President Ezra Taft Benson are frequently invoked in online conversations by members of the DezNat movement. The group has also been known to defend Brigham Young's controversial history around race and gender.
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.