(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saints believe the end goal of all their efforts — premortal, mortal and in the next life — is godlike perfection. A new issue of the BYU Studies journal examines whether this lofty theology translates into struggles with perfectionism among church members.
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.