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‘Mormon Land’: LDS therapist discusses the MTC scandal, new church interview guidelines and what more her faith should do to prevent sexual abuse and protect victims

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Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, an LDS therapist in Chicago.

| Courtesy photo Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, an LDS therapist in Chicago.

The LDS Church finds itself in the headlines with recent revelations that a former president of the Missionary Training Center has been accused of sexual misconduct with female missionaries in the 1980s. The faith’s governing First Presidency also has issued revised guidelines for lay leaders when interviewing members and counseling abuse victims.

In the latest edition of “Mormon Land,” Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, a Latter-day Saint and a licensed therapist who specializes in working with Mormon couples on sexuality and relationship issues, discusses those topics and more.

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