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LDS Church won’t help California members avoid vaccine mandates

Utah-based faith says Latter-day Saints who seek a “religious exemption” from the shots are actually going against what the church teaches.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church President Russell M. Nelson receives the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Salt Lake City. The church is forbidding its leaders in California from signing "religious exemptions" to help members get around vaccine mandates.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church President Russell M. Nelson receives the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Salt Lake City. The church is forbidding its leaders in California from signing "religious exemptions" to help members get around vaccine mandates.

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