LDS couples, who used to be scolded for their large families, are having fewer kids at a time when the world wants more children

Church leaders are working to combat the trend, but careers, housing costs and other financial pressures stand in the way.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saints Jason and Shelby Broadbent, with their first child, 4-month-old son Wells, in Salt Lake City. The couple earned their degrees at Utah State University before they had him.