The stark contrast between Meagan Kohler’s life before and after she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had made her skeptical of claims that the church is sexist — “that it prioritizes men over women or that women are second-class citizens.”

“In every way that matters, my life is significantly better than it was before joining the church,” she said Thursday during the 2025 FAIR Latter-day Saints Conference in Lehi, Utah.

During an address titled, “A broader framework for unerstanding gender equality in the church,“ Kohler described early experiences enduring domestic violence, poverty and substance abuse in her family.

“You probably have an idea where my life was headed, but that’s not what happened,” she said, sharing later photos alongside her husband after marryi

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