The following was excerpted from Deseret News. To read the full article, CLICK HERE.
Enough is enough. In the past five years we have been inundated with multiple Hollywood shows widely promoted as somehow offering a truer, inside look at what a woman who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is.
And some people are even believing it.
After posting on Facebook my concerns about these shows, one Latter-day Saint mother Traci Huber wrote me, saying her children believe these shows accurately depict Latter-day Saint women in Utah.
I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well — one of nearly 8 million female members in more than 170 different countries. And my life is certainly not a secret or something to be ashamed of.
Do you know what I really did this week as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ? Let me lay it out for you:
MaryannFebruary 10, 2026
I appreciate your wonderful article speaking out for the truth regarding the lives of Latter-day Saint women. However, I am not exhausted by the false representations. First of all, I don't watch them, and secondly, I think the Book of Mormon Prophet, Lehi, gave us an excellent example when he spoke of those who "mock" us from "the great and spacious building. He said: "We heeded them not." Yes, we must stand as examples of faithful LDS women, and also speak the truth boldly. But, I don't think we need to be "exhausted."