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Former Latter-day Saint who is now a Community of Christ leader shares her conversion story
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IDAHO FALLS – Becoming a member of Community of Christ is something Michelle Phillips never would’ve imagined would happen when she was introduced to it.
The Ogden, Utah woman, now 41, grew up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served a mission in Independence, Missouri — right across the street from a Community of Christ temple. She was baptized into Community of Christ — an offshoot of the LDS Church — in 2022 and is now preparing to lead its Inland West Mission Center. Phillips is poised to be the mission center’s president and is tasked with “proclaiming Jesus Christ” throughout Idaho, Montana and parts of Utah, Wyoming and Washington.
If sustained at the church’s world conference in October, Phillips will be the first woman to serve as a mission leader in this geographic area. For Phillips, it’s also a historic moment as the first former Latter-day Saint to oversee this mission.
It’s a historic moment for the church in other ways as well. Stassi Cramm was ordained as the faith’s first female prophet-president on Friday.
On the heels of a visit to eastern Idaho where Phillips attended an ordination service at the Pocatello congregation, Phillips spoke with EastIdahoNews.com about her faith journey.
As she reflects on the historic nature of this call, she says it’s an exciting opportunity.
“We see a lot of interest and growth in our mission center and a lot of those folks are questioning or have left their former faith. That transition can be really difficult and to have a leader who has been through that is exciting for us,” Phillips says.
WATCH OUR INTERVIEW WITH PHILLIPS IN THE VIDEO ABOVE.
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