How Mormon women reacted when their prophet urged a social media fast

Those who rely on social media to do their jobs, manage families or run political campaigns have been conflicted over the 10-day fast

Aimee Winder Newton is in the thick of a re-election campaign for her seat on the Salt Lake County Council.

But you wouldn’t know it from her social media accounts – at least not over the past week. That’s because since 6 October, at the behest of her church’s top leader, Newton has been engaged in a social media fast, limiting exposure to sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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