In case you missed it, the Deseret News on Saturday published a perspective piece by a Latter-day Saint convert named Meagan Kohler titled, “Maybe male critics are not experts on religious women’s underclothing.”

Kohler’s opinion is that a New York Times report about changes to garments for Latter-day Saint women was incomplete because most of those quoted by the reporter were men and church critics or “influencers.”

Kohler’s piece is recommended reading because it also did something that too many reporters fail to do: She shared readily-available data that shows the positive role faith plays in the lives of Latter-day Saints, including women.

“Women in our church leave at lower rates than most other denominations while reporting the highest overall rates of well-being," Kohler wrote.

She also quoted BYU professor Justin Dyer, who found Pew survey data that showed 77% of Latter-day Saint mothers and 68% of single Latter-day Saint women report feeling consistent well-being and peace, significantly higher than women from other (and no) religious affiliation, except for Muslim mothers at 75%.

There was more, but you can find it all in Kohler’s piece.

The bottom line is that journalists who report about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should remember that when they paint a picture of church members, they must include faithful perspectives or risk publishing incomplete portraits.