This fall, as Whitney Leavitt and Jen Affleck were competing for the mirror ball trophy on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” their other TV show, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” a Hulu reality ...

My introduction to dancing in a church hall came in sixth grade, when a gaggle of energetic boys and girls gathered to learn ballroom dance at the Congregational church in rural Granby, Connecticut.

Across reality shows, social media and best-selling books, women raised in the church have increased its profile across pop culture. From top to bottom, a scene from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” ...