tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254829798736303196.post526459784817202430..comments2024-03-22T03:03:59.461-06:00Comments on Enthusiastic Fantastic: My Take on Women Seeking Ordination to the PriesthoodAdrie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06791711390477027547noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254829798736303196.post-63556558097804701292016-01-02T23:02:14.815-07:002016-01-02T23:02:14.815-07:00Firstly...
I have some confusion as to why those ...Firstly...<br /><br />I have some confusion as to why those protesting members in the ordain<br />women movement would feel at all slighted in regards to "Women deserve to produce miracles too!"<br /><br />Besides the fact, as you, Adrie have already so eloquently pointed out, quoting you: "Women create miracles every day with the conception, birth, and raising of their children! Every child is a miracle! Women are already a huge part of the heavenly, miracle-creating process!"<br /><br />Plus...there's the whole Spiritual gifts are blessings or abilities given by God to His children through the power of the Holy Ghost...<br /><br />NOT just the priesthood.<br /><br />Gifts of the Spirit are given to bless and benefit those who love the Lord and seek to keep His commandments.<br /><br />EVERY faithful member of the Church has at least one spiritual gift, and the Lord encourages His children to “seek … earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are given”<br /><br />And...as we see in Corinthians 12:10...the Doctrine and Covenants 46:21 and Moroni 10:12...the working of miracles is a gift of the Spirit. A Gift of the Spirit which IS available to worthy women as well.<br /><br />So are these protesting members in the ordain women movement looking at the priesthood as a self-indulgent, ego-feeding power-trip of preening privilege? Is THAT what they see as the club they want to get into? Because then they are looking at it wrong.<br /><br />In Doctrine and Covenants Section 121 we read:<br />34 Behold, there are many called, but few are chosen. And why are they not chosen?<br />35 Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson—<br />36 That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness.<br />37 That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.<br /><br />In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints women have the primary responsibility of having babies and raising children as mothers who with love and understanding and patience and sacrifice lose themselves in service.<br /><br />Priesthood holders with love and understanding and patience and sacrifice lose themselves in service. Sounds pretty equal to me. If the women did both, (priesthood and giving birth/raising children) us guys would only be brought in from the pasture by the ring through our noses to breed. And we would not grow spiritually at all. And that is the key: These are opportunities for men and women to grow spiritually. BOTH stewardships are to help us all develop Christ-like qualities of character.Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039281897549180073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254829798736303196.post-76735968280912633912014-03-23T17:12:37.192-06:002014-03-23T17:12:37.192-06:00Hi Denita, thanks for commenting! I completely agr...Hi Denita, thanks for commenting! I completely agree with what you wrote. In my eagerness to be on time to church today, I didn't thoroughly explain what I meant in my second to last bullet point. I just assumed everyone would understand what I was talking about because I included the link to Elder Christofferson's talk. Thus, I've made the necessary changes in my post that will hopefully clarify what I meant. :)Adrie Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791711390477027547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254829798736303196.post-15432616217201466932014-03-23T15:00:26.085-06:002014-03-23T15:00:26.085-06:00I agree with you Adrie! Except I believe that not ...I agree with you Adrie! Except I believe that not even the First Presidency has the ability to change doctrine. Only the Lord can do that. The prophets are simply the tool the Lord uses to advertise His will. That is what completely baffles me about this whole Ordain Women thing. If these ladies (and I assume gents too) truly understood the way the Lord works, they would know that they cannot simply petition the Church's prophets to change a doctrine! It makes me sad, but I feel that their testimonies are on VERY shaky ground if they truly believe this can happen simply from protest, etc. It must be God's will. To some it may seem "unfair" but we do not understand, or are capable of understanding, all of God's ways. I have received my own witness that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, hence the entire Church is true, hence President Monson is a prophet and is carrying forth God's will. I am content with whatever the Prophets instruct, including the fact that women cannot hold the priesthood! Thanks for being brave and posting your feelings about it. I too feel like sometimes I am scared to voice my opinion because it is not the loudest opinion out there. Good for you!Denitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958798847232054652noreply@blogger.com