My husband is a Lineman: he has all of the skills and knowledge to be able to deliver power to homes and businesses. But when he walks in the door of his home, the lights don’t shine brighter for him than they do for me. The microwave doesn’t cook faster for him than for me. I have access to JUST as much of that power as he does. It is the same with the Priesthood. Men who are ordained to the priesthood are like linemen delivering power- they don’t have access to more priesthood power than women and quite frankly: I don’t want to be out digging trenches in the rain and snow or sweating to death in the summer heat.
Setting up chairs, moving ward members, and digging trenches have nothing to do with the priesthood, you can be a disabled and still be ordained, you just can't be a woman
I think this might be one of the most important episodes of Ward Radio ever done so far. We need more women’s voices like this who actually get it! More of this please!
Women do have stewardship over men. When I was a struggling single dad and I called the bishop to get some help with food…you know who actually helped with that, it wasn’t the bishop. It was the relief society president who checked in with me month after month for about a year until I got back on my feet. Thank God for the women of this church and the service they provide.
@@colinjohns1947 that is a distinction without a difference. A stewardship is the conducting, supervising, or managing of something. especially : the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care. That service falls within the stewardship of the relief society present, overseen by the bishop. The same goes for the service performed by the elders quorum presidency.
@@colinjohns1947 I am the Stake Self reliance specialist with my husband. Self reliance in the ward can be delegated by the bishop to the ward self reliance specialist, the relief society president, and elders quorum president or any combination. It is absolutely part of their stewardship.
I am not an LDS church member, I’m a Protestant who is interested in LDS content to learn more about your church. This is the best video I have watched in a while. You four have hit everything on the nose and I which my fellow church sisters would watch this and learn. So good! Please do more!
Sheri Dew truth bomb: "sisters, some will try to persuade you that because you are not ordained to the priesthood you have been shortchanged. They are simply wrong, and they do not understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. ...we as women are not diminished by priesthood power, we are magnified by it."
THIS IS SO TRUE AND SO POWERFUL! Share this with everyone! I love that they are so pro-woman AND pro-man. Both are so different and so amazing and so needed!!!
I love this!!! I’m so sick of all the complaining. Church is the only place where I’m celebrated for being a mother and wife. My role in this world is the most important thing that any one can do. So proud I share a faith with you beautiful women ❤❤❤
I was a single mother my daughter’s entire life and I would have given anything to give her that proper father figure she deserved. I was never a victim or perfect, and have no idea why these women think the way they do. I’m glad I at least had my pinky always touching the rod and she had that consistency of the Church. Today my daughter has been on a mission and she’s finishing up her 3rd year at BYU, on her way to Law School.
@@WARDRADIOnow go make a video titled "Real FLDS Women Debunk the Top 3 Feminist Lies About FLDS Women". No? You won't do it? Yeah, because you know they're a bunch of brainwashed women being used by men and their church (which is patterned after your original church in the manner it conducted itself until every leader was threatened with lifelong imprisonment) pulling 3 women who have been raised to view things a certain was is only affirming how clueless you are. The vast majority of LDS women are afriad to share their true feelings because they know they're supposed to be towing the line and saying crap like your guests are Funny how you recognize exploitive behavior towards women in every religion but your own. When it's your own everything is A OK. Ironic 😂
Hey women, us men can't know what you go through because we carry a different burden. That being said we do see the EFFECT of your efforts, and we do appreciate it. TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK!
@@colinjohns1947 No, I think women who appreciate the church simply don't often address the criticisms from women who attack the church. Maybe they don't think about it much, I don't know. But women on the fence about the church could benefit from women who have already sorted these questions out.
My daughter has dropped off the church grid for the very reasons this ex church member spouts. It breaks my heart. We have a great relationship in every way except spiritual things. I wish she would watch this and hang around more women like you 4. As a member of our wards bishopric, i feel no more powerful than when i was teaching 12 year olds in sunday school. Its a church calling, nothing more. Its not permanent and it certainly isnt a means to some power ladder ascention. My wife teaches the 10 year olds in primary and she is more influential to so many more people than the 3 stooges who sit on the stand every sunday. The only reason i enjoy my current calling is because of who im serving with. They are excellent men of faith. Our wives are better than that. We couldnt do our callings without our wives. No way... i need to add that Jesus Christ is the one in power. We simply run things as directed by Him. Anyone attempting to be smarter than God and trying to function in the church as someone weilding real power will wreck everything because everyone will lose trust in what they are doing.
If you educate a man, you educate a man. If you educate a woman, you educate a generation... ❤😇 -- Brigham Young The first female vote cast anywhere in the United States under an equal suffrage law was Seraph Young, Brigham's grandniece... Also, women started attending Brigham Young Academy essentially from the get go. 'Radcliffe' was not removed from female Harvard diplomas until 1999
Great women! Dude sitting here with my newborn daughter laying on my chest, grateful that there are women who are talking about these issues from a pro LDS stance. My wife is right there with you! Joy's comment about Godly power is so on point!
My wife and I watched this together. Last week we watched the Women’s conference together. This was so much better. It seems to me the Brethren have grown fearful of the feminists in the church. I never hear talks supporting motherhood, any more. Thank you. Well done by all.
It is such an interesting and self-defeating concept. Basic negotiation of "equality" usually results in the clear sexism that is ultimately intended by Feminism. I typically discuss Chivalry or Equality v Chivalry AND Equality. Simple form is the Military Draft here in the U.S. If you enter the selective service you get a Vote --> Feminists Go insane with this concept. What they don't understand is that when a man registers to vote they are ALSO registering for the Selective Service. Men and Women are different but can only be complete together.
I was just released out of primary after multiple years and reporting to a female primary presidency. I was also a former bishop. I loved the primary presidency. They were awesome! And they had stewardship over me.
I’m in the primary and a professional educator. My president asks for my opinion, just as she asks all the other primary leaders’, then gives directions she’s inspired to. Her direction isn’t always what I think is best, but most often I see that the Lord inspired her with her choices. When I don’t see it, I expect I soon will or others will and I don’t need to.
I don't think they grabbed the reins. I think Cardon loaned the reins to the ladies, following John Dehlin's example. But I agree, it is great to hear from these women!
Sister Power! Great ideas. I love how God has lead them each to understanding. I agree about addressing Heavenly Father and our Mother answering the call. I have had that experience. I had a very sacred experience once in a Temple when I felt the presence of an ancestor and of a girl in my posterity. It took me a couple of years to understand that this spiritual promise ultimately came from my Heavenly Mother/ Parents. The scope of our Heavenly Mother’s influence on the world, on the women of the world is so vast!!! Our Father asks us to address Him because the children of God are corrupt and fallen. Imagine a teenager mistreating his parents when the Dad says 1. Don’t speak to your Mother that way. 2. Talk to me. Man to Man OR Daddy Daughter. He is asking us to address Him. Come curse or prayer. Then as we are worthy of all goodness and receive of His light then we are able to see our Heavenly Parents reigning and leading the human family. Just as I was able to see my Heavenly Mother’s influence vía my grandmother and my future granddaughter’s presence inviting me to bear a 4th child. That pregnancy was extremely difficult and life threatening but I was protected and the promise given me that day was fulfilled by my Heavenly Parents.
I love Ward radio and this was one of my favorite episodes. I’m 62. BYU graduate, currently working on my PhD. The church. The gospel has provided me unlimited potential. There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of equal, but different. Your discussion, I hope, is one of many to come by all women in the church. We are each loved and all have a critical purpose. Feels like it’s understanding who we are and why we are here, not in the general sense, but in a very real individual sense. Stop looking at others for our own fulfillment. More of these discussions!
As a grandmother with three callings in the Church, in addition to mothering three generations, I too would love to see more positive portrayals of men. My husband spent his life working for others and exhibiting goodness and kindness to all.
Loved this so much! My 12 year old daughter heard part of this when I was listening and it sparked a great conversation. It’s so good to see faithful women unapologetically speaking up for truth.
My husband was a Bishop. Being Bishop makes you a servant. So do these women do their ministering? Do they help others all times of the day or night? Do they want to counsel members whose heart is breaking and know that you have to tell them “they have to stop what they are doing. They are the problem?” Leadership is hard! Being the Bishop’s wife is hard because your husband comes home red eyed & crying. He can’t talk to you about it. And it does affect all members of his family. So there’s that. But as a woman I love him enough to be patient and let God & the Savior help him.
My husband has held many "powerful" callings. You deal with a lot of crap as a Bishop or Elder's Quorum President or any other Priesthood leadership role and it's often not fun. I doubt most of these feminist complainers would enjoy getting what they think they want. I've never felt less-than as a woman in the Church. Being a wife and mother is the best and most important thing I will do in this life and I've always felt supported and appreciated by the Priesthood holders in my life. Loved this discussion. Keep up the good work!
It was when I was called as Bishop that my wife discovered that the last thing she wanted was ordination to the priesthood. Until then that was a huge issue for her. No longer. (And she never knew the half of it.)
Couldn’t agree more! I heard about some research a few years back that said female manager score higher than male managers on a variety of factors EXCEPT FOR stress management… I couldn’t imagine how stressful it must be to be a Bishop or Stake President ON TOP of your day job! And it be UNPAID.
I am an adult convert to the church (joined in my early 20's) and after decades of hearing all of this about the Priesthood - my comment has always been - The Priesthood power CANNOT be used on themselves - it is a power that is used to serve OTHERS. So how does that make them more powerful? It is an office for leadership - The Priesthood is there to serve people! Heavenly Father is organized in His church - we are all here to serve our fellow men. Thanks guys for this!!
God placed HIS priesthood power into the Church so that God can accomplish his work and glory. It was not given to men to make them feel powerful or make them feel good about themselves or make them above women. Women who desire the priesthood for their own selfish desires of feeling more powerful or feeling more empowered is NOT what the priesthood is about. Some women make things all about themselves.
And from experience, I have endured more toxic female leaders than male leaders. Maybe it's because of where I have lived, but wow, I would NEVER want a female bishopric or stake presidency. I know women who def wanted that power and they were the most awful women I have ever met because it wasn't about service, they wanted control and power. The male leaders serve together with the Relief Society female leaders who I'm sure are busy enough!
Loved this episode!!! Amazing Latter Day Ladies. My favorite comment was that “women are literal portals to heaven”. What power and privilege that is. I want to have this group on regular rotation.
When I was on my mission an investigator asked us why the women didn’t hold the priesthood. I was as green in the mission field as you could but the spirit gave me the answer for this gentlemen. I had never even contemplated this topic in 1989. The spirit spoke through me. The priesthood is a service priesthood and amen need a “mantle” to feel they need to serve. Women use the priesthood without the “mantle” because service is in their nature. Men need it. Period
I'm sorry Jeff, but this has no basis in scripture at all. Furthermore, it's antithetical to the temple ceremony and very damaging to the church. This apocryphal notion that men have the priesthood because they "need" it is one of the most insidious and awful rumors to infect God's church. It's a sepsis. Priesthood it eternal. So is manhood.
Amen! My education helps me homeschool, manage family finances, support my husband, and participate in my community. I never felt valued as a mother until I joined the LDS church.
This was absolutely wonderful. These mothers in Zion know exactly what they are about. And the observation that motherhood is a portal between this life and the eternities is wonderful and beautiful. Thank you.
Wow! This hits so close to home for me thank you for these wonderful amazing women. We need to hear more women speak about why we stay and what we believe and why. Ward Women! WW
In my Freshman year at BYU, many guys "joked" about women only being there to get their, "Mrs. degree." The ladies would bristle at that and say they wanted to get married, but their top priority was getting their degree. In my experience, the guys would openly admit they were at BYU for the marriage opportunities.
Jokes like this are what cause women to fight against male authority in the church (which I agree is wrong to do). There are still a lot of men in the church who resent women having an equal position in the home, for example. These men resent the temple changes and wish we were still in the days of Brigham Young. I know because I've gotten into conversations with them. They translate their Priesthood office as giving them superior authority in the home. So perhaps some women, when encountering these attitudes, feel that if they had the same Priesthood, they wouldn't get these attitudes from men? I agree that Priesthood authority in the church can be left with men, as they provide the ordinances for spiritual rebirth, as women provide temporal birth.
The idea of “getting an education” is not the same as it was 20 years ago. You no longer need to go to some woke college to learn about philosophy. The determined individual has unlimited books at their finger tips and online courses from experts in the field. In many cases, people go to University and get much dumber. I leaned a lot at college but I learned much more through my own personal studies.
My P Blessing tells me to never cease learning and to always be engaged in reading a good book. I tried really hard at college because of that Hinkley talk. The best thing I ever did was read my P Blessing with new eyes, and I was told that "education" isn't limited to just college. I stopped it with college. Yep, college drop out here! I never had the debt burden, and I took that time to be deprogrammed. Now, I homeschool my kids, which has proven to be the best thing they could've been given.
Best episode ever! This needed to happen. Strong women of faith defending the truth about our true natures and divine roles in the kingdom of God. Thank you!
I had a position of authority over men in the Primary Presidency and as the Stake Public Relations Director. I also had authority over boys in my youth as a Stake Youth Committee Co-Chair. I never once saw it as a power trip. Some men struggled with a female leader over them but most could have cared less because they were happy to let you be in charge and do most of the planning and work.
Oh my gosh, just starting this, but that "ex-Mormon" saying women are encouraged to drop out of college - what in the world?!!! Is she quoting some misguided suggestion from the 60s?! What time warp did she step out of? Let's just list ALL the articles, talks, devotionals from church leadership encouraging women to get their education. And while a college degree is certainly not required, it is also not in the least bit discouraged. So, are they lying or just so far from the light they can't see truth anymore?
Are you fucking kidding me? This shit still goes on today. I am 31 years old and know of countless Mormon women who went to BYU with a preconceived plot to drop out the moment they got married. 1960? This is 2010-2020 when I personally witnessed this. You're talking out of your ass
0:00 - Debunking the claim that women only go to BYU to find a spouse 2:46 - BYU graduation rates show women are not dropping out to start families 3:17 - Discussion of the "ratio" of men to women at BYU and how everyone is seeking to find a spouse 4:32 - Women are encouraged to get as much education as possible in the church 5:41 - Criticism of the claim that women are told to abandon education once married 7:02 - A woman's innate power and value is not determined by her church calling 9:47 - Examining our view of power - worldly power vs. godly power 11:45 - Women as the "portals from heaven to earth" - a form of power 12:14 - Familial roles in the church and the oddity of a woman wanting to be a "father" 13:15 - Four possible reasons a woman might want to take on a masculine role in the church 14:57 - The importance of righteous male examples for women who have been abused 16:21 - Priesthood leaders as servants, not objects of worship 17:04 - Women feeling invisible and unrecognized in their work as mothers 19:28 - Christ as the only one who truly understands a mother's sacrifices 20:13 - God has intentionally divided the work between men and women 21:11 - Losing identity as an individual when becoming a mother or missionary 23:17 - Being called as a mother is not meant to be a "cookie cutter" role 23:53 - Society devalues women's nurturing instincts 25:28 - The problems that lead women to seek male roles can't be solved by ordaining women 26:35 - Leadership callings require men and women to work together as a team 27:12 - Praying to Heavenly Mother won't necessarily provide different answers from Heavenly Father 29:45 - Responding to claims about women's visibility and roles in the church 31:17 - The double standard of teaching sexual purity to both men and women 32:21 - Examining statements about praying to Heavenly Mother 32:59 - The privilege of growing up with an abundance of good male examples in the church 34:48 - The challenges of finding male mentors and examples in society 35:33 - Toxic masculinity in media and the need for positive portrayals of men
Who birthed the Son of God? Who did Christ first reveal himself to as he began his earthly ministry? Who did Christ first appear to following His resurrection? The woman was the first to partake of the fruit for a reason. God’s plan could not be implemented without women first agreeing to place their lives on the line with every spirit brought to the millions of earths God created. And it doesn’t matter if a woman has or doesn’t have children, the agreement was made in the preexistence.
This is an important conversation, and overall I thought it was well done. Thank you! However, I feel that we should have empathy for women who struggle with seeing mostly men in top leadership. I’ve gone through different phases. When I was young, I was angry and distrustful of men because my father had an affair. I left the church for a while and witnessed men behaving badly. When I returned a few years later, I had some wonderful male role models, such as my mission president, who helped in my healing process. Now, I’m so grateful for good men and I see our older, male leadership as a blessing. I would encourage dialogue and understanding with women who are feeling this way.
I went to the University of Minnesota for my bachelor's and master's degrees. I met my wife in the singles ward (also a U of M student). I first heard of the "MRS degree" by countless non-members. Many women attend all sorts of colleges to not just get a degree, but also find a spouse.
This was a valuable presentation. Thank you. My daughters are in their twenties now and married, but they could really have benefited from hearing perspectives like this when they were younger (as well as today).
I love this so much! You four women are amazing.And yes! I'll take being a portal from other worlds over setting up chairs anyday. But im so grateful for those who do.
IT'S SO REFRESHING TO HEAR WOMEN OF THE CHURCH SPEAK OUT THEIR HONEST THOUGHTS! HOPE TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU SISTERS! YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR OWN CHANNEL! I'M SURE MY WIFE WILL BE YOUR FIRST SUBSCRIBER! NAME IT, "WOMEN OF THE CHURCH" ❤❤❤ THX TO WARD RADIO FOR GIVING THESE WONDERFUL WOMEN TIME TO SPEAK OUT! PLEASE KEEP IT GOING! 😊😊😊
One last comment, Sisters I loved your comments , I’m sending this episode to my Relief Society Pres , because I would love my wards Relief Society. Thank you Loved it ❤
Here are a few more thoughts from a fellow real LDS woman: - Stop saying that women who are asking for more power are doing so out of selfishness and pride. It's not power to control others that they want, it's power over their own lives and the respect they deserve to have opportunities, whether or not they ultimately choose to take them. - How come when you talk about men fulfilling callings, you focus on how service-oriented they are, but when women express interest in the same callings, now it's out of self-serving greed? Does it not stand to reason that individuals might find personal fulfillment by serving others in a leadership role, be they male or female? Is being power-hungry the only reason you can think of for women to want to have the same experiences the men do? What of the men, then? - My most salient experience with this was on my mission, when the Church was literally my whole entire life. Sister missionaries have virtually no possibilities for additional responsibilities. I worked my absolute hardest and I will tolerate no allusions to the contrary, but I felt I had no ability to be an active participant in my own life. I was allowed no capacity to be an asset to my fellow missionaries. Only because I was a woman. It almost broke me. Why is this a moral failing for women, but not for men? - I think it is wonderful that many women appreciate being a "portal between realms" by being able to give birth, but you have to accept that not all of us feel a connection or affinity for that process. Rather than a blessing for the mother, I see it as a sacrifice that she must offer, because at the end of the day, that child also belongs to the father and he went through none of the pain. - Men and women should absolutely be supporting each other. You're right that women who are full-time moms should not handle everything; their husbands should take on some responsibilities, too. Just like dads can take care of the kids while their wives take on other responsibilities. Doesn't mean that women shouldn't have opportunities beyond her children. Those are the dad's children, too; why deny him the blessings of fatherhood? Why deny women other opportunities? There are many women who have experienced true hurt because of this issue. Please do not dehumanize them by placing the blame on their shoulders before having compassion for their lived experiences.
I agree with you. There are still a lot of traditional thinking men who think women getting any step up in authority, in the home for example, is wrong, and that any woman asking for equality is a power hungry "feminist" when this isn't true.
I empathize with your feelings. I’m in my 50’s and have struggled at times with traditional gender roles and the order in the church. Did you serve a mission before sister training leaders? I did and felt like some of the DL’s and ZL’s were power hungry. I also see that many things have changed since then, and women do have greater opportunities (such as STL’s). I’ve served as a YW, Primary, and most recently RS Pres. I didn’t seek for any of those callings. Like serving a mission, they were all-consuming for me. I had stewardship over male and female teachers, dads and families who needed welfare aid, camps, ministering couples, etc. I had the privilege of working with good, dedicated Bishops, EQ presidents, and YM leaders who listened and took my counsel. I’ve raised three children, worked, homeschooled, and served in many capacities. In the end, I’m very grateful for men who step up and take responsibility, serve, and are dependable (there are too many who are not). Men are ordained to Priesthood positions to serve, women are not; however, we both receive priesthood authority when we’re set apart. The power of the Priesthood, God’s power, comes when we make and keep covenants. This power is different than authority to serve in a calling and is equal for men and women. In the temple, you are washed and anointed to become a queen and a priestess. Godly Kings and queens are one, Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother are one in love and purpose, but they do have different roles. We can be equal in Priesthood power, but still have different responsibilities.
As an elders quorum president, I definitely think of myself as a servant. It's a necessary calling of course but I definitely don't feel more powerful because of it 😂 Praise The Lord that I have my wife to support me ❤
I hope every wife and mom and husband and future husband in the church listens and watches this. I'm a grandfather, lifelong member, recently divorced because my wife couldn't find a way to work through her trauma except to blame me, and the wisdom you are sharing just might have made a difference there. I am grateful for your generation of faithful latter day saints who really do understand the plan of salvation, the plan of happiness!
Kudos for blaming your wife for her “trauma “ rather than perhaps understanding and care for her experiences being different than yours. And being there for her.
OK, Ward Radio… this is way overdue, but very much appreciated!!! Oh, poor Cardon sat through this in person? You’ve got a great man, Brittany! And, you’re awesome, too!
This is so spot on 👏 a lot of what is at the center of this issue is what was stated. Women not being seen is something woman in the church can absolutely do better at. Supporting, seeing, and praising each other. There is church culture of kinda worshiping the bishop and stake presidents, but that's not doctrine. This message is so good!
Great job girls!! We need more righteous men! If we as sisters in the gospel expect less, they (men) will give us less! We need protectors, leaders and great men!
Loved this episode. Should bring the women into more conversations. I know that Brittany is there sometimes but it's also nice to hear that like my wife, there are women out there still looking to be strong and powerful MOTHERS. God bless you faithful LDS women!
ronically enough people forget what the priesthood really is. Look at D+C 121. The Priesthood CANNOT be used for anything other than for the benefit of the people of the earth. It CANNOT be used for your vain ambition, unrighteous dominion, it can ONLY be used when one is meek, humble, submissive, righteous, etc. none of these women who want power would even qualify to use Gods power in righteousness. One can be called and set apart but it doesn’t mean that one is worthy to use that power. Their pride keeps them from this. Their want and lust for power keeps them from this. The priesthood isn’t some magical power like what is showcased in Harry Potter. It is Gods power. There are laws to govern how the priesthood is used. I doubt that these women have any amount of knowledge about the doctrine of what the priesthood is. And it shows when they show enmity towards the Church. It shows when they demand for more positions of power. To me it’s just a bunch of power hungry people. The women who deserve the priesthood are these four, because they understand what it truly is for. And the men of the church don’t get a pass either. There seems to be some who also don’t understand the doctrine of the priesthood either and when they use the title of the priesthood in a way to justify ruling over their spouse that also disconnects them from Gods power. If people understood what it means to be a priesthood holder there would be more respect, there would be more men who exemplify Christlike attributes, there would be better fathers, better husbands, better leaders, men who value doing the right thing, men who live in such a way that if called upon would be able to move mountains for the greater good of Gods children. We can’t use it to gratify ourselves. We can’t even give ourselves a blessing! It is a selfless gift that can only be used for selfless service.
This was refreshing to hear from the younger generation. I was fortunate to grow up with a manly father and a mother who was always home when I came home from school. That’s all I ever wanted was to be a stay at home wife and mother. I think too many young women had mothers who were NOT home and maybe disengaged fathers. Does anyone think girls have no idea what they are truly missing from a normal family situation and therefore assuming it must be power they are lacking?
Thank you for this, I often hear my voice and other men talking about these things but I appreciate sisters adding their voices and perspectives on this subject.
A lot of people go to college with an idea of getting married; I went to a state university and a ton of people, LDS & non, get married in college! And get their degrees; so many LDS women have degrees and are working career women on top of being a wife & mother & faithful church member.
Loved this!! I would love to hear more from the women. I wished they would have introduced themselves. I agree with what they said. As a woman who grew up in the church, I’ve never felt like I was less than or not important. Maybe things haven’t always been perfect, but what in this life is perfect? That’s not the church, that’s human kind. I don’t need a calling to give me power. My power comes from my relationship and covenants with my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. And I have access to all of Christ’s power through those covenants, no different than holders of the priesthood.
Definitely want more Latter-day Ladies. Bring them back for more! Maybe even a regular show.
My husband is a Lineman: he has all of the skills and knowledge to be able to deliver power to homes and businesses. But when he walks in the door of his home, the lights don’t shine brighter for him than they do for me. The microwave doesn’t cook faster for him than for me. I have access to JUST as much of that power as he does. It is the same with the Priesthood. Men who are ordained to the priesthood are like linemen delivering power- they don’t have access to more priesthood power than women and quite frankly: I don’t want to be out digging trenches in the rain and snow or sweating to death in the summer heat.
I love this analogy
What a great explanation!
Lazy.
Setting up chairs, moving ward members, and digging trenches have nothing to do with the priesthood, you can be a disabled and still be ordained, you just can't be a woman
Great explanation!!!!
I think this might be one of the most important episodes of Ward Radio ever done so far. We need more women’s voices like this who actually get it! More of this please!
And they don’t go on and on and on trying to outdo one another’s wise-cracks like some (all?) of the men on this channel.
@@rogerrobin2774this is a weird way of saying, "I like the food you make, but your food sucks and you're all stupid" ???
Women do have stewardship over men. When I was a struggling single dad and I called the bishop to get some help with food…you know who actually helped with that, it wasn’t the bishop. It was the relief society president who checked in with me month after month for about a year until I got back on my feet.
Thank God for the women of this church and the service they provide.
Love this! Primary presidents have stewardship over men as well when there are male teachers and leaders
For real! Without belittling the males… women run the church 😆 like, nothing happens. Behind every activity is a woman.
That's great on the Relief Society president for checking in ,but I don't think that is stewardship. It's service.
@@colinjohns1947 that is a distinction without a difference. A stewardship is the conducting, supervising, or managing of something. especially : the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care. That service falls within the stewardship of the relief society present, overseen by the bishop. The same goes for the service performed by the elders quorum presidency.
@@colinjohns1947 I am the Stake Self reliance specialist with my husband. Self reliance in the ward can be delegated by the bishop to the ward self reliance specialist, the relief society president, and elders quorum president or any combination. It is absolutely part of their stewardship.
I am not an LDS church member, I’m a Protestant who is interested in LDS content to learn more about your church. This is the best video I have watched in a while. You four have hit everything on the nose and I which my fellow church sisters would watch this and learn. So good! Please do more!
Sheri Dew truth bomb: "sisters, some will try to persuade you that because you are not ordained to the priesthood you have been shortchanged. They are simply wrong, and they do not understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. ...we as women are not diminished by priesthood power, we are magnified by it."
I love this,
I believe this💯
THIS IS SO TRUE AND SO POWERFUL! Share this with everyone! I love that they are so pro-woman AND pro-man. Both are so different and so amazing and so needed!!!
I love this!!! I’m so sick of all the complaining. Church is the only place where I’m celebrated for being a mother and wife. My role in this world is the most important thing that any one can do. So proud I share a faith with you beautiful women ❤❤❤
But some women are very ignored because they are not mothers
I was a single mother my daughter’s entire life and I would have given anything to give her that proper father figure she deserved. I was never a victim or perfect, and have no idea why these women think the way they do. I’m glad I at least had my pinky always touching the rod and she had that consistency of the Church. Today my daughter has been on a mission and she’s finishing up her 3rd year at BYU, on her way to Law School.
Whoa! Carla that's awesome! You're like a super woman!
@@WARDRADIO oh stahp, you’re making me blush.
@@WARDRADIOnow go make a video titled "Real FLDS Women Debunk the Top 3 Feminist Lies About FLDS Women". No? You won't do it? Yeah, because you know they're a bunch of brainwashed women being used by men and their church (which is patterned after your original church in the manner it conducted itself until every leader was threatened with lifelong imprisonment)
pulling 3 women who have been raised to view things a certain was is only affirming how clueless you are.
The vast majority of LDS women are afriad to share their true feelings because they know they're supposed to be towing the line and saying crap like your guests are
Funny how you recognize exploitive behavior towards women in every religion but your own. When it's your own everything is A OK. Ironic 😂
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Hey women, us men can't know what you go through because we carry a different burden. That being said we do see the EFFECT of your efforts, and we do appreciate it. TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK!
Thank you
We really don't get this perspective often enough. Women in the church could be uplifted just by hearing this conversation.
Why do you think we get this perspective enough? Is it because women aren't given as much of a voice or influence within the church?
@@colinjohns1947 No, I think women who appreciate the church simply don't often address the criticisms from women who attack the church. Maybe they don't think about it much, I don't know. But women on the fence about the church could benefit from women who have already sorted these questions out.
My daughter has dropped off the church grid for the very reasons this ex church member spouts. It breaks my heart. We have a great relationship in every way except spiritual things. I wish she would watch this and hang around more women like you 4. As a member of our wards bishopric, i feel no more powerful than when i was teaching 12 year olds in sunday school. Its a church calling, nothing more. Its not permanent and it certainly isnt a means to some power ladder ascention. My wife teaches the 10 year olds in primary and she is more influential to so many more people than the 3 stooges who sit on the stand every sunday. The only reason i enjoy my current calling is because of who im serving with. They are excellent men of faith. Our wives are better than that. We couldnt do our callings without our wives. No way... i need to add that Jesus Christ is the one in power. We simply run things as directed by Him. Anyone attempting to be smarter than God and trying to function in the church as someone weilding real power will wreck everything because everyone will lose trust in what they are doing.
If you educate a man, you educate a man. If you educate a woman, you educate a generation... ❤😇
-- Brigham Young
The first female vote cast anywhere in the United States under an equal suffrage law was Seraph Young, Brigham's grandniece...
Also, women started attending Brigham Young Academy essentially from the get go. 'Radcliffe' was not removed from female Harvard diplomas until 1999
Great women! Dude sitting here with my newborn daughter laying on my chest, grateful that there are women who are talking about these issues from a pro LDS stance. My wife is right there with you!
Joy's comment about Godly power is so on point!
My wife and I watched this together. Last week we watched the Women’s conference together. This was so much better. It seems to me the Brethren have grown fearful of the feminists in the church. I never hear talks supporting motherhood, any more. Thank you. Well done by all.
I love that you’re giving them the voice on this one. As President Nelson said, we need faithful women’s voices to speak out.
Can we get more of this? Not that I don't love hearing from the boys, but this is just refreshing. I'm so sick of feminism.
You want more women representation on this channel? Yeah, definitely not a feminist ideal at all.
It is such an interesting and self-defeating concept. Basic negotiation of "equality" usually results in the clear sexism that is ultimately intended by Feminism. I typically discuss Chivalry or Equality v Chivalry AND Equality. Simple form is the Military Draft here in the U.S. If you enter the selective service you get a Vote --> Feminists Go insane with this concept. What they don't understand is that when a man registers to vote they are ALSO registering for the Selective Service. Men and Women are different but can only be complete together.
You want more women's voices on this channel? Congratulations, you're a feminist.
“I’m so sick of feminism”. Excellent. Just a simple, remarkable quote.
I was just released out of primary after multiple years and reporting to a female primary presidency. I was also a former bishop. I loved the primary presidency. They were awesome! And they had stewardship over me.
Yes! I never made this connection until I was a primary president!
I’m in the primary and a professional educator. My president asks for my opinion, just as she asks all the other primary leaders’, then gives directions she’s inspired to. Her direction isn’t always what I think is best, but most often I see that the Lord inspired her with her choices. When I don’t see it, I expect I soon will or others will and I don’t need to.
More of these amazing women! Thank you for saying what the majority of us want to say!
Wow! The sisters are grabbing the reigns and showing the world what true feminine energy looks like! Can't wait for this to go live!
I don't think they grabbed the reins. I think Cardon loaned the reins to the ladies, following John Dehlin's example. But I agree, it is great to hear from these women!
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Sister Power! Great ideas. I love how God has lead them each to understanding.
I agree about addressing Heavenly Father and our Mother answering the call. I have had that experience. I had a very sacred experience once in a Temple when I felt the presence of an ancestor and of a girl in my posterity. It took me a couple of years to understand that this spiritual promise ultimately came from my Heavenly Mother/ Parents. The scope of our Heavenly Mother’s influence on the world, on the women of the world is so vast!!! Our Father asks us to address Him because the children of God are corrupt and fallen. Imagine a teenager mistreating his parents when the Dad says 1. Don’t speak to your Mother that way. 2. Talk to me. Man to Man OR Daddy Daughter. He is asking us to address Him. Come curse or prayer. Then as we are worthy of all goodness and receive of His light then we are able to see our Heavenly Parents reigning and leading the human family. Just as I was able to see my Heavenly Mother’s influence vía my grandmother and my future granddaughter’s presence inviting me to bear a 4th child. That pregnancy was extremely difficult and life threatening but I was protected and the promise given me that day was fulfilled by my Heavenly Parents.
@@birdlyword2It is his show. He’s providing the platform, but they certainly ran with it!
Mothers and Fathers are equally important with complimentary roles!
I love Ward radio and this was one of my favorite episodes. I’m 62. BYU graduate, currently working on my PhD. The church. The gospel has provided me unlimited potential. There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of equal, but different. Your discussion, I hope, is one of many to come by all women in the church. We are each loved and all have a critical purpose. Feels like it’s understanding who we are and why we are here, not in the general sense, but in a very real individual sense. Stop looking at others for our own fulfillment. More of these discussions!
As a grandmother with three callings in the Church, in addition to mothering three generations, I too would love to see more positive portrayals of men. My husband spent his life working for others and exhibiting goodness and kindness to all.
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Loved this so much! My 12 year old daughter heard part of this when I was listening and it sparked a great conversation. It’s so good to see faithful women unapologetically speaking up for truth.
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This is the most Based episode of Ward Radio! 💯
So many good things!!!! Loving these Latter Day Ladies. More of this goodness please.♥️🙌
My husband was a Bishop. Being Bishop makes you a servant. So do these women do their ministering? Do they help others all times of the day or night? Do they want to counsel members whose heart is breaking and know that you have to tell them “they have to stop what they are doing. They are the problem?” Leadership is hard! Being the Bishop’s wife is hard because your husband comes home red eyed & crying. He can’t talk to you about it. And it does affect all members of his family. So there’s that.
But as a woman I love him enough to be patient and let God & the Savior help him.
My husband has held many "powerful" callings. You deal with a lot of crap as a Bishop or Elder's Quorum President or any other Priesthood leadership role and it's often not fun. I doubt most of these feminist complainers would enjoy getting what they think they want. I've never felt less-than as a woman in the Church. Being a wife and mother is the best and most important thing I will do in this life and I've always felt supported and appreciated by the Priesthood holders in my life. Loved this discussion. Keep up the good work!
This argument always blows my mind. These women don't understand their temple endowment, and it shows.
It was when I was called as Bishop that my wife discovered that the last thing she wanted was ordination to the priesthood. Until then that was a huge issue for her. No longer. (And she never knew the half of it.)
Couldn’t agree more! I heard about some research a few years back that said female manager score higher than male managers on a variety of factors EXCEPT FOR stress management… I couldn’t imagine how stressful it must be to be a Bishop or Stake President ON TOP of your day job! And it be UNPAID.
I am an adult convert to the church (joined in my early 20's) and after decades of hearing all of this about the Priesthood - my comment has always been - The Priesthood power CANNOT be used on themselves - it is a power that is used to serve OTHERS. So how does that make them more powerful? It is an office for leadership - The Priesthood is there to serve people! Heavenly Father is organized in His church - we are all here to serve our fellow men. Thanks guys for this!!
God placed HIS priesthood power into the Church so that God can accomplish his work and glory. It was not given to men to make them feel powerful or make them feel good about themselves or make them above women. Women who desire the priesthood for their own selfish desires of feeling more powerful or feeling more empowered is NOT what the priesthood is about. Some women make things all about themselves.
And from experience, I have endured more toxic female leaders than male leaders. Maybe it's because of where I have lived, but wow, I would NEVER want a female bishopric or stake presidency. I know women who def wanted that power and they were the most awful women I have ever met because it wasn't about service, they wanted control and power. The male leaders serve together with the Relief Society female leaders who I'm sure are busy enough!
Loved this episode!!! Amazing Latter Day Ladies. My favorite comment was that “women are literal portals to heaven”. What power and privilege that is. I want to have this group on regular rotation.
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Im only half way thru and I'm bawling 😭 i wasn't expecting this to be so powerful
This put into words EVERYTHING I have been feeling, the world is STARVING for the truths shared here
When I was on my mission an investigator asked us why the women didn’t hold the priesthood. I was as green in the mission field as you could but the spirit gave me the answer for this gentlemen. I had never even contemplated this topic in 1989.
The spirit spoke through me. The priesthood is a service priesthood and amen need a “mantle” to feel they need to serve. Women use the priesthood without the “mantle” because service is in their nature. Men need it. Period
I'm sorry Jeff, but this has no basis in scripture at all. Furthermore, it's antithetical to the temple ceremony and very damaging to the church. This apocryphal notion that men have the priesthood because they "need" it is one of the most insidious and awful rumors to infect God's church. It's a sepsis. Priesthood it eternal. So is manhood.
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Amen! My education helps me homeschool, manage family finances, support my husband, and participate in my community. I never felt valued as a mother until I joined the LDS church.
Welcome! As another educated LDS homeschool mother, it's good to have you! ❤
I can't say how amazing this conversation is. Thank you Good Sisters of Zion
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I tried to drop out of school, but my husband made me go back!!! lol! What kind of misogyny is that!😂. He said he wanted me to be equal to him.
This was absolutely wonderful. These mothers in Zion know exactly what they are about.
And the observation that motherhood is a portal between this life and the eternities is wonderful and beautiful.
Thank you.
Wow! This hits so close to home for me thank you for these wonderful amazing women. We need to hear more women speak about why we stay and what we believe and why. Ward Women! WW
Thanks for listening
In my Freshman year at BYU, many guys "joked" about women only being there to get their, "Mrs. degree." The ladies would bristle at that and say they wanted to get married, but their top priority was getting their degree. In my experience, the guys would openly admit they were at BYU for the marriage opportunities.
Jokes like this are what cause women to fight against male authority in the church (which I agree is wrong to do). There are still a lot of men in the church who resent women having an equal position in the home, for example. These men resent the temple changes and wish we were still in the days of Brigham Young. I know because I've gotten into conversations with them. They translate their Priesthood office as giving them superior authority in the home. So perhaps some women, when encountering these attitudes, feel that if they had the same Priesthood, they wouldn't get these attitudes from men? I agree that Priesthood authority in the church can be left with men, as they provide the ordinances for spiritual rebirth, as women provide temporal birth.
The idea of “getting an education” is not the same as it was 20 years ago. You no longer need to go to some woke college to learn about philosophy. The determined individual has unlimited books at their finger tips and online courses from experts in the field. In many cases, people go to University and get much dumber. I leaned a lot at college but I learned much more through my own personal studies.
My P Blessing tells me to never cease learning and to always be engaged in reading a good book. I tried really hard at college because of that Hinkley talk. The best thing I ever did was read my P Blessing with new eyes, and I was told that "education" isn't limited to just college. I stopped it with college. Yep, college drop out here! I never had the debt burden, and I took that time to be deprogrammed. Now, I homeschool my kids, which has proven to be the best thing they could've been given.
Exactly. There’s very few jobs that are better learned at a university. Unless it’s a doctor, lawyer, or similar, college is stupid.
Hi Tikla! I served in your ward 2 years ago! Thank you for your generosity and support!
Best episode ever! This needed to happen. Strong women of faith defending the truth about our true natures and divine roles in the kingdom of God. Thank you!
I had a position of authority over men in the Primary Presidency and as the Stake Public Relations Director. I also had authority over boys in my youth as a Stake Youth Committee Co-Chair. I never once saw it as a power trip. Some men struggled with a female leader over them but most could have cared less because they were happy to let you be in charge and do most of the planning and work.
Jesus' concept of power and dominion is eternal and is service. LDS women have that in spades.
And that concept of eternal power and dominion and service comes from a Male - Jesus Christ.
Oh my gosh, just starting this, but that "ex-Mormon" saying women are encouraged to drop out of college - what in the world?!!! Is she quoting some misguided suggestion from the 60s?! What time warp did she step out of? Let's just list ALL the articles, talks, devotionals from church leadership encouraging women to get their education. And while a college degree is certainly not required, it is also not in the least bit discouraged. So, are they lying or just so far from the light they can't see truth anymore?
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Are you fucking kidding me? This shit still goes on today. I am 31 years old and know of countless Mormon women who went to BYU with a preconceived plot to drop out the moment they got married. 1960? This is 2010-2020 when I personally witnessed this. You're talking out of your ass
Take this on the road and start in Utah. Call it a sister who loved the Lord’s Way.
Please! Let’s get back on track. The lord just wants us to put him first again. That’s all.
0:00 - Debunking the claim that women only go to BYU to find a spouse
2:46 - BYU graduation rates show women are not dropping out to start families
3:17 - Discussion of the "ratio" of men to women at BYU and how everyone is seeking to find a spouse
4:32 - Women are encouraged to get as much education as possible in the church
5:41 - Criticism of the claim that women are told to abandon education once married
7:02 - A woman's innate power and value is not determined by her church calling
9:47 - Examining our view of power - worldly power vs. godly power
11:45 - Women as the "portals from heaven to earth" - a form of power
12:14 - Familial roles in the church and the oddity of a woman wanting to be a "father"
13:15 - Four possible reasons a woman might want to take on a masculine role in the church
14:57 - The importance of righteous male examples for women who have been abused
16:21 - Priesthood leaders as servants, not objects of worship
17:04 - Women feeling invisible and unrecognized in their work as mothers
19:28 - Christ as the only one who truly understands a mother's sacrifices
20:13 - God has intentionally divided the work between men and women
21:11 - Losing identity as an individual when becoming a mother or missionary
23:17 - Being called as a mother is not meant to be a "cookie cutter" role
23:53 - Society devalues women's nurturing instincts
25:28 - The problems that lead women to seek male roles can't be solved by ordaining women
26:35 - Leadership callings require men and women to work together as a team
27:12 - Praying to Heavenly Mother won't necessarily provide different answers from Heavenly Father
29:45 - Responding to claims about women's visibility and roles in the church
31:17 - The double standard of teaching sexual purity to both men and women
32:21 - Examining statements about praying to Heavenly Mother
32:59 - The privilege of growing up with an abundance of good male examples in the church
34:48 - The challenges of finding male mentors and examples in society
35:33 - Toxic masculinity in media and the need for positive portrayals of men
Wow... thank you!
I AM SO FREAKING HAPPY TO SEE THESE LADIES ON HERE!!!!!!! I would just die to be on this panel! 😍 love you guys so much!
Who birthed the Son of God? Who did Christ first reveal himself to as he began his earthly ministry? Who did Christ first appear to following His resurrection? The woman was the first to partake of the fruit for a reason. God’s plan could not be implemented without women first agreeing to place their lives on the line with every spirit brought to the millions of earths God created. And it doesn’t matter if a woman has or doesn’t have children, the agreement was made in the preexistence.
Love this message
Definitely more of Latter-Day Ladies! This was so great! I love a group of strong women who support and love their men!
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Well done, ladies! Such thoughtful responses.
This is an important conversation, and overall I thought it was well done. Thank you! However, I feel that we should have empathy for women who struggle with seeing mostly men in top leadership. I’ve gone through different phases. When I was young, I was angry and distrustful of men because my father had an affair. I left the church for a while and witnessed men behaving badly. When I returned a few years later, I had some wonderful male role models, such as my mission president, who helped in my healing process. Now, I’m so grateful for good men and I see our older, male leadership as a blessing. I would encourage dialogue and understanding with women who are feeling this way.
I wanna see more of Ward Radio Ladies!!!! Loved your view points.
You 4 sisters in Zion are right on. I'm a baby boomer and it's nice to see the young knowing what is right. Keep it up you have the power
I went to the University of Minnesota for my bachelor's and master's degrees. I met my wife in the singles ward (also a U of M student). I first heard of the "MRS degree" by countless non-members. Many women attend all sorts of colleges to not just get a degree, but also find a spouse.
AWESOME!!! Amen to every word. Grateful for your beautiful testimonies ❤
This was a valuable presentation. Thank you. My daughters are in their twenties now and married, but they could really have benefited from hearing perspectives like this when they were younger (as well as today).
Alright a whole almost 40 minutes of Cardon not interrupting his wife!
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Ladies I love this one! It is going to make heads explode!
This was an amazing episode! We all need to hear more strong, faithful women that honor God, motherhood, and the priesthood. Keep bringing them back!
Yes, this video should be shared as many times as the Church’s post was commented on.
More of this panel! They are awesome!
I’m a 62 year old woman with 22 grandchildren. I loved this episode 🌺 Thank you
I'm 64 but I only have ten grandkids and I love every Ward Radio episode! They are doing something very important!
Yes, yes, yes!!! Love these Sisters!!! Amen, amen, and amen!!! We need more of this!!!! Love and blessings to y'all ❤
Best episode you guys have ever done
Latter-Day Ladies sounds better than Ward Radio Women
I love this so much! You four women are amazing.And yes! I'll take being a portal from other worlds over setting up chairs anyday. But im so grateful for those who do.
Seriously.... LDS Women are the real gangsters.... Y'all have me laughing, crying and cheering.
The world has need of more Women like this.
Right!?! I was shaking inside. The spirit testified so strongly! ❤
We need more of this group on Ward Radio!
I love this! We need more women like you standing up for the way things REALLY ARE in the church! Thank you!
Latter-day Ladies.❤
More of the Lady’s!! Real women who know their true purpose in life ❤
This is one the best Ward Radio episodes in a long time. Definitely need to have more episodes with true LDS women perspective.
IT'S SO REFRESHING TO HEAR WOMEN OF THE CHURCH SPEAK OUT THEIR HONEST THOUGHTS! HOPE TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU SISTERS! YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR OWN CHANNEL! I'M SURE MY WIFE WILL BE YOUR FIRST SUBSCRIBER! NAME IT, "WOMEN OF THE CHURCH" ❤❤❤ THX TO WARD RADIO FOR GIVING THESE WONDERFUL WOMEN TIME TO SPEAK OUT! PLEASE KEEP IT GOING! 😊😊😊
did you just suggest my crew of girls LEAVE my channel for another?
@@WARDRADIO sure, why not! hehehe....
Loved this. I definitely need more of these fantastic Latter-Day Ladies.
Great discussion ladies. Keep them coming.
I loved this!!! Thank you! You ladies expressed exactly what I have been trying to explain to others about these issues.
One last comment, Sisters I loved your comments , I’m sending this episode to my Relief Society Pres , because I would love my wards Relief Society. Thank you Loved it ❤
Here are a few more thoughts from a fellow real LDS woman:
- Stop saying that women who are asking for more power are doing so out of selfishness and pride. It's not power to control others that they want, it's power over their own lives and the respect they deserve to have opportunities, whether or not they ultimately choose to take them.
- How come when you talk about men fulfilling callings, you focus on how service-oriented they are, but when women express interest in the same callings, now it's out of self-serving greed? Does it not stand to reason that individuals might find personal fulfillment by serving others in a leadership role, be they male or female? Is being power-hungry the only reason you can think of for women to want to have the same experiences the men do? What of the men, then?
- My most salient experience with this was on my mission, when the Church was literally my whole entire life. Sister missionaries have virtually no possibilities for additional responsibilities. I worked my absolute hardest and I will tolerate no allusions to the contrary, but I felt I had no ability to be an active participant in my own life. I was allowed no capacity to be an asset to my fellow missionaries. Only because I was a woman. It almost broke me. Why is this a moral failing for women, but not for men?
- I think it is wonderful that many women appreciate being a "portal between realms" by being able to give birth, but you have to accept that not all of us feel a connection or affinity for that process. Rather than a blessing for the mother, I see it as a sacrifice that she must offer, because at the end of the day, that child also belongs to the father and he went through none of the pain.
- Men and women should absolutely be supporting each other. You're right that women who are full-time moms should not handle everything; their husbands should take on some responsibilities, too. Just like dads can take care of the kids while their wives take on other responsibilities. Doesn't mean that women shouldn't have opportunities beyond her children. Those are the dad's children, too; why deny him the blessings of fatherhood? Why deny women other opportunities?
There are many women who have experienced true hurt because of this issue. Please do not dehumanize them by placing the blame on their shoulders before having compassion for their lived experiences.
I agree with you. There are still a lot of traditional thinking men who think women getting any step up in authority, in the home for example, is wrong, and that any woman asking for equality is a power hungry "feminist" when this isn't true.
I empathize with your feelings. I’m in my 50’s and have struggled at times with traditional gender roles and the order in the church. Did you serve a mission before sister training leaders? I did and felt like some of the DL’s and ZL’s were power hungry. I also see that many things have changed since then, and women do have greater opportunities (such as STL’s). I’ve served as a YW, Primary, and most recently RS Pres. I didn’t seek for any of those callings. Like serving a mission, they were all-consuming for me. I had stewardship over male and female teachers, dads and families who needed welfare aid, camps, ministering couples, etc. I had the privilege of working with good, dedicated Bishops, EQ presidents, and YM leaders who listened and took my counsel. I’ve raised three children, worked, homeschooled, and served in many capacities. In the end, I’m very grateful for men who step up and take responsibility, serve, and are dependable (there are too many who are not). Men are ordained to Priesthood positions to serve, women are not; however, we both receive priesthood authority when we’re set apart. The power of the Priesthood, God’s power, comes when we make and keep covenants. This power is different than authority to serve in a calling and is equal for men and women. In the temple, you are washed and anointed to become a queen and a priestess. Godly Kings and queens are one, Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother are one in love and purpose, but they do have different roles. We can be equal in Priesthood power, but still have different responsibilities.
I am 12 minutes in and this is AMAZING!
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As an elders quorum president, I definitely think of myself as a servant. It's a necessary calling of course but I definitely don't feel more powerful because of it 😂
Praise The Lord that I have my wife to support me ❤
I hope every wife and mom and husband and future husband in the church listens and watches this. I'm a grandfather, lifelong member, recently divorced because my wife couldn't find a way to work through her trauma except to blame me, and the wisdom you are sharing just might have made a difference there. I am grateful for your generation of faithful latter day saints who really do understand the plan of salvation, the plan of happiness!
Kudos for blaming your wife for her “trauma “ rather than perhaps understanding and care for her experiences being different than yours. And being there for her.
OK, Ward Radio… this is way overdue, but very much appreciated!!!
Oh, poor Cardon sat through this in person? You’ve got a great man, Brittany! And, you’re awesome, too!
So many great points! Would love to hear more from these articulate, faithful women!
This was amazing!! I would love to hear more!!
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Reading the opposing responses to the recent women and priesthood issue, it's like watching the parable of the ten virgins in real time.
30 plus minutes of ward radio with Cardon in the room and not a single boom shakala. 😅😅 amazing conversation with 4 POWERFULL women.
This is so spot on 👏 a lot of what is at the center of this issue is what was stated. Women not being seen is something woman in the church can absolutely do better at. Supporting, seeing, and praising each other. There is church culture of kinda worshiping the bishop and stake presidents, but that's not doctrine. This message is so good!
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Great job girls!! We need more righteous men! If we as sisters in the gospel expect less, they (men) will give us less! We need protectors, leaders and great men!
Incredible video!
Feminist women are looking for women to be their fathers. Gold!
I found mine in the BYU laundry building putting table napkins into the mangle, took 3 weeks😊, we've been married 50 years.
Loved this episode. Should bring the women into more conversations. I know that Brittany is there sometimes but it's also nice to hear that like my wife, there are women out there still looking to be strong and powerful MOTHERS. God bless you faithful LDS women!
Time for RS Radio !! Lets go ladies.
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ronically enough people forget what the priesthood really is. Look at D+C 121. The Priesthood CANNOT be used for anything other than for the benefit of the people of the earth. It CANNOT be used for your vain ambition, unrighteous dominion, it can ONLY be used when one is meek, humble, submissive, righteous, etc. none of these women who want power would even qualify to use Gods power in righteousness. One can be called and set apart but it doesn’t mean that one is worthy to use that power.
Their pride keeps them from this. Their want and lust for power keeps them from this.
The priesthood isn’t some magical power like what is showcased in Harry Potter.
It is Gods power. There are laws to govern how the priesthood is used.
I doubt that these women have any amount of knowledge about the doctrine of what the priesthood is. And it shows when they show enmity towards the Church. It shows when they demand for more positions of power. To me it’s just a bunch of power hungry people. The women who deserve the priesthood are these four, because they understand what it truly is for.
And the men of the church don’t get a pass either. There seems to be some who also don’t understand the doctrine of the priesthood either and when they use the title of the priesthood in a way to justify ruling over their spouse that also disconnects them from Gods power.
If people understood what it means to be a priesthood holder there would be more respect, there would be more men who exemplify Christlike attributes, there would be better fathers, better husbands, better leaders, men who value doing the right thing, men who live in such a way that if called upon would be able to move mountains for the greater good of Gods children.
We can’t use it to gratify ourselves. We can’t even give ourselves a blessing!
It is a selfless gift that can only be used for selfless service.
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@@seangrover140 Great point
What a breath of fresh air. Much thanks for sharing this information contained in the Doctrine and Covenants…
It seems these people have had their expectations unfulfilled. More of a personal issue than the church’s failure.
This was refreshing to hear from the younger generation. I was fortunate to grow up with a manly father and a mother who was always home when I came home from school. That’s all I ever wanted was to be a stay at home wife and mother. I think too many young women had mothers who were NOT home and maybe disengaged fathers. Does anyone think girls have no idea what they are truly missing from a normal family situation and therefore assuming it must be power they are lacking?
Need more of these women on the podcast! Loved it
Thank you for this, I often hear my voice and other men talking about these things but I appreciate sisters adding their voices and perspectives on this subject.
A lot of people go to college with an idea of getting married; I went to a state university and a ton of people, LDS & non, get married in college! And get their degrees; so many LDS women have degrees and are working career women on top of being a wife & mother & faithful church member.
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Loved this!! I would love to hear more from the women. I wished they would have introduced themselves. I agree with what they said. As a woman who grew up in the church, I’ve never felt like I was less than or not important. Maybe things haven’t always been perfect, but what in this life is perfect? That’s not the church, that’s human kind. I don’t need a calling to give me power. My power comes from my relationship and covenants with my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. And I have access to all of Christ’s power through those covenants, no different than holders of the priesthood.