tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post2651962056465265595..comments2022-11-16T02:32:12.065-07:00Comments on The Posts of My House: Why I StayTrudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570196379762814760noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-41589568657702489392009-12-18T16:49:20.181-07:002009-12-18T16:49:20.181-07:00I think this is a great answer as to why you stay....I think this is a great answer as to why you stay. It ought to be one reason why we all stay since we are confronted with human imperfections—none of which justify us in casting off our witness. I say this and I don't even think the male-only-priesthood is a human imperfection. Even if God has more in store for us, if he is predicating it on our faithfulness (as you pointed out) we can't blame human imperfection of the administrators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-66425004995963675662009-12-15T22:33:55.708-07:002009-12-15T22:33:55.708-07:00Keri,
First off, congratulations on finishing you...Keri,<br /><br />First off, congratulations on finishing your semester!<br /><br />Secondly, I almost missed your response! I figured once the fmh thread got so long, no one would be responding to my specific question, made so early on. Thank you for your response. My mind is reeling from all my reading of late, so all I can say at the moment is thanks, I'm sure I will have more in the future once it has all been a little more processed :)<br /><br />GrizzBabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304769710582812734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-76978770343176149712009-12-14T13:12:58.985-07:002009-12-14T13:12:58.985-07:00I remember, years ago, pointing out to a friend (I...I remember, years ago, pointing out to a friend (I think I was 6 or 7 at the time), "girlish doesn't mean less". Now, as an adult, I think back on that comment and realize, "how right I was". I think we live in a culture that equates "equal" with "same" and "different" with "less". The idea that men and women might, in fact, be different, or blessed with different strengths, weaknesses, and abilities is offensive to many people.<br /><br />No, women can't hold the Priesthood--but so what? I wish that, instead of focusing on what women can't do, we spent more time focusing on what women CAN do. There are a lot of things women can do that men can't; there are blessings reserved specially for women.<br /><br />Too many women, I think, see denial of the Priesthood as this hidden, negative message that we're all supposed to stay home and be Mollies--that women, at least in the church's eyes, have no power and no individuality.C.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08086277404490573891noreply@blogger.com