The Role of Women in the LDS Church

[lantairvlea]

Does the role of women within the church bother you at all, or do you just accept it as a big part of the faith/teachings? How is that something you come to terms with? When I was a Mormon, the extreme inequality of women and their role prescribed by the church made me a little sad. It was always just the lectures of, get married and be a good

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[placetohide]

Thanks for sharing your opinion. I'd thought it might be seen that way by church members, but I wasn't sure.

[lantairvlea]

Your welcome, I'm happy to share. It should be noted that what individual people emphasize can vary rather radically, but the doctrine really isn't so closed and restrictive as some interpret it.

I know that a lot of people do think that it is unfair and unbalanced that women don't hold the priesthood and I'm well aware of the movement by some churches in ordaining women, but I figured that part of the discussion was beyond the scope of the initial question and would have taken even more space and time.

If your curious along those lines I'd be happy to explore it, but you'd have to wait until I got back the end of next week.