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04-11-2008, 12:46 AM | #1 |
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A female bishop...
I have often pondered how it's going to work when women get the priesthood.
For example, how would a bishopric operate? What about a man calling another man's wife to be first counselor? That seems problematic. I think the Relief Society presidency will someday be elevated to the stand, and they will be the female priesthood leaders of the ward. I think women will confess to women, and men will confess to men. Would discipline situations be enforced more arbitrarily because of this? I think it's hardly possible to be more arbitrary than things already are. I still can't figure out how a bishop or bishop-ette would handle couples counseling. Could a couple choose a favorite priesthood leader (male or female) for counseling? Maybe they would just refer couples to professional counseling more often. |
04-11-2008, 12:49 AM | #2 | |
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I wouldn't stay up too late worrying about it.
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04-11-2008, 12:54 AM | #3 |
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Eventually the church will involve women in the future, direction, and leadership of the church.
The older I get, the more stunning it is how little input women have in the direction of the church on both local and international levels. If I were a Bishop, I would do all I could do, without breaking rules, or breaking the rules as much as I can get away with, to involve women. (hopefully stating this has just disqualified me from ever being Bishop in both the eyes of the Lord and my fellow saints, but as Creekster might say, I probably shouldn't stay up too late worrying about being a Bishop). |
04-11-2008, 12:59 AM | #4 | |
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Maybe this will just make it all the more likely you will become Bishop. Either way, i wouldn't stay up too late worrying about it. Of course, at my age, it's only worry that can make me stay up late, so what do I know?
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04-11-2008, 03:42 AM | #5 |
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How much are you willing to bet that women will someday hold the priesthood? You seem pretty certain it will happen.
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04-11-2008, 03:52 AM | #6 |
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One more reason your wife won't have sex with you: you refused the calling she extended to you.
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04-11-2008, 03:55 AM | #7 | |
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An interesting phenomenon. Also, if you don't think women have input on the direction of the church, you're mistaken. You think bishops and stake presidents work in a vacuum, entirely independent from their wives? |
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04-11-2008, 04:08 AM | #8 |
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Of course! We don't have things like ward council, welfare committees, regular interaction and feedback on both a formal and informal basis and so forth.
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04-11-2008, 04:12 AM | #9 | |
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How many women are on the high council and meet with the stake presidency? None. How many meet in Bishopric meeting? None. In fact, a Bishop who discusses with his wife that which has been told to him in confidence has committed a grave error. In fact, I have been directly counseled about this. A woman can't even be in a Sunday school presidency. So how many women are present when the SS presidency meets (if they ever do meet)? None. It's laughable that you think the leadership in the church involves women in any real and substantial extent. But you're young and probably have never had a calling of some responsibility that puts you in the inner circle. You will see eventually. Women run the primary, the YW, and RS. That's it. |
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04-11-2008, 04:17 AM | #10 |
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Mike, why do you think Church leadership positions are so desirable?
Being a bishop merely means you're burdened by every problem in the ward. It means you work an additional 30 or 40 hours a week, unpaid. It means your hair turns gray at age 32. Ditto for stake president. There are no perks unless you're a megalomaniac, and if you are, you're the wrong person for the calling. Are you really fighting for women to deal with all of this? |
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