To the women of the board

[_beastie]

No. A man can get into Heaven if he's single, but will then be awarded a woman for Exaltation. A woman cannot get into Heaven without her man. There's a big difference.

Women can also be given to worthy men (a.k.a.: celestial polygamy).

There is no doubt that males have a superior position in Mormon theology. Even as "goddesses", females are still stay-at-home mothers with silent voices in the larger scheme of things. If anyone doubts that, try praying to Heavenly Mother next sacrament meeting.

But as far as entry into the CK, it's egalitarian. Man needs woman as much as woman needs man, and if, through no fault or choice of their own, they don't have a spouse eligible for godhood, they'll be given one in the next life.

Once they're gods, of course, the same old gender restricted roles apply. Seriously. What sane woman wants to have babies for all eternity. As much as you love the ones you have, it's a relief when they're on grown. There is nothing more exhausting than raising babies.

I guess you could look to your Sister Wives for help, but they'll have their own billions of spirit babies to look after. Don't expect much from hubby. He's got lots of wives and children to tend to, plus planets and all that stuff.

[_beastie]

It's been my experience that it's mainly men, who have zero experience as a stay-at-home dad, who are firmly wedded to the idea that women ought to be stay-at-home mothers.

I'm not saying all men are wedded to that idea, obviously, but women often are more nuanced about the issue.

I consider myself having experience both as a working mother and a stay-at-home mother. I teach school, and when my kids were young, took the summers off to be with them. Both jobs are very difficult. But being a stay-at-home mother is difficult in an entirely different way than anything else. There's a reason that the term "mother's little helper" was coined during a period in American history when most middle-class mothers (let's admit it, we're not talking about struggling mothers - we WANT them to work, don't we?) stayed at home with the kids.

[_harmony]

What sane woman wants to have babies for all eternity. As much as you love the ones you have, it's a relief when they're on grown. There is nothing more exhausting than raising babies.

The #1 reason to not accept going to the CK.