Ordaining DD

[_Drifting]

Did you mean confusing for a child...or confusing for a female child?

Zee goes to his daughter and says to her: now that you are 12, would you like me to give you the priesthood? If she didn't ask, why bother her? That was my point. Leave her in peace.

So you'd be advocating the same if Zee had gone to his son?

[_Buffalo]

Hehe, you all make the prieshood sound like a nasty cold that you might catch. Priesthood is the authority and power to act in the name (or behalf) of God. Jesus is God. Your question is meaningless.

Your priesthood is showing. You might want to tuck that back in.

[_Morley]

There is nothing preventing my daughter from receiving the same priesthood power that I have.

So, once she has this priesthood, what do you think she'll do with it? Pass the sacrament, perhaps?

Truly an awesome power. She'll have to be careful to not.... umm....

[_moksha]

LDS women on the Mormon forums almost unanimously say they would not want the Priesthood. I must admit I have never fully understood their reasoning behind this refusal. Some have said that they would not want the responsibility that the Priesthood brings. Perhaps they wish to avoid an extra layer of meetings and something that feels a bit like doing the dishes in preparing the Sacrament and cleaning up afterward.

Somewhere along the way they may have also internalized their general unworthiness to hold something reserved for the boys. Buying into a large scale disenfranchisement of their worth in the eyes of God must take its toll on the psyche and the spirit.

[_Madison54]

LDS women on the Mormon forums almost unanimously say they would not want the Priesthood.

I just had this discussion with my sister this past weekend. Both of us are former very TBMs.

The reason we never wanted the Priesthood? Because we didn't want to have to give blessings, ordinations, etc. Both of us hated praying publicly.

As far as the "power of God" or however you want to define the Priesthood....I now believe that we all already have this power. No one has to "give" it to us or "ordain" us or whatever.

It's like what Glenda said in the Wizard of Oz:

"You've always had the power, my dear. You've had it all along."

I also believe that there is only one power. It's how we use this power that is important. Many use it for good....but many use it for evil purposes.

[_sock puppet]

Did you mean confusing for a child...or confusing for a female child?

Zee goes to his daughter and says to her: now that you are 12, would you like me to give you the priesthood? If she didn't ask, why bother her? That was my point. Leave her in peace.

So you'd be advocating the same if Zee had gone to his son?

Of course why me would not be advocating the same if Zee had gone to his son. Don't be silly. The son has a developing penis and testes, for heaven's sake. (Please read with sarcasm dripping.)

[_krose]

... it is a meaningless gesture.

So very true, as it regards the theatre of laying hands on heads for whatever purpose.

"... the right kind of front bum...

Thanks for this. It gave me a hearty chuckle.

[_why me]

LDS women on the Mormon forums almost unanimously say they would not want the Priesthood. I must admit I have never fully understood their reasoning behind this refusal. Some have said that they would not want the responsibility that the Priesthood brings. Perhaps they wish to avoid an extra layer of meetings and something that feels a bit like doing the dishes in preparing the Sacrament and cleaning up afterward.
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You just don't get it. Most women don't want the priesthood because of the responsibility it has. Why would they want the stress of being a priesthood holder, complete with all responsibilities that it contains?

I have said it before on this forum that the overwhelming majority do not want it and I received a lot of flak for it. But that is the way it is.

[_Morley]

You just don't get it. Most women don't want the priesthood because of the responsibility it has. Why would they want the stress of being a priesthood holder, complete with all responsibilities that it contains?

I have said it before on this forum that the overwhelming majority do not want it and I received a lot of flak for it. But that is the way it is.

What responsibilities? Please be as comprehensive as possible.

[_why me]

So you'd be advocating the same if Zee had gone to his son?

If all the family is out of the church, yes, I would say the same for the son. Why disturb the boy? Now with the girl, leave her in peace, don't bother her with a stupid question that is meaningless. Why disturb the situation to make his own point. It is zee's problem with the church and he should deal with it and not use his daughter.