why me wrote: 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?
Is that why you're inactive?
Anyway, that's something women in the church say as a signifier of righteousness to the group. It's one of the many excuses/defense mechanisms that have been developed so that we can all pretend that women aren't second-class citizens in the church.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
Morley wrote: What responsibilities? Please be as comprehensive as possible.
blessings
priesthood meetings
Time consuming callings
Home teaching
Code of conduct that if broken, disfellowship or excommunication
Living up to expectations...
etc.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
I can attend meetings. But I accept no callings nor responsibilities.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
why me wrote:You just don't get it. Most women don't want the priesthood because of the responsibility it has.
No, they say they don't want it because they have been taught all their lives that they are not allowed to have it and are not supposed to want it.
It's nothing more than obedience.
Many Muslim women think is right that they are so controlled by men as well. Doesn't make it right just because a group has been taught this all their life and think it's right.
"Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they’re so frightfully clever. I’m really awfully glad I’m a Beta, because I don’t work so hard." ~ From Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
"It seems to me that these women were the head (κεφάλαιον) of the church which was at Philippi." ~ John Chrysostom, Homilies on Philippians 13
The cool thing about Mormon Priesthood power is that nobody can stop me from passing this power to my daughter. The prophet can't even stop me.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)