Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

[My answer] was also the only [answer] to recognize the possibility of a change in who is ordained to the priesthood in the future. I feel like the other writers and Mr. Gibson actually just proved my point that people's knee-jerk reaction is just to deny that things in the church could change and ...

RP blasted Just to be clear, RP and I talked a lot about this response before he finished it, and I think that his final answer isn't "blasting" the asker at all. He tried, using diplomatic means without ever really demeaning the asker, to help her understand the scope of the situation an...

I don't think assertions that there's plenty for women to do outside of the Priesthood are correct, because I agree with Katya's statement that it's like limiting the majors women can pursue but saying that a woman shouldn't worry about not being able to major in math because there are 100 other ma...

Link This is one of those topics that drives me absolutely insane because I think it is treated the wrong way in the Church. RP blasted this girl because she's concerned about her sister's fiancé, who is far more than just shy, reserved, or opposed to PDA. He has taken the Law of Chastity to the ex...

In addition, thank you for the warm welcome, Marduk. And thank you so, so much NerdGirl!!!

Also, I am so happy to have heard about the changes regarding the handbook and ward councils. Perhaps in many ward councils women were included completely, but it's clearly not the majority if the Church had to come and spell it out. I think this is a step in the direction we're talking about!

Katya, I'd like to say, "Amen!" to every thing that you've said. My already very high opinion of you has increased. I'd like to point out to male users on this forum, such as Tao, that just by being different genders we see issues very differently. It's understandable that you aren't able ...

Hey guys! I just joined this forum. Woo hoo! I wanted to clarify my reason for including the priestess story. I agree with Mr. Gibson that "prophet" and "apostle" aren't always synonymous (an apostle is a prophet but a prophet isn't necessarily an apostle); however I was using th...