We love Jesus
We wait for Jesus
We have faith in Jesus
But when there’s faith, there’s doubt.
Faith isn’t perfect knowledge.
I’m scared
I’m worried
I feel betrayed
Sarah Bessey writes in Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women: “I’m through wasting my time with debates about women-should-do-this and women-should-not-do-this boundaries. I’m out. What an adventure in missing the point."
A woman who wants to be endowed is dependent on persuading multiple male authority figures that she is worthy to make temple covenants. But at least she can now argue that she has met all the church sanctioned requirements so that she can get endowed in a time frame that makes the most sense in her life.
You need to move away from fear and communities of conformity that thrive on fear and seek out new communities of joy that thrive on connection... You aren't done seeking.
"So yes, this statement is laughable at best and thousands of women are being vocal about it, as they should be. It's insulting and it's completely false. Especially since the church just made $192,000,000 purchase from a church with a female prophet."
"I knew what mattered most to me- in a world of “good, better, best” I felt very guided by the Lord that building my life around my family would be the best thing for me and that following His guidance would bring me true joy. "
"I would’ve loved the opportunity that LDS men seem to take for granted, which is the ability to have both a family and accomplishments, goals and ambitions outside of the home."