tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post252060464070698789..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: Arguments Against Female Ordination That Don't WorkSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-54530369749534761842014-04-24T23:58:14.372-06:002014-04-24T23:58:14.372-06:00I've seen your commentsin the bloggernacle and...I've seen your commentsin the bloggernacle and I always appreciate your thoughtfulness, even if I occasionally see things different than you. Thanks for this post. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169756682267741997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-57779984899380411512014-04-17T13:38:53.177-06:002014-04-17T13:38:53.177-06:00CAW, I'm glad you saw that there are those of ...CAW, I'm glad you saw that there are those of us who feel that way. Honestly, I think it would be a majority if a conversation was able to set aside ideologies for a moment. There are more people in the Church who care about you and your sisters (my sisters, too!) than it often seems online. I promise you that.<br /><br />They, like anyone, sometimes forget the more important things when SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-2428852244278980252014-04-17T12:26:03.661-06:002014-04-17T12:26:03.661-06:00I've already commented, but thank you again fo...I've already commented, but thank you again for the reminder that we should always be charitable to others. I find it puzzling when others assert knowledge of the Lord's will and then use that knowledge to justify exclusion and ridicule of others.CAWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042260983464315882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-14376229191014107472014-04-17T12:17:30.815-06:002014-04-17T12:17:30.815-06:00This was great. As an open member of Ordain Women,...This was great. As an open member of Ordain Women, I appreciate your perspective and honesty. It's gratifying to know that there are people who are actually thinking about these issues in a serious manner and remain Christlike while doing so. We may disagree on certain issues or Ordain Women, but unlike so many others I've encountered, I feel like you actually care about whether we leave CAWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042260983464315882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-78876573936397515292014-04-17T11:32:07.520-06:002014-04-17T11:32:07.520-06:00Well said SilverRain. The Restoration is a work i...Well said SilverRain. The Restoration is a work in progress--else why would we believe in continuing revelation. I think the power imbalances as to gender in the structures of the church are something as to which God will "yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God."DavidHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063521832060823052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-73045247064721607392014-04-17T10:18:58.701-06:002014-04-17T10:18:58.701-06:00Yvonne, perhaps the Lord is working women who have...Yvonne, perhaps the Lord is working women who have authority. I rather think He is.<br /><br />And it is nothing new. But it is new to them. It is raw and real to them. Nothing excuses us from exercising our covenantal powers of charity.SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-42357105350281482262014-04-17T10:03:35.197-06:002014-04-17T10:03:35.197-06:00Whatever Ordain Woman is it is not working within ...Whatever Ordain Woman is it is not working within the system that has been set up. If the Lord wanted to give women the priesthood he would not tell women to do work outside the order set in place. He would work through the women who have authority as a Relief Society Presidency to represent the women of the church. <br /><br />This movement is not something new. The only thing new about it is Yvonne Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604335434167862809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-31958000216404463812014-04-16T22:18:53.290-06:002014-04-16T22:18:53.290-06:00Thank you, Molly. I needed that tonight. Self-pity...Thank you, Molly. I needed that tonight. Self-pity and doubt were rearing their ugly heads, and you totally slapped them down with one short comment.SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-63188013936998903362014-04-16T21:57:22.432-06:002014-04-16T21:57:22.432-06:00I adore you. That is all.I adore you. That is all.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07196513429476410491noreply@blogger.com