I've spent most of yesterday trying to define my feelings about why I am okay with not being a holder of the priesthood, and how to share that. (This is attempt #2487) Because I am okay, and in fact derive much joy in the roles I have as a woman within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the end, I realized that for me it isn't really about holding or not holding the priesthood, but that I have learned to recognize my worth as a daughter of God.
It breaks my heart that there are women who have not learned what a divine blessing it is to be a woman. Who have not realized how very much Heavenly Father loves his daughters and all they do- just by being who they are. It is heart breaking to think that in order to feel empowered women feel like they have to be exactly like the men. That is not being empowered, that is burying the innate power within you as a daughter of God. I have said before, and will repeat it here. It is my opinion that to the extent that Satan can convince us to focus on what we don’t have, he convinces us to forget and neglect what we do have, and thus prevents us from ever reaching the potential and power within us.
So please, if you are questioning your divine worth. If you are questioning what you as a woman have to contribute to the building up of God’s kingdom. If you are feeling inferior and trod upon as a woman, pray to that God who created you, send him your questions, and wait for his answers. I know that God loves me, that he loves all of his daughters, and that he has given each of us whatever it is we need/will need in order to become our very best selves and return to him again. I am filled with joy and awe as my understanding of my role as a woman increases and broadens. Womanhood is truly something divine.
Two questions I have recently pondered upon. Do I believe that when God said “This is my work and my glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” he was speaking about all of his children? Even his daughters? And if I do, then shouldn’t I believe the way He has designed His plan, including the doctrine around the priesthood, is designed to fulfill that purpose?
And second: Which do I believe is more important to my Heavenly parents: The nurturing and teaching of his spirit children, or the administration of his church. If it is the former, what does that say about my role as a woman?
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