Do not tell me speaking out is futile!
Whenever I (or someone I know) speaks up about a problem in the church, an inequity that should be resolved, an issue that needs to be addressed, someone, somewhere pipes up with one of the following:
- You are displaying apostasy by refusing to support the brethren.
- If you make it an issue, the church leaders will refuse to act just to prove they don’t bow to public pressure.
Maybe not.
In an article just published a few minutes ago by Peggy Fletcher Stack, she claims that a woman will be praying in a general session of April’s General Conference. I’ve been talking about this forever. I couldn’t be happier!
On her Facebook post linking to her article, she writes, “Dear FB friends, My sources for this story are solid. Trust me. I am a professional journalist. I do not go into print with rumors.”
Peggy is a solid writer. I trust her back.
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A bit of progress on the home front!
Extremely pleased to hear this. And I trust Peggy too.
I remember being a kid when they announced from our pulpit that women would start saying the prayers in Sacrament Meeting.
Ellen, to your point, when I first heard that I was shocked that at some point in my lifetime women were not allowed to pray in Sacrament meeting! I don’t remember the announcement but I was quite young then. And while I have never lived in a ward that didn’t allow women to give opening prayers in Sacrament meeting, it’s well documented that the practice still happens.
This feels like such a baby step and it’s actually kind of embarrassing to admit to my nonmember friends that this hasn’t happened until now, and yet I am very excited about it. Not even so much just the praying, but just that it indicates to me that maybe our leaders are listening a little more than we perhaps thought we were. I hope this will lead to other changes as well.
Finally!!!!!!! (Yes, Angie, I’m embarrassed too!)
this is very good news a long time coming. institutions tend to change slowly but we are seeing change. to be really honest i am surprised at any changes under monson because hes kind of an old school guy.