I confess that the logic behind the strategy of the Ordain Women movement escapes me. Last week through Jessica Moody of the Public Affairs Department, the Church issued a letter to leaders of the group refusing them tickets to the April General Conference Priesthood Session April 5.
It wasn’t a simple refusal but was quite specific about the demand for female priesthood ordination. The letter said, "Declaring such an objective to be non-negotiable, as you have done, actually detracts from the helpful discussions that church leaders have held as they seek to listen to the thoughts, concerns, and hopes of women inside and outside of church leadership. Ordination of women to the priesthood is a matter of doctrine that is contrary to the Lord’s revealed organization for His church."
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