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A few years ago, our son came to us explaining a girl in his ward was asking about his thoughts on the idea that women should be given the priesthood too. This particular son has always had an understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and I have all confidence his answer was clear, concise, and correct. In fact, I should have him write his thoughts down so I can post them here.<\/span><\/p>\n

He came home for a visit and asked us our opinions and we had a nice discussion about it. These posts are older, but I think worth reposting here together.<\/span><\/p>\n

My husband’s response<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

My response<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

We can’t be afraid or apologetic about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our children need to be able to recognize truth and parents have the responsibility to make truth available.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few years ago, our son came to us explaining a girl in his ward was asking about his thoughts on the idea that women should be given the priesthood too. This particular son has always had an understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and I have all confidence his answer was clear, concise, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[380,139],"class_list":["post-9956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-priesthood","tag-destiny","tag-women"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Truth About Who Holds the Priesthood – Relief Society Women %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"My husband and I take very seriously the responsibility to raise our children in truth. 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