Newsflash - Women with less than 18 year old children at home are not allowed to work at the temple. I served in the Washington DC temple for several years, and then in the Raleigh temple for two stints, until I couldn't handle working at the temple (fully qualified in all roles other than the Baptistery), being a scout leader and being seminary supervisor all at once.
My wife could not be a temple worker because we had two children at home under 18. And I fully agree. But otherwise, I fully agree with what you said in this post. Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chet Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [ZION] Where have all the Mormon feminists gone? > The quick and easy answer to the subject question is: they (including > feminists such as Gordon B. Hinckley) are still faithful members of the > Church. > > The controversial answer is: just what is meant by the term "feminist"? > Its original meaning was one who sought equal rights, blessings, and > respect to women. By that meaning, the gospel is the most feminist (as > well as equal opportunity) doctrine in the universe. Somehow, the term > was usurped by male-hating people. This sort of thing makes life > difficult for dictionary editors. > > Sister Stack seems to be grumbling sour grapes in her article. Many of > the improvements she cites are not new to the Church. And some of it is > just bone-headed wrong. For instance, we had two less-than-18 teenagers > in our home during the year that Cherie was an assistant director for the > baptistry in the Provo Temple. (No, I was not the director. I was > another assistant.) I can't remember anything from the CHoI saying that > women with younger-than-18 kids at home were disallowed to work in the > temple. > > Certainly there has been unrighteous domininion with much of it being > male towards female. The scriptures are plain on this (as plain as they > are that such males have no true authority and are in for a whuppin' some > day) and the prophets have decried it from Joseph to Gordon. But Stack > seems to when one evil (unrighteous dominion) was being fought with > another evil. > > I notice she complained about President Benson's talk without quoting his > talk, but added what she wanted her audience to think he said. And why > did she not mention that President Benson gave similar council to the > fathers in Zion? Does anyone really think that President Benson's > councilor (President Hinckley) thus thought worse of his own mother, a > working woman? > > And her whole tone is that of the stereotype of the soldier who is upset > there is no more war to fight. > > So the real answer is: Mormon feminists haven't gone anywhere. They're > still here, working to build the Kingdom of God, male and female, helpers > meet for each other. > > *jeep! > --Chet > "Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you > are doing the impossible." > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
