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Women and Priesthood Quotes

THIS COLLECTION  of quotes about the historical precedence of women using priesthood in ways that are no longer allowed is both eye opening and fascinating.  Some excerpts include:  " Joseph Smith’s private journal reads that he “ gave a lecture on the pries[t]hood shewing [sic] how the Sisters would come in possession of the privileges & blessings & gifts of the priesthood . & that the signs should follow them. such as healing the sick casting out devils”  - Book of the Law of the Lord,  8 April 1842" " The prophet Joseph’s secretary noted that Jane Bicknell Young was also endowed and received  “into the Quorum of the Priesthood.”  - 3 February 1844, Diary of William H. Clayton." "Elizabeth Ann Whitney  (counselor to Emma Smith in the Relief Society Presidency, wife of the Church’s first bishop) received her authority to bless through ordination.  “I was … ordained and set apart under the hand of Joseph Smith the Prophet  to admini

The Young Women Values

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I loved this conception of the Young Women values. Check out more HERE .