A Kingdom of Priests: A Support for Female Ordination | Difficult Run

Update: Just to clarify, while I enjoyed this post and the points he makes, I don't agree with everything he says, and I don't necessarily advocate for ordaining women to the priesthood the same way that men are in this life, although I'd accept that revelation if it came. What I liked about his post is that it lays out a scriptural record indicating that there is a precedent for women to have greater scope to their spiritual leadership opportunities, in whatever form they might be.
http://difficultrun.nathanielgivens.com/2013/11/15/a-kingdom-of-priests-a-support-for-female-ordination/?relatedposts_exclude=4115

Loved this post, especially what he says about people telling feminists to leave the church.

"I have nowhere else to go but this Church. This is where I have found peace, this is where I have found Christ, and this is where I have found a Heavenly Father and a Heavenly Mother who speak to me and listen to me and understand me, despite my imperfections. It is here that I have found Grace beyond my inadequate comprehension. I respect all other sincere faiths, and find much that is good and much that is inspired when I study them, but my beliefs and conscience keep bringing me back here, my Mother Faith."

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