The
Endowed LDS Women Already Have the Priesthood:
I
have heard it stated many times that the Endowed LDS Women already
have the Priesthood of God or already have full access to the
Priesthood of God. I believe the contention can be sustained.
When
Latter-day Saints are Endowed with Power in the LDS Church they
receive a RIGHT to Priesthood Blessings, whether they are male or
female. They receive a RIGHT to further Ordinations and Ordinances
in the Holy Priesthood to be performed at some time in the future or
the next life. They retain their RIGHTS to Priesthood Blessings by
keeping their Covenants and obeying God's Commandments.
The
endowed LDS women already have the Priesthood or authorization to
function in Priesthood roles. They are set apart to be Queens and
Priestesses and Prophetesses and eventually Goddesses while they are
receiving their Temple Endowments. They get it all, if they remain
true and faithful to their Temple Endowments. The Priesthood is the
power of God, and any kind of endowment from God is an endowment of
power from God. The Sister missionaries enter the mission field
endowed with Priesthood power and Priesthood authority to function as
LDS missionaries or to function in a Priesthood role.
The Original Poster and friends assume that the LDS Prophets haven't already asked the Lord about giving the women the Priesthood. But, I know of a surety that they are already aware of the Ordain Women controversy and have already asked the Lord what He wants them to do about it.
The Original Poster and friends assume that the LDS Prophets haven't already asked the Lord about giving the women the Priesthood. But, I know of a surety that they are already aware of the Ordain Women controversy and have already asked the Lord what He wants them to do about it.
Dallin Oak's talk makes all of this very clear, that the matter has already been settled by the Lord Himself. Dallin Oaks said that the Priesthood is the Lord's and does not belong to any of the LDS Apostles, so the LDS Apostles do not have the right or authority to grant the Priesthood Offices to women or to ordain women to the Priesthood, because the Lord has never given the LDS Apostles the right or authorization to do so. The LDS Apostles can only set apart women to function in Priesthood roles or authorize them to function in Priesthood roles; the LDS Apostles cannot ordain women to Priesthood Offices, because the Lord won't allow it.
This whole question was asked, answered, and settled six thousand years ago when Christ Jehovah or God the Father ordained Adam to the Priesthood and did not ordain Eve. The same answer and the same revelation has remained in place ever since, within the True Church of God.
Dallin Oaks was saying as much.
Dallin's words do not need to become proclamation #3 in order for it to become binding on the church. Why? Because no change in Eternal Policy is being made here. The women have never been ordained into offices of the Priesthood of God for the whole of Eternity, and never will be. Instead, they will be granted and have been granted authority to act in Priesthood roles from all Eternity to all Eternity. Prophetesses are married to Prophets or they receive their Temple Endowments, and thereby, they gain authority from God to act in Priesthood roles whenever proper and necessary to do so, through the guidance of their husbands or their Priesthood Leaders.
There will be no proclamation #3 giving the right to ordain women to Priesthood Offices in the LDS Church. The Lord won't allow it. Dallin Oaks was saying as much. How do we know that it is the will of the Lord, the mind of the Lord, and the choice of the Lord? How do we know that there will be no further revelation on the matter and no proclamation #3? We know by the fact that there were 11 other LDS Apostles and 3 members of the First Presidency present when the speech was given, and NONE of them stood up and corrected Dallin Oaks after he gave his talk.
Case closed.
They will continue to do it the Lord's way.
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