Men, Women, and the Priesthood

"Our roles and assignments differ... But the man is not without the woman nor the woman without the man in the Lord -President Spencer W. Kimball

Lately I have been asked about the roles that men and women play in our heavenly father's plan. Some seem to get the idea that men or women may be greater or less than the other. That makes me sad that someone would think that. Men and Women are complete equals. We have different roles but they are both of extreme equal importance.

Some tend to think that because it is the man who holds the Priesthood that women are lesser and not apart of it. That is wrong. That is like assuming that when a woman brings a child into this life it was just her that created it. The Lord intended that the wife be a help meet for man. Meet means equal. Men and Women are Equal in partnership.

From this diagram (is this a diagram? I can't believe I don't know what a diagram is...) we learn that when married, Women bring life from the Spirit world into the mortal world to receive a body. They cannot do this without man. Through the Priesthood we are able to return to heaven as a family. Without Women there would be no one to be sealed to. there would be no life on earth. It would have just been Adam from the beginning, and it would still just be Adam today. The Lord said it is not good for man to be alone. We literally complete each other.

One reason why I am so excited to get married is because I know that it is this way that we can be sealed in the Temple for time and all eternity, creating an eternal bond that cannot be broken as long as both follow God and keep the covenants that we have made with him.

God created us to love and respect each other. We need to be sensitive and respectful to our partners and let them know how important they are to us. I am currently on a mission so obviously I am not married, but that does not mean that I am not preparing for it. We all need to respect women and the amazing role that they play in God's plan. Temple Marriage is the greatest thing that we can do in this life, and creates the greatest bond that goes into the next life and on forever. So if you have seen all of those cheesy nicolas sparky movies or whatever his name is, you should know that there is a way to keep that love going forever. It is by Temple Marriage and by having a family.

There are so many things i could say about each of men and women's individual roles but the point I really want to get across is that we are equal. We have been since day 1 and we always will be. #ClassicTeamMates

So I would encourage you to stop finding fault with one another and start seeing the God like attributes that we have in each other.

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