The Salt Lake Tribune

Read LDS female leader’s controversial speech about ‘priesthood power and authority’

Back in March, a top women’s leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spurred headlines — and a fair amount of heartburn and heartache — when she discussed the “priesthood power” ...

Women to serve in ward Sunday School presidencies, Church of Jesus Christ says in handbook update

General Handbook updates include the new leadership opportunities for women at ward and branch level ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

LDS women ‘can never be totally equal’ without ordination, but maybe ... ‘more equal’

She helped shape today’s LDS Primary. She sneaked behind the Iron Curtain. Oh, and she still water-skis at 92.
Standard-Examiner

Conference Counsel: The role of priesthood power in miracles

Elder Shayne M. Bowen, General Authority Seventy, speaks during the evening session of the 194th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, April 6, 2024 ...
Salt Lake City Weekly

LDS church repeats the mistakes of its Black priesthood and temple ban with its restrictions on women and LGBTQ+ members

In 1852, Brigham Young—second prophet/president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—implemented a ban on people of African descent holding the priesthood and accessing temple rituals, ...
Daily Herald

Guest opinion: Church’s priesthood and temple ban on women, LGBTQ+ folks mirrors restraints on Black people

In 1852, the second prophet-president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young, implemented a ban on people of African descent from holding the priesthood and accessing temple ...