![]() ![]() ![]() "The worth of a human soul is not defined by a set of duties or responsibilities," spokeswoman Jessica Moody said in a statement Tuesday. The LDS Church responded by emphasizing that God loves both genders equally. This priesthood push is "an act of faith," said Kate Kelly, an international human rights lawyer in Washington, D.C., and one of Ordain Women's founders - "faith that the church can change, faith that our efforts will be respectfully received, and faith that others will join us." The group quotes Mormon founder Joseph Smith, saying he hoped to make the all-woman Relief Society "a Kingdom of Priests," and sees female ordination as realizing that vision. ![]() "While women perform significant service in the church's auxiliaries, such as the Primary, Relief Society, Sunday School and Young Women's organizations, their contributions are always mediated and under the direction of male priesthood leaders," the site's mission statement says. ![]()
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