TV's Frink said:
darth_ender said:
TV's Frink said:
Are any of the top leadership women?
Yes.
https://www.lds.org/church/leaders/general-auxiliaries?lang=eng
Though admittedly, they are outnumbered greatly.
If they are part of the top leadership...why aren't they on the same page? Why are they "Auxiliaries" and not "Authorities"?
The definitions of these two words sets the women up as inferior in the organizational structure.
How carefully did you look at that page. There are men in the Auxiliary leadership as well. The reason why they are auxiliaries is because the First Presidency, Apostles, Quorums of 70, and Presiding Bishopric are all priesthood authorities. Women don't hold the priesthood. The auxiliary organizations are not priesthood, and thus the leadership over those aspects are auxiliary leadership. Aren't the women of my church better qualified to determine if they are equal to men than you are? Most feel that they are equal, even if they don't hold the priesthood.
This article might be interesting, about the wife of our previous prophet.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/480033287/Marjorie-Hinckley----Every-bit-his-equal.html?pg=all
On a tangential note, the church formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has ordained women to priesthood offices since the 1980s.