Can women be elders or apostles?
Since only men hold the priesthood, women are not ordained to priesthood offices such as elder or apostle. However, there are numerous leadership positions they fill and carry out that bless the lives of many men and women in the church. Men are not held above women in the church. In fact, we men know we couldn’t do half the things we do in the church without them. Let’s talk about another misconception: The LDS church was once a racist organization that thought people with dark skin were impure. How true is that? Up until 1978, black members of the church were not able to receive the priesthood. It was not out of hate or discrimination, which is the misconception. Other than [being denied] priesthood, they were not treated differently than other members of the church. What was the justification for denying them the priesthood? Sometimes the Lord doesn’t always tell us what we dearly want to know until we’ve been patient and have prayed earnestly for a good deal of time. God had not st
