NormalMormon

I highly doubt our Heavenly Father has any need to be a polygamist.

Stampede - You cleared up the "women not being able to hold the priesthood" thing a little. I just find it hard to believe that pushing a watermelon out of a hole the size of a grape is a comprable blessing. *jk* In general women seem to be more righteous, which is perhaps why men need the priesthood. Like someone mentioned, many women seem to go to church more often and of course aren't often tempted by pornography and many other sins. I'm not really sure why this is. But as we all know, men in general seem to be the ones who sin more often. (This isn't specualtion, it's fact based on crime statistics.) No one has yet answered the question of why men can still get sealed to more than one woman, and women can't do the same for deceased spouses. And YES, it is possible that we are out of date. I firmly believe that God planned on allowing blacks to hold the priesthood long before the civil rights movement. God isn't racist. However, how would it have looked in society if we allowed them to be priesthood holders? Many people were racist, include those in the church. It was just a result of the society they were brought up in. But if for no reason, we all of a sudden accepted black as equals.... I don't know what would have happened. This may not be the case for women because society isn't "against" women. But it might be the case for homosexuals?

I think one day women should be able to have the priesthood. Yeah, it doesn't make sense for all the men out there who think that being "Christlike" means being literally - like him. If that were the case then the men in church wouldn't shave or cut their hair and wear rope sandals. We are supposed to be like him in spirit. Black people couldn't have the priesthood until recently, so tell me how it makes sense that women can't have it? We are just behind the times. Maybe God isn't prepared for women to have it, but it doesn't make sense otherwise. Maybe men just need a reason to be important since we are the ones who rear the children. Ha! Polygamy is Biblical and Heavenly Father permits it when it is NEEDED. Which only makes sense if we are here on Earth. There is no need for polygamy in Heaven. So there isn't any reason why men should be able to be sealed to more than one woman unless she died and he wants to be sealed to his current wife. Same with women. Women whose husbands have died should be able to stay sealed to their current husband, and former husband who passed. If being sealed to someone is what it takes to become "exalted" then everyone should get that chance equally.

First of all, hello! I'm new. That term is twofold, since I am a new member of the church and to this forum. I joined the church three years ago this April 26th and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I am 23 years old, a college grad, am married with no kids (yet), and am having some troubles with parts of the church that frustrate me. Dont get me wrong - there's pretty much nothing that could make me leave. I already know that it's the truest church on Earth. It's just that some things REALLY annoy me and I was hoping that you all could clear up my questions. I don't want to get into an argument or anything, but playing devil's advocate would be helpful on both our parts for the sake of understanding. First: Why can't women hold the priesthood? Second: Why do women have to wear a thing over their face to get married in the temple? Third: Why can men get sealed to more than one woman (like after she dies) but women can't get sealed to more than one man? Rather, why can't we all just be sealed to ONE person only? Fourth: Is it true that in order to get to the CK, BOTH men and women must be married in the temple? Or is that just true for women, and men can still go without a wife? Yeah, these are all sort of "feminist" Q's - but they still need an answer!