![]() He said that when women act in any calling they exercise priesthood authority in performing duties associated with that calling.” “Yes, that is what Elder Oaks explained back in 2014. “In our church we believe that when women are set apart to do a calling, they fulfil that calling using the priesthood. ![]() “Dad, can I ask you a question about the priesthood?” my daughter inquired on a recent Saturday afternoon. He is a husband and father of four who has previously written for poetry, international affairs, and LDS-related publications. ![]() David Huston lives and works in the Washington DC metro area. He sketches the gaps in our understanding and application of sealings both today and through church history, how those gaps undercut our easy assumptions, and why those gaps allow for same-sex sealings. Instead, he advocates what I will call a theology of humility. At the same time, he finds our assumption of “heterosexual exaltation” equally baseless. While acknowledging that the church’s treatment of the LGBTQ community does not feel just or fair, he doesn’t consider that, of itself, a compelling theological argument for same-sex sealings. He takes as his cue D&C 9, which both describes a stupor of thought as evidence that what we do is not aligned with God’s will and instructs us to study questions out in our mind to figure out what is right, then present our findings to the Lord for confirmation. Those of you who know Nate will be unsurprised to find that it is a thoughtful, careful, insightful, empathetic, and fundamentally faithful exploration. In it, he explores whether and how same-sex sealings could fit in Latter-day Saint theology. This morning, Nate Oman posted what may be the most important and consequential piece of Mormon theology I’ve read in a long time over on his Substack.
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