tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post8984691028099672438..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: A Lesson from the Priesthood Ban: Pruning Our Modern TreesPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-81888572207887028112010-01-19T09:44:03.551-05:002010-01-19T09:44:03.551-05:00Love your insight. Thank you for giving me another...Love your insight. Thank you for giving me another interesting perspective on this!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088835513981961640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-74218630870917496742010-01-13T17:36:45.078-05:002010-01-13T17:36:45.078-05:00Spencer, although I'm sure that the way you...Spencer, although I'm sure that the way you've always looked at the restriction of Priesthood is a common understanding, I believe it is doubtful that God was responsible for initiating such a restriction. <br /><br />I quote much of Papa D's stance on this issue on my post:<br /><br /><a href="http://latterdayspence.blogspot.com/2009/06/why-i-dont-believe-that-god-insitituted.html" Clean Cuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383123314458721660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-41099853103901191102010-01-13T17:27:34.769-05:002010-01-13T17:27:34.769-05:00Interesting, I have never thought of it in that wa...Interesting, I have never thought of it in that way.<br /><br />I have always looked at the priesthood ban as the same thing that happened in the Bible, where only those of a certain race (of the tribe of Levi) held the priesthood.<br /><br />Speculate as we might, I believe that God had His reasons for doing it the way He did, and we very likely won't fully understand them in this life. I Spencerhttp://gradmommy.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/duty_calls.pngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-5231194539172267442010-01-13T16:27:25.449-05:002010-01-13T16:27:25.449-05:00Wow. So simple and yet so profound. Ditto.Wow. So simple and yet so profound. Ditto.Clean Cuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383123314458721660noreply@blogger.com