Keywords

Section 84, Priesthood Power of Women, Women in the Church, Latter-day Saint women

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In the October 2019 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson expressed his yearning for the women of the Church to “understand that the restoration of the priesthood is just as relevant to you as a woman as it is to any man.” In the same talk, he invited the women to “gain, understand, and use the power with which you have been endowed” and to “study prayerfully all the truths you can find about priesthood power.” He encouraged the women to study Doctrine and Covenants sections 25, 84, and 107 as a starting point to increase their understanding. He then blessed the sisters that they might “understand the priesthood power with which [they] have been endowed.” One year later, in the October 2020 general conference, President Nelson “renew[ed]” his “invitation” for the women of the Church to “increase your understanding of priesthood power and of temple covenants and blessings.”