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As I\u2019ve said several times, I have no strong feelings one way or the other regarding the ordination of women. \u00a0Are women as important as men? \u00a0Yes, absolutely. \u00a0Are women as competent as men? \u00a0Yes. \u00a0Obviously. \u00a0Are they as spiritually inclined? \u00a0Yes, and perhaps\u00a0more so. \u00a0My only concern is that\u00a0the Church, on this issue, be aligned with the will of God. \u00a0If I ever came to the conclusion that God wasn\u2019t involved in the Church, that there is not and never was any real revelation involved in it, that the priesthood was merely a human-devised organizational tool, Mormonism would hold no interest for me. \u00a0If God were to say tomorrow morning that women are to be ordained, I would be perfectly willing to sustain their ordination.<\/p>\n
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As for Ms. Kelly, I wish her well. \u00a0And part of that well-wishing is the hope that, someday, she\u2019ll find her way back to the Lord\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n
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(Thanks to Doug Ealy for calling this interview to my attention.)<\/p>\n
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