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I see huge potential and even a вЂњsafeвЂќ avenue for the mainstream church to reform and rectify troublesome problems that have been baked into our doctrine and culture over the years, particularly as it regards the issue of patriarchy.A deep and prayerful effort on the part of church leaders to seek out a full understanding of the true nature of Heavenly Mother might open up revelations that could chart a path, and become the foundation for full equality of the sexes in the Church. One the theme that you all ended with, which is the question, вЂњhow do we get out of the boundaries of thought that arenвЂ™t working, how can we re-imagine our Mormonism?вЂќIt seems more and more clear to me that the best and safest way that church can course correct on this hugely important cultural issue is for our leaders to truly and sincerely turn to God for вЂњfurther light and knowledgeвЂќ about the true nature of HEAVENLY MOTHER. I think it will only change as we get generations of men who open up those arenas and skill sets for themselves and begin to take on church leadership positions. The church should be at the forefront of greater paternal investment and yet stay-at-home dadвЂ™s are still stigmatized. I donвЂ™t think menвЂ™s worlds are being encroached upon so much as many men have not learned the skills (see above) necessary to open up new arenas.

I donвЂ™t think this is an inherent part of greater equality, but rather that many of the skills (ingenuity, adaptibility, self-representation, openess to representation, diversity in skill set, etc) learned by the exploited, subjugated, oppressed, and unequal over the course of centuries to become a part of the larger system are what allowed these areans to open up and allowedВ people to be ready for them when they do. What seems to be happening to me (and we just completed a Round Table Discussion on this topic at ) is that as new arenas are opening up for women, it seems that they are getting smaller for men. We also hope youвЂ™ll then chime in below! Comments What itвЂ™s like to be Mormon men in this day and times of major transitions? YouвЂ™ll have to listen in. In this episode, Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon and panelists Scott Heffernan, Stephen Carter, and Adam Jacobsen discuss these and many other questions.

What messages do Mormon men hear? Are they equally challenged to consider fatherhood their most important role, or do priesthood duties and responsibilities take first priority? Have messages about menвЂ™s roles evolved over the past several decades? In what ways does Mormonism support the institutions of power and attitudes about gender difference and roles of patriarchal societies? Why isnвЂ™t there as robust a discussion within Mormonism geared toward teasing apart cultural constructs from gospel truths as we see in many other Christian traditions that are opening clergy roles for women? Are Mormon men still urged to be вЂњpatriarchsвЂќ in their homes, and to вЂњpresideвЂќ over their families? Is there any way to be a patriarch and still have a marriage based on true equality? Can patriarchy ever be вЂњbenevolentвЂќ? In August, Mormon Matters hosted an important and fascinating discussion about messages Mormon women hear about their divine roles as mothers.

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