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My message to Kate Kelly and thousands of others in her shoes: Shame on the LDS Church! How many gospel-loving people have you excommunicated? I'm a convert to the church and when I was young growing up in Utah it was like having the plague if you weren't LDS. When I read the paper and all the injustices the LDS Church commits, I think "What Would Jesus do?" Find your higher self and realize your true intent on being a member. Mine is to have a more personal relationship with the Lord and not its members.
What the world and more importantly the LDS Church needs is honest and compassionate people. When the least of us is hurt, we all suffer. End the suffering and know that women should have the power of the priesthood. Women who don't support Kelly are denying their families blessings and live in the dark ages. On behalf of us single moms who get along just fine without a man, already know we have the power of the priesthood in our home and we don't need to wait for some man to save us.
Jesus has already done that for us!
Kathy Barrett
Sandy