I conceive there lies a clear rule in Titus that the elder women should instruct the younger and then I must have a time wherein I must do it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you look upon the rule in Titus it is a rule to me. If you convince me that it is no rule I shall yield.
Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact - men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do.
In the priesthood we share the sacred duty to labor for the souls of men. We must do more than learn that this is our duty. It must go down into our hearts so deeply that neither the many demands on our efforts in the bloom of life nor the trials that come with age can turn us from that purpose.
Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom.
Men are allowed to get older and women are not.
There comes a time in every man's life when he must make way for an older man.
There are older men with younger women but you don't see a lot of older women with younger men. There are some women who have been able to do it but not often.
I have always felt that a woman has the right to treat the subject of her age with ambiguity until, perhaps, she passes into the realm of over ninety. Then it is better she be candid with herself and with the world.
We live in one of the most complex ages for young, professional women.
I didn't have any concept of age or authority. I remember realising, Oh, the world has rules and we don't.