No offense taken Bex! I agree! Women do preach (teach) in our church. Actually our Bishop sometimes speak as well as other leaders, but generally people from the congregation are assigned different topics which they speak on for Sacrament meetings. And women do hold leadership roles except only within the Primary organization, (children's), the Young Woman organization and the Relief Society, the woman's organization. But we speak right alongside the men as far as that is concerned. The Bishopric, however, oversees the meetings and directs affairs and is over all the organizations in leadership on a ward level. There is leadership above that level till you get to the First Presidency, too. We have woman general authorities, too, within the previously stated organizations. We just have different gender assignments. Wasn't meaning to sound proud.... I just don't like unrighteous dominion or - admittedly - being bossed around.... That partly goes back to my background as an adult child of an alcoholic, though. I'm the youngest in my family. I resist "control freak" types but that is just my personal personality... It has served me well in that I don't accept what Doctors say at their word, etc. etc. I totally agree about God being in charge....Of course.