Russell M. Ballard Mormon women

Mormon apostle to women: “Now, don’t talk too much in those meetings”

By Jana Riess — September 11, 2014
The “don't talk too much” injunction is not so much a random aside as a visible pattern. Elder Ballard has twice in one month told Mormon women to rein in their voices.

3 key messages from Elder Ballard on men, women, and Mormon priesthood

By Jana Riess — August 28, 2014
It’s clear from the picture Elder Ballard paints of ward councils that while many words of value might be applied to women there – assistant, helper, supporter, or deputy, for example – “equal” is not among them.
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