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== | ==Question: Is there some rule in Mormonism that states that women cannot open Church meetings with prayer?== | ||
===As of 2010, the Church's Handbook of Instructions in section 18.5 says, "Men and women may offer both opening and closing prayers in Church meetings"=== | |||
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As of 2010, the Church's Handbook of Instructions in section 18.5 says, "Men and women may offer both opening and closing prayers in Church meetings."<ref>{{Book:Church:CHI:2:2010|pages=146|section=18|sub1=5}} {{link1|url=http://new.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church/meetings-in-the-church?lang=eng}}</ref> | As of 2010, the Church's Handbook of Instructions in section 18.5 says, "Men and women may offer both opening and closing prayers in Church meetings."<ref>{{Book:Church:CHI:2:2010|pages=146|section=18|sub1=5}} {{link1|url=http://new.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church/meetings-in-the-church?lang=eng}}</ref> | ||
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As of 2010, the Church's Handbook of Instructions in section 18.5 says, "Men and women may offer both opening and closing prayers in Church meetings."[1]
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