Posted by on Dec 25, 2020 in Blog | 0 comments

Each Christmas, Ordain Women publishes a wish list of policy changes that would brighten the holiday season for all Latter-day Saints who seek gender equality. Lightheartedly sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas, we offer the list again this year with modifications that reflect the policy changes that have occurred since we first started publishing Ordain Women’s Twelve Days of Christmas. We hope to cross further changes off our yearly lists until women are ordained and our religious community fully embraces the radical inclusiveness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. May it be so. Merry Christmas!

Ordain Women’s Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Full gender parity!

On the second day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Mothers in blessing circles
and
Full gender parity!

On the third day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles,
and
Full gender parity!

On the fourth day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Female Ward Clerks,
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles,
and
Full gender parity!

On the fifth day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Women interview girls!
Female Ward Clerks,
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles,
and
Full gender parity!

On the sixth day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Wives, too, preside,
Women interview girls!
Female Ward Clerks,
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles,
and
Full gender parity!

On the seventh day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Gender inclusive language,
Wives, too, preside,
Women interview girls!
Female Ward Clerks,
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles.
and
Full gender parity!

On the eighth day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Lessons that quote women,
Gender inclusive language,
Wives, too, preside,
Women interview girls!
Female Ward Clerks,
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles,
and
Full gender parity!

On the ninth day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
More female speakers,
Lessons that quote women,
Gender inclusive language,
Wives, too, preside,
Women interview girls!
Female Ward Clerks,
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles
and
Full gender parity!

On the tenth day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Women Mission Leaders,
More female speakers,
Lessons that quote women,
Gender inclusive language,
Wives, too, preside,
Women interview girls!
Female Ward Clerks,
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles,
and
Full gender parity!

On the eleventh day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Female Stake Clerks,
Women Mission Leaders,
More female speakers,
Lessons that quote women,
Gender inclusive language,
Wives, too, preside,
Women interview girls!
Female Ward clerks,
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles,
and
Full gender parity!

On the twelfth day of Christmas, the Prophet could decree…
Women’s ordination,
Female Stake Clerks,
Women Mission Leaders
More female speakers,
Lessons that quote women,
Gender inclusive language,
Wives, too, preside,
Women interview girls!
Female Ward Clerks,
Women on all councils,
Mothers in blessing circles,
and
Full gender parity!