Beginning February 17, 2016, Ordain Women is launching a campaign called “Ready to Witness.” We are inviting women to download a postcard or fill out this online form and share their story.
- Explain what it feels like to have your infant taken from your arms and blessed while you weep because you are not allowed to witness the moment, because policy says a woman cannot hold her baby.
- Share the moment you were told that you could not act as witness to your best friend’s baptism, because policy says that witnessing is a role reserved for men.
- Describe the fear you feel when you imagine young women, alone in rooms with adult men asking them personal questions, and no one to sit next to them to witness and protect them, because policies dictate worthiness interviews with male leaders.
- Tell of the moment you realized that your Young Women’s president could not serve as the witness at your temple sealing because the Church Handbook of Instruction says that only men are acceptable witnesses.
- Ask of why, when women were chosen to serve as the first witnesses of the resurrected Christ, these policies are in place to keep women from serving as witnesses to these moments in our church.
Ordain Women will be tracking how many submissions our leaders receive, so please share your story online with us HERE and on Friday, April 1, representatives and supporters of Ordain Women will walk to the Church Administration Building to deliver the stories we collect. We will stand at the Church Administration Building on Friday April 1, Saturday April 2, and Sunday April 3, during daylight hours, collecting more postcards and stories and waiting to deliver them on Monday April 4. We invite supporters to join us on these three days.
The online form will be active until Wednesday, March 30th at 8pm MST. Don’t wait!
You can purchase postcards HERE. You can use the images and information below to print them yourself. You can also use any other postcard you choose.
Postcards must be at least 5 x 3.5 inches. If they are larger than 6 x 4.25 inches USPS will treat it as a full-size letter.
Postcards must be between 0.007 and 0.016 inches thick. For reference, index card thickness is in this range. Cardstock thickness from 80 lb to 120 lb should fit these parameters. USPS recommends 110 lb. Please keep in mind what your printer can handle.
To address the postcard split the back of the card into two sections by drawing a vertical line. The right side must contain the mail-to address and be at least 2-1/8 inches wide. Place your stamp in the upper right-hand corner. Write your Ready to Witness message on the left side. If you choose to include your return address, leave space for it in the upper left-hand corner. Below, you will find images to print on the back of your card, if you choose. Mail the cards to any General Authority or Officer with whom you wish to share your story. The address is:
Church Administration Building
47 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84150
You can get this postcard HERE
or the black and white version HERE.
You can get this postcard HERE
or the black and white version HERE.
You can get this postcard HERE
or the black and white version HERE.
You can get this postcard HERE
or the black and white version HERE.
You can get this postcard back HERE.
You can get this postcard back HERE.