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Podcast: Church History Matters
Episode: 197 - Can Women Administer to the Sick? | Church History Matters I Women & Priesthood Series
Description: Join Scott Woodward, Casey Griffiths, and special guest Lisa Olsen Tait as they explore a fascinating chapter in LDS history: the role of women in performing healing blessings and administering to the sick in the early church. In this episode, the hosts examine how women participated in priesthood-related blessings and ministering practices in the 19th century—practices that, while common in the early church, are no longer performed today.
Through historical documents, accounts, and scripture, this discussion illuminates how women exercised spiritual authority in healing and caring for others, offering a richer understanding of women’s roles in t...