LDS women’s leader whose ‘priesthood’ speech ignited an Instagram debate responds

Relief Society counselor J. Anette Dennis writes on Instagram: “Please know we hear you.”

(Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) J. Anette Dennis, first counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency, speaks in the Relief Society broadcast March 17, 2024. She has now responded to the controversy surrounding her talk on "priesthood power."

LDS women’s leader whose ‘priesthood’ speech ignited an Instagram debate responds

Relief Society counselor J. Anette Dennis writes on Instagram: “Please know we hear you.”

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