Posted by:
mrx
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Date: October 02, 2019 01:45PM
https://www.deseret.com/2019/10/2/20894166/church-women-policy-witnesses-lds-mormon-conferenceWitnesses have always been required for baptisms (and baptisms for the dead) and temple marriages (and sealings for the dead).
The "witnesses" have always been "priesthood" holders, although witnesses for regular baptisms (not in the temple) could possibly be men without a temple recommend or only partially active.
Women and baptized kids can now be "witnesses" to baptisms.
Witnesses in the temple (baptisms, marriages) now can include women and kids who enter the temple with recommends.
This is one step closer to women actually holding the priesthood. When that change comes down, the faithful sheep will follow the prophet no matter what.
History lesson: many decades ago, members of the Reorganized COJCOLDS would have been absolutely certain that only men could hold the priesthood. It's now been many decades since women got the priesthood in that LDS sect, and so it seems like a long time ago. Just give things enough time, and the change for the regular COJCOLDS will be inevitable.