Mormon creator asks if women's ordination would stem church departures
August 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM MT · via YouTube / Jasmin Rappleye · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting
Jasmin Rappleye's video examining whether ordaining women to the priesthood would retain female members has drawn 13,700 views in 22 hours. She argues that recent data showing young women leaving religion at rates matching or exceeding young men complicates the assumption that priesthood ordination would solve retention issues.
Rappleye, a believing Latter-day Saint content creator, notes that some advocates believe giving women priesthood authority would address gender inequality and keep women in the Church. She contends the question overlooks other factors driving departures and sets aside theological considerations about priesthood structure.
The video enters ongoing debates about women's roles in the Church, which intensified after the 2013 Ordain Women movement and continue as retention data shows increasing departures among young adults of both genders.
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