"A man who holds the priesthood accepts his wife as a partner in the leadership of the home and family with full knowledge of and a full participation in all decisions relating thereto. Of necessity there must be in the church and in the home a presiding officer (D&C 107:21) By divine appointment, the responsibility to preside in the home rests upon the priesthood holder (Moses 4:22). The Lord intended that the wife be a helpmeet for man (helpmeet means equal)--that is a companion equal and necessary in full partnership. Presiding in righteousness necessitates a shared responsibility between husband and wife; together you act with knowledge and participation in all family matters. For a man to operate independent of or without regard to the feelings and counsel of his wife in governing the family is to exercise unrighteous dominion."
President Hunter, Ensign, Nov. 1994, 50-51
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