People need to remember that it isn’t the Church or Church leaders who have made the decision to give the Priesthood only to men. It is GOD who has made this decision. Why do so many people lately seem to want to counsel God in this matter?

Kelsey, I think Bread is all about the perfect character of God and the eternal nature of His blessings available through the Atonement. And I think faith is all about trusting in that, because His eternal nature and blessings transcend current circumstances or trials. So rather than pity the Canaanite woman for what she didn’t have, I look at her as an example of someone who looked to her Master with unwavering faith (all the more amazing given the circumstances of her day) and had wholeness brought into her life. Bread.

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I am not asent but unto the lost sheep of the house of bIsrael.

25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to adogs.

27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

Just because certain blessings are withheld for a time, doesn’t mean God loves or cares about you less or withhold access to any blessing. If you look at the broad history, the Priesthood has not been on the earth for most of the past 2000 years– for anyone. I’m not saying the Priesthood is (or is not) a blessing women will get someday– that will only happen if it is the best thing for women in the church (and he only knows that). What I am saying is what President Monson said to the German Saints prior to the fall of communism and building of the Frieberg Temple: “If you will remain true and faithful to the commandments of God, every blessing any member of the Church enjoys in any other [set of circumstances] will be yours.”

So there is no place for inferiority in this work: God loves us all and will reward us all in the very best way as we remain true and faithful. What is that reward? “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.”

I do believe that ultimately everyone has full access to the bread of life. But it seems there is ample evidence in history that different people have different amounts of access to God’s blessings (bread) according to the structure of God’s church at any given point in history.