article_snippet.sent: Indeed, church doctrine states that anybody who takes their transgender identity to the extent of gender reassignment surgery cannot be baptized - and could face discipline from church elders if their are already a member of the religion.
article_snippet.sent: Sara Jade Woodhouse remains devout but is not allowed to attend the Relief Society - an all-female organization within the church.
article_snippet.sent: Difficult: Sara Jade Woodhouse has not been allowed to participate in some female Mormon activities, but says that Sara Jade Woodhouse believes Sara Jade Woodhouse gender identity is compatible with Mormon teachings .
article_snippet.sent: However, Sara Jade Woodhouse believes that church doctrine on gender being eternal and unchangeable is compatible with Sara Jade Woodhouse situation.
article_snippet.sent: Sara Jade Woodhouse told the Tribune: 'We know that some people are born with ambiguous genitalia or with both - it is absolutely possible for a perfect feminine soul to end up in a male body and vice versa.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Mormon church will not baptize anybody who has sex change procedures .
  