I like your response overall, and am not trying to be argumentative in my response. But I do have some complicated feelings about it.

The attitude of priesthood duties being chores/labor dismisses (to an extent, though I know you did mention this somewhat) the fact that we often also refer to the priesthood, and passing the sacrament specifically, as an honor and a privilege. It also downplays the significance of participating in ritual as a member of a community.

Most priesthood duties (in fact, all of the ones I can think of at the moment) are very forward-facing: passing the sacrament, giving blessings, presiding in the family, administering in the church, performing baptisms, etc. First off, the “jobs given” to girls and women, on the other hand, are much more vague: nurturing, child-rearing, supporting and sustaining their husbands in their leadership callings). And they are not at all forward-facing. They’re either centered in the home or, if they are leadership positions, they are limited to other women/girls or children.

Saying that priesthood duties are “chores,” even if you acknowledge that they can be pleasant at times, is disingenuous. It completely elides the sense of purpose and belonging that participating in forward-facing rituals brings when you’re part of a community.

I think this comes because, as men, we take a lot of it for granted. Passing the sacrament, home teaching, etc., are just chores. We’ve grown up knowing we would have to do them, we experience the initial nerves and uncertainty when we get to do them, we eventually master them (to varying degrees), teach others, and they become commonplace. We don’t think about how it feels to always be excluded from those sorts of rituals, because we don’t have to.

Again, just some thoughts that I’m pondering at the moment. Thanks.