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275 - Teachings and Doctrines of the Book of Mormon
Read the following passages in the Book of Mormon before our class:
| Mosiah 21:32-35 | Alma 13:1-19 |
| Mosiah 23:6-18 | Alma 17:2-3 |
| Mosiah 26:1-13 | Helaman 5:18-19 |
| 3 Nephi 11:25 | |
| Pres. Boyd K. Packer | What Every Elder Should Know–and Every Sister as Well: A Primer on Principles of Priesthood Government (1992) |
| Pres. N. Eldon Tanner | Administration of the Restored Church (1978) |
| Readings in this page: | |
| The Prophet Joseph Smith | Defining the Melchizedek Priesthood |
| President Brigham Young | The Eternal Blessings and Privileges of the Melchizedek Priesthood |
| (Diagrams) | The Orders of the Priesthood |
| Relationship Between Power, Keys, and Office | |
| Priesthood Organization in the Church | |
| Bro. Martins' Video: Oratory in Church Meetings (2020) | |
[the Melchizedek Priesthood] is the channel through which all knowledge, doctrine, the plan of salvation and every important matter is revealed from heaven. Its institution was prior to the "foundation of this earth...", and [it] is the highest and holiest Priesthood, and is after the order of the Son of God, and all other Priesthoods are only parts, ramifications, powers and blessings belonging to the same, and are held, controlled, and directed by it. ...
[the Melchizedek Priesthood] is the channel through which the Almighty commenced revealing His glory at the beginning of the creation of the earth, and through which He has continued to reveal Himself to the children of men to the present time, and through which He will make known his purposes to the end of time. ...
[The] Melchizedek Priesthood ... holds the highest authority which pertains to the priesthood, and the keys of the Kingdom of God in all ages of the world to the latest posterity on the earth; ...
President
Brigham Young
The Eternal Blessings and Privileges of the Melchizedek
Priesthood
Discourses of Brigham
Young, p. 49
The Priesthood of God, that was given to the ancients and is given to men in the latter days, is co-equal in duration with eternity—is without beginning of days or end of life. It is unchangeable in its system of government and its Gospel of salvation. It gives to Gods and angels their supremacy and power, and offers wealth, influence, posterity, exaltations, power, glory, kingdoms and thrones, ceaseless in their duration, to all who will accept them on the terms upon which they are offered.
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In the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the authority of
priesthood is exercised under the direction of those who hold the keys of priesthood and through a formal office.
The "keys" of the priesthood are specific permissions,
jurisdictions, or limitations. |
Priesthood Organization in
the Church (simplified diagram)
Doctrine and Covenants
107:21-27, 30
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