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Divers Angels

… understand everything, you must be misinformed.” Although priesthood authority is perhaps the defining feature of the Restoration, there are aspects of priesthood authority, ordinances, and keys that seem to be more esoteric or even completely …

The Impact of the Doctrinal Restoration

… “Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus … word of God to the people, and receive the fulness of the keys and power of the Priesthood of the Son of God. The Lord had his eyes upon …

Priesthood

The Source of Priesthood Power Jesus Christ is the great High Priest of … beginning of days or end of years, . . . holding the keys of power and blessings. In fact, [the Melchizedek] … from the earth. When necessary, the priesthood has been restored with each new dispensation of the gospel. Following …

The Preparation of Prophets

The constitution of the kingdom of God is not a document. The … so chosen becomes our constitution. He alone exercises the keys of the kingdom, and he alone has the right to receive … will be as follows: (1) the divine call and conferring of priesthood; (2) the bestowal of keys; (3) a ritual endowment; …

John the Baptist: The Miracle and the Mission

… are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist” (Luke 7:28; see also Matthew 11:11). In fact, … into the world to prepare for a greater work, holding the keys of the power of Elias, it was called the doctrine of … Luke 1:7, 13). Zacharias, while fulfilling his Aaronic Priesthood responsibilities in caring for the altar of …

The Chamber of Father Whitmer

… Summer 1829 Related Doctrine and Covenants Section: 128 The Voice of God in the Chamber of Father Whitmer (32 ″ x 24 … Peter, James, and John, who also gave Joseph and Oliver priesthood authority. John the Baptist conferred upon Joseph and Oliver “the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of …

The Restoration of the Priesthoods

The pattern for designating those on earth who represent God … The restoration of this authority, also known as priesthood power, came through the ministrations of heavenly … perfect union, and welding together of dispensations, and keys, and powers, and glories should take place.” [25] This …

Eternal Marriage and Family in the Old Testament

… More than the sacred literature of any other people, the Torah is the … order,” writes Elder Cree-L Kofford, “refers to priesthood government by family organization.” [12] Genesis … God on the earth and the one man who held all priesthood keys necessary for exaltation. The Encyclopedia of Mormonism …

Susa Young Gates's "Vision Beautiful"

… In April 1920 the magazines published by various organizations within The … of the Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA), priesthood quorums, and Church schools. In almost one hundred … expressed her own vision of the ultimate meaning of the restored gospel. Before examining Gates’s writing in detail, …

The Nauvoo Temple, 1841

… At the beginning of 1841, Joseph Smith was thirty-five years old … of the kingdom of God the privileges & blessings of the priesthood, [etc.]. I had the privilege of seeing for the … Temple, the Lord restored important priesthood authority, keys, and ordinances (washings and anointings) that prepared …