Priesthood Authority
This priesthood holds the keys to the ministering of angels the gospel of repentance and the remission of sins. v. 26
What is the lesser or Aaronic Priesthood?
How have you been blessed by those who hold the priesthood?
How are you blessed because you hold the priesthood?
i.e. ordinances, priesthood blessings, opportunities to serve, blessings on homes, Patriarchal Blessings, revelation from priesthood leaders...
V. 45-46 gives these 4 synonyms for the Word of the Lord.
What is truth, light, Spirit, and Spirit of Jesus Christ?
According to v.19 the "greater priesthood" holds this key.
What is the key to the mysteries of the kingdom or the knowledge of God?
According to D&C 84:39-40 verses 33-44 are referred to as the o___ and c________ of the Priesthood.
What is the Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood?
What is a Covenant and how does it differ from a simple promise?
According to verse 45-46 this is given to "every man that cometh into the world."
What is the Spirit or Spirit of Christ?
How does the Light of Christ differ from the Holy Ghost?
These ordinances of the gospel are performed by the Melchizedek priesthood and according to verse 20 manifest the power of godliness.
What is confirmation, conferral of the Melcizedek Priesthood, endowment, and sealing?
How is the power of Godliness manifest in these ordinances?
V.21-22, "The temple is the focus of every activity, every lesson, every progressive step in the Church... Ordinances of the temple are absolutley crucial. We cannot return to God's glory without them." ~Elder Russell M. Nelson
According to verses 33, and 43-44 we can do these things to fulfill our portion of the Oath and Covenant.
What is magnify or callings, give diligent heed to the words of eternal life, and live by every word the proceedeth from the mouth of God?
Verse 36 also adds to how we can work to fulfill our part of the covenant. What does it add?
v. 43-46 complete the phrase If we give diligent heed to the word of God then...
We will be enlightened through the Spirit of Christ.
V. 6-16 The priesthood authority of Moses can be traced directly back to him.
Who is Adam?
Who do you think Adam received the priesthood from?
"One day Sister Nelson and I will dwell together in the presence of our family and the Lord forevermore. We will have been faithful to covenants made in the temple and to the Oath and covenant of the Priesthood, which has assured us,in the words of the Lord, that 'all that my Father hath shall be given unto you'. Faithful sisters share the blessings of the priesthood." ~President Russell M. Nelson
In verses 33,34,38,and 42 we are told the promised 6 blessings given because of the Oath and Covenant, what are they?
Verses 47-48 What will be our blessing if we actually listen to the voice of the Spirit through the word of God.
What is we will come closer to the Father and He will teach us?
To become like God and dwell in His presence, we must recieve the ordinances of the Melchizedek Priesthood.
Where is D&C 84:20-22?
In this way we can magnify our callings and receive greater priesthood power.
i.e. serve with diligence, reach out to those in distress, live worthily, perform the tasks that pertain to the calling...
What can you do personally to magnify your callings? How can you work to receive more priesthood power?vs 54-57 According to these verses, what must the saints remember to avoid having their minds darkened because of unbelief?
What is The Book of Mormon, and "former commandments.