Priesthood
Keys 1
Keys 2
Women and the Priesthood
Priesthood Power
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What is the Priesthood?
The power of God delegated to man by which man can act in the earth for the salvation of the human family.
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What are Priesthood keys?
Priesthood keys are the authority God has given to priesthood holders to direct, control, and govern the use of His priesthood on earth.
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Who holds all the keys of this priesthood?
The Lord Jesus Christ.
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Can a woman hold the priesthood?
*No. * Only when she has married him in the temple. :)
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How is priesthood authority conferred?
By ordination, the laying on of hands.
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Can a priesthood holder administer the sacrament in his own home?
NOT without authorization from the one who holds the appropriate keys.
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In what ways do the priesthood keys enlarge the exercise of the priesthood?
It enlarges by making it possible for priesthood authority and blessings to be available for all of God's children.
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What keys were conferred on Joseph Smith in the Kirtland Temple?
The keys of this dispensation.
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Do women in the church have priesthood authority?
Yes, when a woman - young or old - is set apart, she is given priesthood authority.
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What is the difference between priesthood authority and priesthood power?
Priesthood authority is conferred by ordination, but priesthood power is available to all.
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Who can enjoy the blessings of the priesthood?
All of God's children.
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In what ways do priesthood keys limit the exercise of priesthood authority?
It limits by directing who will be given the authority of the priesthood, who will hold its offices, and how its rights and powers will be conferred.
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Who holds priesthood keys in the ward?
The Bishop (Bowers), The Elders Quorum President (Ebie), The Teacher Quorum President (Rider), The Deacon Quorum President (Rohal).
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The priesthood is given to men. What sacred power is given to women?
To be a mother, to be a creator of bodies.
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Why is the priesthood so important?
Priesthood authority is required to perform all the ordinances of the gospel. Without ordinances we cannot return to God's presence.
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Who currently holds the keys of this dispensation?
President Thomas S. Monson, the First Presidency, and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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Are women and men equal in the eyes of God, even though women don't hold the priesthood?
Yes. Women and men are equal, with different responsibilities.
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Why do we not call the priesthood by its "real/true" name?
To avoid the too frequent use of the name of the Son of God.
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What power does a woman possess that is a "complementary gift to the power of the priesthood"?
Moral influence, Righteousness
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