KEYS 101
What do physical keys allow you to do?
Unlock or open something, or give you authorized access.
Who holds priesthood keys in a ward?
The bishop.
What happened to priesthood authority and keys after the deaths of Jesus Christ and His Apostles?
They were lost from the earth during the Apostasy.
Who restored the Aaronic Priesthood to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery?
John the Baptist.
True or false: You have to personally hold priesthood keys to exercise delegated priesthood authority.
False.
What are priesthood keys?
The authority God gives certain priesthood leaders to direct how the priesthood is used.
Who holds and is authorized to exercise all priesthood keys in the Church today?
The President of the Church.
Which section of the Doctrine and Covenants describes John the Baptist restoring the Aaronic Priesthood?
Doctrine and Covenants 13.
Which three ancient Apostles restored the Melchizedek Priesthood and its keys?
Peter, James, and John.
A Young Woman is called and set apart as a class president. Does she receive authority from God to fulfill her calling?
Yes. She receives delegated priesthood authority to fulfill her calling.
What is delegated priesthood authority?
Authority given to someone to fulfill a calling or assignment under the direction of someone who holds priesthood keys.
True or false: A Young Women class president holds priesthood keys.
False. She exercises delegated priesthood authority in her calling.
Where did Moses, Elias, and Elijah appear to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery?
The Kirtland Temple.
Who restored the keys of the gathering of Israel?
Moses.
Why can't you just take your neighbor's car and drive it, even if you know how to drive? How does this relate to priesthood keys?
You need authorization or permission. Having the ability to do something is different from having the authority to do it. Priesthood keys authorize and direct God's work.
Priesthood keys give certain leaders authority to do these two things with the work of the priesthood.
Organize and direct it.
Name two Church leaders who hold priesthood keys.
Examples include the President of the Church, stake president, bishop, elders quorum president, mission president, or temple president.
Name the three heavenly messengers who appeared in the Kirtland Temple to restore keys after the Savior appeared.
Moses, Elias, and Elijah.
Who committed the dispensation of the gospel of Abraham?
Elias.
Give an example of a Young Woman exercising delegated priesthood authority.
Examples include serving as a class president, fulfilling a Church calling after being set apart, or completing an assignment given by an authorized Church leader.
Name two things the lesson says priesthood keys do for God's children.
Any two: open the gates of heaven, facilitate heavenly power, pave the covenant pathway back to Heavenly Father, or unlock God's blessings.
What is the difference between priesthood authority and priesthood keys?
Priesthood authority is God's authority to act in His name. Priesthood keys are the authority given to certain leaders to direct how priesthood authority is used.
Name all of the heavenly messengers mentioned in this lesson who helped restore priesthood authority or keys.
John the Baptist; Peter, James, and John; Moses; Elias; and Elijah.
Who restored the sealing keys, which allow families to be sealed together for eternity?
Elijah.
A bishop calls and sets apart a Young Woman as a class president. Explain why she has authority to represent the Lord in that assignment even though she does not hold priesthood keys.
She has been given delegated priesthood authority for her calling under the direction of leaders who hold priesthood keys.